If your pic is going to be published there should be no prerequisite for you
to place an order for the book. I mean, you'll be able to get it at any
Barnes and Noble, or through Amazon when (if) it comes out. Send no money
up front. Scamarino
John Hermanson
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----- Original Message -----
From: "M. Royer" <royer007@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 9:15 AM
Subject: RE: [OM] Help: picture accepted for publication, but what to
do...?!?
| It looks like a coffee table book to me. This is the
| right price for those kind of books and if the
| publisher makes some money off of it, so what? If all
| the photogs have given their permission to have it
| published it all Kosher and this company certainly
| isn't making as much money off of one book that
| Microsoft makes off one copy of Windows. I say go for
| it and if you have the change for it go get the book
| as well if.
|
| Mark Lloyd
|
| --- Mike DiTullio <mikedt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
| > while I like your picture a lot, it sounds like a
| > scam to me. It sure sounds
| > like a vanity book in that the only people who are
| > going to buy it are the
| > people that have photos in it. And at 1500 pictures
| > x $70, they're going to
| > make a nice amount of money.
| >
| > > -----Original Message-----
| > > From: Olaf Greve [mailto:o.greve@xxxxxxx]
| > > Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 8:57 AM
| > > To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > > Subject: [OM] Help: picture accepted for
| > publication, but what to
| > > do...?!?
| > >
| > >
| > > Hi,
| > >
| > > Yes you're reading it correctly: last Saturday I
| > received a
| > > letter from
| > > www.picture.com saying that a picture I had sent
| > in for their free
| > > photography contest has now advanced to the
| > semi-final and
| > > that it has been
| > > chosen for publication in the book "Life's Gallery
| > (by The
| > > International
| > > Library of Photography)". :)))
| > >
| > > The picture in question is:
| > > http://www.picture.com/display.asp?ID=927912
| > >
| > > Now, of course I was very proud to read all this
| > (and according to the
| > > letter, "Of the thousand photographs we [i.e.
| > they] see each
| > > year, only a
| > > fraction can be published" [sic]), so this feels
| > good in that
| > > respect. Other
| > > positive things are that I retain the copyright of
| > the
| > > picture and that
| > > publication doesn't cost a thing.
| > >
| > > Now, the book will have approximately 250 (8.5 X
| > 11" (= 21.5 X 28 CM))
| > > pages, is hardbound, and from a picture of a
| > similar book, it
| > > seems each
| > > page will have approximately 6 pictures, so that
| > would mean
| > > that the book
| > > would include some 1500 pictures, and that each
| > picture is
| > > printed in a
| > > relatively small size (that is, if each page
| > indeed has 6 pictures).
| > >
| > > So what's the catch? Well, included with the
| > letter is an offer for
| > > pre-ordering the book for $69.95 (or $59.95 per
| > copy when ordering two
| > > books), which according to them is a $20 discount
| > over their
| > > normal price.
| > > Yet, I just checked my entry, and over there the
| > price
| > > mentioned for the
| > > book is also $69.95, so this supposed discount
| > seems to be a
| > > fake. Also, for
| > > $25 one can send in a short description of the
| > picture and of
| > > oneself, but
| > > this will only be included if one actually buys a
| > book. P&H
| > > is $8 in the US,
| > > and $11 outside the US (per book!). Sooooo, the
| > prices would be:
| > > -1 book, p&h, no additional text: $80.95
| > > -1 book, p&h, additional text: $105.95
| > > -2 books, p&h, no additional text: $141.90
| > > -2 books, p&h, additional text: $165.90
| > > ...and that is my main issue, as these prices seem
| > mighty
| > > steep to me, and
| > > the photographers don't get a single penny for
| > their work
| > > (unless they win a
| > > prize in the contest).
| > >
| > > Now, what I'm looking for is general advice, and
| > also, I'd
| > > particularly like
| > > answers to the following questions:
| > > -Does any of you have any experience with
| > www.picture.com
| > > and/or with The
| > > International Library of Photography?
| > > -What is your general perception of this
| > offer/opportunity?
| > > -What would _you_ do? Personally, I think I will
| > at least
| > > grant permission
| > > for publication (free for me, and my picture
| > appears in a
| > > pretty nicely
| > > looking book, and I will retain the copyright of
| > the
| > > picture), but how about
| > > the other options? Do I order a book? Do I include
| > additional text?
| > >
| > > Oh yes, to make this message on topic: the picture
| > in
| > > question was taken
| > > with my OM-4Ti and the 35-70/4 (which I sold when
| > I obtained
| > > the 35-80/2.8),
| > > and it is probably my best picture so far.
| > >
| > > Cheers!
| > > Olafo
| > >
| > >
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