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