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Post by bryank on Aug 18, 2011 21:33:17 GMT -5
Next year is the 20th Anniversary of the GLMF. Who wants to contribute stories and pictures of the faire over it's entire history. We have about 9 months to send the book to a printer in order to have it for sale at the Faire next year. I am especially interested in the beginnings of the faire.
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Post by blueguy on Aug 18, 2011 21:54:24 GMT -5
1- do we have the legal permission to create a book?. The faire itself is an intellectual property so we can't really do an unauthorized book and expect to sell it at the faire. 2- does anyone involved have experience in doing layout for a printed volume. 3- who is financing this?. Even the print on demand companies have an upfront cost to set the plates and whatnot. I know what the costs were around a decade ago and I know doing a glossy photo book is more. 4- who is doing the writing and editing. I have dabbled in both duties and am honest enough to kniw I am not at a level to make a living doing it. If you expect to sell copies, you will need someone to compile stories, clean them up and turn them from rambling half remembrances into re-creations of the event that draw the reader into the moment. Which means 9 months is a tight schedule.
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Post by bryank on Aug 19, 2011 19:42:40 GMT -5
All very good questions. I wanted to see if there was interest in seeing a book done before I contacted Larry about it. Then get some quotes and ideas from a printer to find a format and how much financing would be needed. Layout, definitely need help in that area. As for the writing, my wife can do that. She has been a reporter for 15 years and is very good at turning ramblings into a coherent narrative. Nine months is tight but, it's easier to sustain focus when the deadline is looming.
My vision now is of a 30-40 page book, mainly pictures with a little background of the faire and a few stories. Kind of like a yearbook, letting the pictures evoke the stories from the viewer.
Three things will kill this project, no interest, no permission and no way to keep the cost down. So, in this digital age is there any interest in a print book?
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Post by CapnRedShirt on Aug 20, 2011 0:10:15 GMT -5
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