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In lugnet.market.theory, Bram Lambrecht writes:
> Christopher Weeks writes:
> > I would be wildly more likely to buy a book of the stuff that
> > you think is best from across your themes than to buy
> > instructions for one thing.
>
> Which models do you suggest?
I don't think it's as simple as what _I_ would like (but I'll give suggestions
in a minute). It depends on how you're putting it together and marketing the
book. If it's going to be made to look like a catalog for a spaceship
manufacturer, then townhouses won't go. If it's just going to be _The Work of
Bram: 1990-2000_ then you just pick your best from that timeframe. I would
most like to a see a production that crossed theme, scale, and time barriers
that represented your (and really, anyone's) best work. Some of your stuff
that I like and would like to see included are:
Pentapterigoid Fighter
Motorized Articulated Rover
Q-35 Aerospace Jump-Jet
Land Rover Defender
Pickup Truck with Camper
'49 Mercury Fourdoor Sedan
Lamborghini Diablo 6.0
Studio Retreat
> > I bet that more people than just I would pay $50 for a nice
> > production of 150 pages. If you're making them by hand, one
> > at a time, that's probably not worth it. But if you can
> > actually have them printed and bound, it might well be.
>
> It still sounds like a heck of a lot of work
Do you have most of the stuff already in electronic form? If so, I wouldn't
think it to be a _huge_ amount of work (but I've never actually made
instructions, so I guess I don't really have a clue).
> and a huge investment of
> time (and possibly money), and I don't have much of either.
I think that if the numbers worked out to make this a sensible project, you
could raise investment cash here to help you out. After all, how much could
such a thing cost and still make sense? I'm pulling numbers out of thin air
here, but if it were $4K to produce 200 books that could reasonably sell for
$40 but you couldn't come up with the $4K, I bet others would help given the
right incentive.
> But if it's worth it, I might consider it.
Call a printer.
> > I wonder how many you'd have to print to be worth it? I also
> > wonder, what kinds of binding are available to the small print run?
>
> Can someone who has experience in publishing share their knowledge about
> printing costs and all that stuff?
You heard that color print costs, but there were no figures discussed. Did
anyone email you?
I wonder if it would make more sense to produce a book that included a single
model each from several different builders. At least that way, there would
probably be a larger consumer interest.
Chris
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