Re: [AGA-mcm] [APD] Re: Kasselmann's Book (fwd)

[Larry Lampert <l_lampert@yahoo.com>]

I will deny this if you tell him I said it but Ricky
speaks German :-). I doubt he would have the time
though.

Larry

--- Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com> wrote:

> OK OK stop already with the "it can't be done"
> stuff.  Let me explain.
> 
> What I am theorizing (not even proposing) is that we
> would find someone 
> who would be willing to translate from the German
> for little or no money 
> (unfortunately), and then we print a BLACK AND WHITE
> booklet, possibly 
> even xeroxed if that were cheaper, with JUST THE
> TEXT, as well as 
> back-references to the book pages.  We would sell
> Christel's book bundled 
> with this translation.
> 
> The key is to do this with notable books of which
> there is no plan to 
> publish in English and to get the author's
> permission.  It's kind of like 
> Anime fansubbing.
> 
> There is precedent for this.  The ACA originally
> sold English translations 
> of the Linke and Staeck cichlid books published by
> Tetra press in the 
> 1980's, before a real translation came out in the
> 1990's.  Mike Wise, 
> an Apistogramma zealot in Denver, has been
> personally translating seminal 
> German dwarf cichlid texts since the early 1980's
> and giving away the 
> translated manuscripts for printing cost.
> 
> I'm thinking that this might be one way in which the
> AGA can continue with 
> our book sales mission -- bringing otherwise
> unavailable books to the 
> hobby.  The key in this case is finding an
> appropriate nut job who 
> can translate German.
> 
>    - Erik
> 
> 
> On Tue, 2 Aug 2005, S. Hieber wrote:
> 
> > I wish I could remeber what she said about this
> kind of
> > thing. The best I can recall is that it's hard to
> find a
> > good translator, it's expensive, it's very hard
> for sales
> > to cover printing costs.
> >
> > Are you thinking of a stapled "handout" that
> accompanies
> > the already printed book?
> >
> > sh
> >
> > --- Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Maybe this is an opportunity for the AGA... if
> there is
> >> no english version
> >> of the Echinodorus book planned, we could have
> someone
> >> translate it into
> >> German, and sell the translation along with the
> german
> >> edition...
> >>
> >> --
> >> Erik Olson
> >> erik at thekrib dot com
> >>
> >> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> >> Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2005 10:34:20 -0400
> >> From: JAMES PURCHASE <jppurchase@rogers.com>
> >> Reply-To: aquatic plants digest
> >> <aquatic-plants@actwin.com>
> >> To: aquatic plants digest
> <aquatic-plants@actwin.com>
> >> Subject: [APD] Re: Kasselmann's Book
> >>
> >> To: Anyone who cares to read...
> >>
> >> I've ordered Kasselmann's new book, and am
> looking
> >> forward to reading it.
> >> However, she also has a book devoted to
> Echinodorus (so
> >> far, only available in
> >> German) that I would give my eye-teeth for in
> English. If
> >> anyone has any
> >> contact with Christel, please encourage her to
> have it
> >> translated into English
> >> (Karen, are your online?)
> >>
> >> James Purchase
> >> Toronto
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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