Re: [AGA-sc] AGA Calender

[Larry Lampert <l_lampert@yahoo.com>]

We could ask Lee Finley for some advice on if this
would be feasible and at what volumes.

--- "S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com> wrote:

> I like that idea. Definitely something no one else
> has done -- sort of here's how lots of folks are
> doing it these days.
> 
> Have no idea what selfpublication runs. My guess,
> with color pics, it wouldn't be cheap.
> 
> sh
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Kathy Olson <kathy@thekrib.com>
> To: Aquatic Gardeners Association Board
> <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
> Sent: Monday, November 20, 2006 11:47:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [AGA-sc] AGA Calender
> 
> 
> 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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