[pure-silver] Re: High contrast printing?
- From: "Tim Rudman" <tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:49:43 +0100
I don't have the figures to hand but the usual edition size has been 5000 + US
edition, although the 1st printing book had a first UK run of 8000 and the
remaining runs were 5000 each as far as I recall. There were a lot of reprints
though before the revised edition which was either 3 or 5,000. (It's a while
ago)
Why do you want to know?
-----Original Message-----
From: pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tom Kershaw
Sent: 22 July 2009 10:23
To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [pure-silver] Re: High contrast printing?
How many copies of the book(s) have been sold. Ralph Lambrecht has
stated on APUG that 'Way Beyond Monochrome' had a print run of 4000
which have now all sold.
Tom.
Tim Rudman wrote:
> Can you expand Tom? I'm not sure I understand your post.
> Tim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tom Kershaw
> Sent: 22 July 2009 00:00
> To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [pure-silver] Re: High contrast printing?
>
> Tim,
>
> Are you willing to share the sales figures for the lith and toning books?
>
> Tom.
>
> mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>> If you have the layout in electronic format, blurb, lulu or maybe any
>> of a host of publishing outlets would be able to reproduce it from the
>> format in which it currently exists. You already have the editing
>> done. There should be no need to re edit. Layout already exists.
>> Unless you are going to change it, you shouldn't need to redo
>> anything. Some have software to make it easier. I still think there
>> is likely a place where it can be done with the same material that
>> printed the original book.
>>
>> Lulu and Blur sell directly to the customer, they collect the cash and
>> send you a check. You as the author are not involved in the sales
>> transaction to the buyer. The beauty of it is that there is no need to
>> produce anything till its sold. You or a customer can buy just one
>> book at a time if that's what they want. Unlike in years past where
>> an author would have to buy say 200 copies to sell themselves, that is
>> not necessary anymore.
>>
>> Most sites let you set your own price, the site charges for printing
>> the book and usually a transaction fee. If you do any extra marketing
>> its all to the good, and everyone wins. Once the word gets out that
>> your books are at X site, I am sure the customers will find you.
>>
>> You had to have spent a great deal of time in the darkroom to have the
>> knowledge to write that book. You had to have enjoyed writing enough
>> to share that knowledge, so it would be a real shame to see it limited
>> because of the needs of a large publishing house.
>>
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: [pure-silver] Re: High contrast printing?
>> From: "Tim Rudman" <tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Date: Tue, July 21, 2009 2:47 pm
>> To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> Thank you Mark
>> I hear about online publishing but have no experience of it
>> (preferring the darkroom of course).
>> Recalling the many long weeks of layout, design and re-editing
>> that preceded the book I’m not sure it is so simple to reproduce
>> via blurb or whatever.
>> Am I wrong?
>> Tim
>>
>> *From:* pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of
>> *mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> *Sent:* 21 July 2009 21:20
>> *To:* pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> *Subject:* [pure-silver] Re: High contrast printing?
>>
>> Well Tim One thing I do hope you consider with your "out of
>> print" books is to not let them STAY out of print. Way too much
>> valuable information there to keep them unavailable. Though the
>> niche may be too small for the big publishing houses to make
>> enough of a profit to keep them in print, this to me seem to be
>> the perfect situation for self publishing them. A place like Lulu
>> or Blurb or maybe any of a host of possible outlets are available
>> with minimal effort there to keep them available and profitable
>> for you. The hard work is already done.
>>
>> I made a phone call to KEH the other day about trying to find some
>> used Paul Buff lights. The response was, "We almost never get any
>> because anyone that buys them keeps them." I suspect your books
>> would fall into the same category. Yet with self publishing, even
>> if its just a few a month with no up front investment its cash
>> that wouldn't have been there otherwise and the knowledge is still
>> readily available.
>>
>> Just my 2 cents worth or with inflation I better toss in a nickel.
>>
>> Mark
>>
>>
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: [pure-silver] Re: High contrast printing?
>> From: "Tim Rudman" <tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Date: Tue, July 21, 2009 12:28 pm
>> To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> Hi Harry
>> Yes the 1st LITH book (was actually my 2nd book) is the MPLPC and
>> the 2nd
>> LITH book (actually my 4th book) is the WOLP.
>>
>> The materials list you downloaded from my site is more up dated
>> than WOLP
>> now and I will have to update it again this fall I expect,
>> meanwhile the
>> newletters have been updating it. I can send you those if you want
>> then,
>> together with the one about to go out, you'll be bang up to date and
>> somewhat ahead in fact as the latest news in it hasn't been
>> released yet.
>>
>> The WOLP is more than an update on materials though. It is the only
>> international collection of lith printers' work. As it is such a
>> flexible
>> process it can be pushed into many different 'looks' and I felt
>> that could
>> be inspirational. It also contains some newer techniques BTW.
>> Tim
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> <http://email02.secureserver.net/pcompose.php#Compose>] On Behalf
>> Of harry kalish
>> Sent: 21 July 2009 20:06
>> To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [pure-silver] Re: High contrast printing?
>>
>> Thank you, Tim, for all the free materials.
>>
>> Just to be certain, your first book is 'The Master Photographer's Lith
>> Printing Course', and the second is 'The World of Lith Printing',
>> right?
>>
>> If so, I'm gonna buy the first one. And the second book has
>> essentially the
>> same updated materials info. as the FREE REPORT on your web site?
>>
>> The images of lith prints that I'm seeing on-line are really very
>> special.
>> Very convincing.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Harry
>>
>>
>> On 7/21/09 9:51 AM, "Tim Rudman" <tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> > Thank you Richard. May I appoint you as my agent? :-)
>> > The Toning book is now sold out both in UK and US editions and
>> sadly there
>> > are no plans by the publisher to reprint it (small market) so the
>> rights
>> > have reverted to me. So it's a case of second hand copies on
>> Amazon now.
>> >
>> > Harry, if you did want to pursue Lith, be aware that of my 2 lith
>> books it
>> > is the first one that is the 'how to do' book. The second updates the
>> > materials, which are constantly changing of course, and
>> introduces work
>> from
>> > others around the world in different genres and styles. I'm not
>> trying to
>> > sell to you but you can find info on www.worldoflithprinting.com
>> <http://www.worldoflithprinting.com>
>> > Also, you can download a new materials update (last Nov) from
>> > www.timrudman.com <http://www.timrudman.com> It's free to my
>> mailing list.
>> >
>> > Incidentally, there is some imminent good news for silver
>> printers:-) I'm
>> > just waiting for clearance to announce it in my newsletter which
>> hopefully
>> > will go out today or tomorrow.
>> > Tim
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > [mailto:pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> <http://email02.secureserver.net/pcompose.php#Compose>] On Behalf
>> Of Richard Knoppow
>> > Sent: 21 July 2009 01:56
>> > To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Subject: [pure-silver] Re: High contrast printing?
>> >
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "harry kalish" <hksvk@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 5:26 PM
>> > Subject: [pure-silver] Re: High contrast printing?
>> >
>> >
>> >> Thank you, Tim and all others for all the info. I might
>> >> have to buy the book
>> >> to get filled in on the nuances of this process.
>> >> ---Harry.
>> >>
>> > As long as you are in a book buying mood you might as
>> > well get Dr. Rudman's book on toning. Its the best available
>> > and will suggest all sorts of interesting things to try.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Richard Knoppow
>> > Los Angeles, CA, USA
>> > dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >
>> >
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