While I'm semi notorious in this area, my name and website are more than enough payment.
Jack --- On Wed, 11/24/10, steve harley <p...@paper-ape.com> wrote: > From: steve harley <p...@paper-ape.com> > Subject: Re: PESO: Yellowbook > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > Date: Wednesday, November 24, 2010, 12:11 PM > On 2010-11-23 16:14 , Jack Davis > wrote: > > What made the difference to me is the fact that the > 'phone book is not being sold. As is true in most > communities I expect, it's a free household/business > distribution with the cover photo has no bearing on how many > are distributed. In this case, all of those communities > listed on the cover will be included. > > Over time I've sold many images and for a variety of > uses, but have made it a practice to give away images if for > local non-profit or public service. > > i assume you are aware that these directories are > businesses whose main purpose is selling ads; they give the > books away so their advertisers reach as many people as > possible, so they can justify the advertising rates; in fact > the recipients have no effective way to refuse the > directories; they are a "public service" if they have some > benefit over other types of directory; the independent > publishers usually try to target specific communities or > demographics to be more "relevant"; but they may also often > cut corners such as having stale listings (sometimes more > than a year old) or having type so small that older people > (one of the main groups still using paper directories) can't > read any but the bigger, paid-for listings > > one plus for you is that the cover is one of the few > creative aspects of the directory, so the (often local) > designers have a real incentive to make it attractive, > within its limits > > so there's some background; i still think it's a compliment > to your photography > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
