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

[Larry Lampert <l_lampert@yahoo.com>]

sorry, I guess I was not very clear, I meant package
together as Phil had suggested meaning to package the
Echino and the crypt book together, each with an
original and translation. 

Yes, the original would have to be sold with the
transalation for ownership reasons stated.

Larry

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

> I would think we would HAVE to sell as a package. 
> The problem is that in 
> these sorts of deals you really need to have proof
> that the buyer owns a 
> copy of the original work.  Otherwise, people would
> just buy the $5 
> not-for-profit translation and the author would get
> bilked out of book 
> royalties.
> 
> If we promise that we sell as a package, then we
> have something to bring 
> to the bargaining table with the author (and
> possibly their foreign 
> language publishing company).  They will sell a few
> more books.  Everyone 
> wins.
> 
> Mike Wise requires anyone who wants one of his
> apisto translations to send 
> a xerox of the front cover of the book to prove they
> own it.
> 
>    - Erik
> 
> 
> On Wed, 3 Aug 2005, Larry Lampert wrote:
> 
> > That might be cool, IMO there are more Crypt-heads
> > than Echino-groupies. Does anyone have this book?
> >
> > I love the idea of doing more than one, whether we
> > package them together or not it gives our book
> store
> > the impression of having twice as much cool stuff.
> >
> > Larry
> >
> > --- Phil Edwards <biotypical@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >>> I have this book, German edition. I think I
> bought
> >> it
> >>> during AGA2k3. I am don't remember that there
> was a
> >>> lot of interest in it other than me and one or
> two
> >>> other bidders. I could be remembering it wrong
> >> though
> >>> and of course the fact that it is written in
> German
> >>> had a factor in the interest generated.
> >>>
> >>>   It is a  nice book, hard cover about an 1-1/4"
> >> thick
> >>> with gloss pages, but I am not sure how many
> people
> >>> will be interested in having a black and white
> >>> translation to cross index with the text. There
> are
> >>> certainly some of us me included. I am just not
> >> sure
> >>> how many.
> >>
> >> Here's a far-out-there idea.  What if we did the
> >> same for Neils Jacobsen's
> >> Cryptocoryne book and offered them both as a
> bundle
> >> package?  That might
> >> help sweeten the pot.  Did he write that in
> Danish
> >> or German?
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Phil
> >>
> >>
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