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Re: The LEGO CD as a book, and other ramblings....
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lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.publish
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lugnet.publish
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Wed, 20 Dec 2006 04:10:57 GMT
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In lugnet.announce, Gerhard R. Istok wrote:
I inquired into making the LEGO CD as a book.  All I can say is YIKES!!

I checked with www.lulu.com ... a company that specialized in produced books
for authors who don't want to go thru a publishing house.... and the price
of making the LEGO CD would be quite a bit higher than I even imagined.

First of all they won't make a book larger than 740 pages (the LEGO CD has
1,260).  So that would have meant that I would have to abridge or crop the
book down to 740 pages.

The price I would have to sell a shorter 740 page book in color would have
been about $120.

The price I would have to sell a shorter 740 page book in black/white would
be about $40.


I suggest you inquire at No Starch Press.

They have published some AFOL books in recent years.  Your CD as a book (even an
abbreviated one) would make an awesome addition to their lineup and
cross-selling among titles would be highly likely and good for people looking to
buy LEGO reference books.

http://www.nostarch.com/


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I inquired into making the LEGO CD as a book. All I can say is YIKES!! I checked with www.lulu.com ... a company that specialized in produced books for authors who don't want to go thru a publishing house.... and the price of making the LEGO CD (...) (18 years ago, 15-Dec-06, to lugnet.announce)

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