Okay, really crazy thought now,
what about a coffee table aquascaping book, with several of the best from
each years convention. Erik should just kill me in my sleep for
suggesting that one. How much is it to publish a book? we could ask
Senske? Just a really crazy thought....
On Mon, 20 Nov 2006, Erik Olson wrote:
> Release does cover any use the AGA wants, but I would ask the entrants
> first, if nothing else, then to see if they have better versions of the
> pictures.
>
> Hey, here's my 2c for the "spend some money" pot: Why don't we "try"
> doing a big publication as a one-shot, like an annual except we're just
> doing it as a one-shot special pub. Maybe it's like "Focus on
> Aquascapes" with mostly pictures but with a few articles as well. By
> keeping it separate from TAG, it doesn't lock us down to
switching over to
> the larger format. But if it's succesful, and it generates interest
> amongst the membership, and Cheryl enjoys laying out the larger format (I
> know *I* would), and the numbers look reasonable... it could be the
> gateway to publishing TAG that way later.
>
> - Erik
>
> On Mon, 20 Nov 2006, Larry Lampert wrote:
>
>> I agree, how about a really really rough and
>> un-thought-out idea........
>>
>> What if we published an Engrish version of Amano's
>> Aquajournal. I know , I know, lots of complications
>> and maybe not even a lot of demand. Just an idea that
>> I had to get out before it dies of loneliness...;-)
>>
>> I like the calendar idea to but I am afraid we would
>> need to do one for 2008 or mid 2007 through 2008. Just
>> a quick potential problem. Does our
Aquascaping
>> contest photo release cover us from selling these
>> images or just posting them? I thought it was the
>> latter which means we have issues there too.
>>
>> Larry
>>
>> --- "S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Don't give up. Shoppig is a good thing. I want to
>>> spend some of the money too. It keeps accumulating
>>> month after month and someday some folks are gonna
>>> say we're fat and then insist we do something they
>>> think is brilliant but will in the long term be,
>>> well, stupid.
>>>
>>> I'd like to spend in a way that we can maintain a
>>> continued level of assets of around $40k. So we
>>> could start with $15g but want to spend only about
>>> $5 g per year from then forward (unless membership
>>> picks up, of
course).
>>>
>>>
>>> Some proposals given, followed, or merely thought
>>> about:
>>>
>>> Contest calendars
>>>
>>> Translation of Kasselman
>>>
>>> Package something with some vendors? Coupons?
>>> Discounts??
>>>
>>> Bigger TAG
>>>
>>> Longer TAG
>>>
>>> Premium clubships
>>>
>>> More AGA shirts
>>>
>>> Subdizing research (but who'se gonna check on the
>>> spending or the research?)
>>>
>>> Spend an extra $20 g on the next convention and have
>>> really high production values, crepes for breakfast,
>>> mandarin oranges for snacks, etc.
>>>
>>> . .
.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----
>>> From: Cheryl Rogers <cheryl@wilstream.com>
>>> To: Aquatic Gardeners Association Board
>>> <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
>>> Sent: Monday, November 20, 2006 3:23:02 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [AGA-sc] AGA Calender
>>>
>>>
>>> Hobby hole is ain't anybody doing it for aquascaping
>>> -- not even Amano.
>>> Fish Calenders. Bah.
>>>
>>> You know me, always trying to figure out how to
>>> spend AGA's money
>>> bacause I have none of my own. :-)
>>>
>>> Cheryl
>>>
>>> S. Hieber wrote:
>>>> Well, if we were giving them away, wouldn't we do
>>> that for new
members
>>>> as an enticement to join rather than existing
>>> members? If it's a way to
>>>> increase what we do for existing members, why
>>> spend on calendars when
>>>> they're getting calendars for free this time of
>>> year. Is there a hobby
>>>> hole we can fill instead?
>>>>
>>>> sh
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----
>>>> From: Cheryl Rogers <cheryl@wilstream.com>
>>>> To: Aquatic Gardeners Association Board
>>> <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
>>>> Sent: Monday, November 20, 2006 12:47:56 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [AGA-sc] AGA Calender
>>>>
>>>> Yah, but I was thinking we give one to each
>>> member, and sell to
>>>> non-members for $20. We'd almost break even if we
>>> sold
all of them.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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