farnz Posted July 4, 2010 Share #121 Posted July 4, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) It was something that was introduced into the world two years before I was - I was born in 1956. Ahem ... a particularly good year if may say so. Pete. 1956. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted July 4, 2010 Posted July 4, 2010 Hi farnz, Take a look here LUF Charity Book - >250 sold. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
andybarton Posted July 4, 2010 Author Share #122 Posted July 4, 2010 We have sold around 180 books so far. They are now selling at two per day on average. This means that, from the book sales, we have raised just over £900, plus an extra £1 per book that Blurb are donating direct to the charity. Add that the the original £7,270 and we have raised about £8,400 We will know in a week or so how Leica's Twitter campaign has gone, but if they can get the followers that they are looking for, we can add another £2,500 to that. To get into five figures will be an amazing achievement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delfi_r Posted July 6, 2010 Share #123 Posted July 6, 2010 I've received mine today. It's my first BIG Blurb book and it's superb! The contents leaves me without words, and I want to recommend it to anyone. It's great job and you'll miss it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicadig3 Posted July 13, 2010 Share #124 Posted July 13, 2010 Hello. I received my book just an hour ago. My first impression: it is spectacular! Once again, I thank the opportunity to be in this book with all other colleagues. Special thanks, also again, to everyone who made this possible (Bill, Andy, Steve, etc). Best regards to all, Enrique PS: to buy in "Blurb" has been very easy and quick, whithout any problems. . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted July 13, 2010 Author Share #125 Posted July 13, 2010 By my reckoning, with everyone's help here, and that of Leica's most generous contribution, this week we went through £10,000 as the sum raised so far. That really has exceeded anything that we had anticipated last autumn when we started this idea. Thank you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptarmigan Posted July 14, 2010 Share #126 Posted July 14, 2010 By my reckoning, with everyone's help here, and that of Leica's most generous contribution, this week we went through £10,000 as the sum raised so far. That really has exceeded anything that we had anticipated last autumn when we started this idea. Thank you. Andy Totally fantastic! The book is superb in every way and all Leica fans should get a copy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted July 14, 2010 Share #127 Posted July 14, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) ...week we went through £10,000 as the sum raised so far. That really has exceeded anything that we had anticipated last autumn when we started this idea. It certainly has. A huge thank you is due to everone who submitted photographs or has bought the book. Nice to see Andy get some recognition by Leica... Andy Barton: Silver Linings in the Clouds Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elansprint72 Posted July 14, 2010 Share #128 Posted July 14, 2010 :):) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyj Posted July 15, 2010 Share #129 Posted July 15, 2010 Three more family looked over the book and want it; early Christmas "you would know". Odered three more. This is getting expensive. You're going to bankrupt me Andy. I won't have any money left for Leica equipment! Walks away mumbling, "...put my picture in there, dammit ...no, no, put that book down, close it ...get away from it, ... dammit, another one!" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns_ng Posted July 16, 2010 Share #130 Posted July 16, 2010 I showed the book to a shop specialising in photographic books. I was asked if there were a ISBN! Of course, there isn't. But I suspect if this could be published as a normal book, there will be a demand and specialist bookshops and Leica dealers will stock it. A photographer, who has some experience with offset printing, said the quality will be better if this had been printed with a 6-colour offset press using higher quality paper. How about showing this book to various publishing houses and see if any of them is interested in publishing it? This book has opened up my eyes to a whole new world of Leica photographers coming together for a good cause. Once again, well done! N.S. Ng Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted July 16, 2010 Share #131 Posted July 16, 2010 A photographer, who has some experience with offset printing, said the quality will be better if this had been printed with a 6-colour offset press using higher quality paper. How about showing this book to various publishing houses and see if any of them is interested in publishing it? That's something we discussed, but the problem was none of us had any contacts in the publishing world. The biggest issue would have been getting someone to look at, and then take an interest in, the book - I imagine publishers have photo books pitched at them all the time from all sorts of quarters. The other concern is that if it was taken up by a publisher, it may have been seen as a vanity publishing project and we'd have to pay up front for the printed copies - coupled with the fact we didn't know how many we'd sell. In that case we didn't have the resources to payfor the books without risking the money that had been raised for AICR. Not to mention the fact that the £5,000 we had may not have been sufficient for a print run. My understanding is that the cost of printing books involves a large up front cost for preparing the book itself, then a relatively small charge for printing the books. In other words if there's a run of 500 or 2,000 the overall costs aren't that different. I think we all recognised that the print quality could have been better than Blurb, but we needed to get the book put together ASAP - and it still took a lot of man days to do. So to conclude, I think we would all have preferred a 'traditional' book, but we lacked the contacts, expertise, and possible finance, to go down that particular path. Incidentally, I seem to remember that you can get an ISBN number through Blubr, but it costs extra - though I'm not totally sure about that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted July 16, 2010 Author Share #132 Posted July 16, 2010 If anyone knows of a better service than Blurb, with MUCH better software, better printing, charitable donations from THEIR take and similar pricing, we would certainly like to hear about it for next year's book project. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptarmigan Posted July 16, 2010 Share #133 Posted July 16, 2010 ........for next year's book project. Awesome! I'm working on my next 3 images already! I'd also be willing to offer my help next time somewhere in the process if it's needed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted July 19, 2010 Author Share #134 Posted July 19, 2010 Congratulations to the person who bought the book on Saturday. That was the 200th copy sold, meaning that on sales alone, we have raised over £1,000 for AICR. It's going to be a tough act to follow... Onwards and upwards to the next £1,000... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsieur nobs Posted August 3, 2010 Share #135 Posted August 3, 2010 202. Thank you very much! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulOD Posted August 4, 2010 Share #136 Posted August 4, 2010 I received my copy of the book yesterday and spent my evening hours enjoying it. I had spent some hours earlier in the day at the Henri Cartier-Bresson at the Art Institute here in Chicago and was delighted to find the book awaiting me on my return home. Many thanks to all involved for their dedicated work in putting this great book together (not to mention their included photographs!).This seems to be my Leica year as I had a chance to visit the HCB Foundation in Paris in early July (with my little DL4) and received my M9 shortly after I got back home. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnPirat Posted September 24, 2010 Share #137 Posted September 24, 2010 just ordered today - late, but not tooooooo late thx for your effort and your enthusiasm! K@y Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Per P. Posted October 6, 2010 Share #138 Posted October 6, 2010 + 1 Order. Looking forward to it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkP Posted October 24, 2010 Share #139 Posted October 24, 2010 +1 order. Great idea. Have you considered a LUF yearbook and doing this annually? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted October 24, 2010 Author Share #140 Posted October 24, 2010 Thanks Mark. We are still selling a copy or two a week, which is great (although Blurb do seem to have put up their prices recently) We discussed making this an annual event, but decided that, given the work involved, and the cost of the book, a biennial book might be more appropriate. So, we are going to do a new one next Summer, with a view to publishing in the autumn / for a Christmas treat Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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