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Re: History of LEGO series........
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999 00:32:09 GMT
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On Fri, Sep 24, 1999 at 02:37:14PM +0000, Gary Istok wrote:
> Several folks have offered me website space for my "History of LEGO
> (piece name) Part 1 ..etc." series. Thanks for the offers folks!
>
> I am still mulling over what I want to do with it. I am even
> considering the possibility of a book (I know ... how pretentious) on
> the History of LEGO 1955-72, with possibly a section on old catalogs,
> one on old LEGO ads, and another on the sets from that era. The
> logistics (and time involved) make this option unlikely, so a website
> might be the way to go. I'd sure like to talk to Henry Wiencik (author
> of THE WORLD OF LEGO TOYS) and ask him about what he went thru. (I did
> talk to him back in 1986 when he interviewed me for his book.) One
> thing I can guarantee though, no pricelist will be a part of any website
> or book.
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> Anyway, I've got about 150 scans of old sets, catalogs, brochures, etc,
> so whatever project I undertake, it has already started.
I would suggest, if you decide to publish a book, to ask around for people
who have done them. You might try asking around some of the Open Source Software
about their experience, since I know that some have had problems with
sharing their work freely on-line, while getting it published.
I am making one assumption that you want to keep publishing your articles
to LUGNET and make them available to everyone. If you don't wish to or
are comfortable with having a publish require you not to, then this isn't
such a concern.
When I offered my site for hosting, I had assumed that you would want
other people's feed-back and their takes on it. But that's the way *I*
like doing things.
Either way, I'll be happy to buy a copy of such a book, offer comments,
etc. to the best of my ability.
Best of luck,
Christian Holtje (DocWhat)
BTW: I feel I should add a disclaimer, having worked very hard for the
last week on minimal sleep, I may not be too coherent. Is the room
supposed to wobble around?
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--Winston Zeddmore (Ghostbusters)
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