Lace research 50 and more years from now is something guilds should begin
to think about, and perhaps put on meeting agendas and in their
newsletters. Especially, in countries that have always had a problem getting
lace
books shipped to them from overseas. Yes, there will be pdf's and oth
Hi Achim
Re: There are even further possibilities today. Instead of just stopping to
have their books printed, the authors could make those volumes public domain
and give them to project Gutenberg.
I thoroughly agree. Books should not be allowed to remain out of print. If
there is no longer the
I received Catherine's book in the mail today, and I agree with Jill, it is
fabulous.
And yes, I also haven't done needlelace in ages, but have hauled out what I
started years ago (I can't even remember when), and am trying to find the
patterns I was using, but have only found one so far. And I am
I slipped up - sorry for not trimming my earlier post. Blame it on too
much theses editing.
What a great idea Jill. I will definitely do that.
Karen in Malta
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I'm so glad you managed to do this finally. At least others will now
have the opportunity to obtain this wonderful work of art.
Karen in Malta
On 1 April 2014 09:43, Catherine Barley wrote:
> The Lace Guild have kindly offered me a 'Meet The Author' spot at Convention
> this coming April 11th -
I received my copy of Catherine's book yesterday and it is fabulous! I haven't
done any needlelace in ages but it has me inspired and I may just start
something...
I know that some people aren't keen on the spiral binding because you can't see
what the title of the book is, but DH suggested that
The Lace Guild have kindly offered me a 'Meet The Author' spot at Convention
this coming April 11th - April 13th at Worcester. Any authors who have an Out
of Print title that they would like to have available once again, can come
along and see my own newly released Print On Demand edition of Needl
Jacquie has mentioned The Lace Guild's library, - other lace
organisations including IOLI have libraries from which their members can
borrow, so I would recommend new lacemakers join their national lace
organisation - you will then not only have access to the library, but
also receive that orga
One thing no-one has mentioned is that out-of-print books aren't the only
good and interesting books available. No-one has mentioned the current
excellent books which are currently in print and earning a tiny amount of
royalties for the authors, many of whom are on Arachne.
Going to the web si
I have been following this thread with interest. As a relatively new lacer,
it has been very disappointing to me to find so many very interesting sounding
lace books labeled as "out of print" or "unavailable" except at the
unreasonably high prices from dealers of used books. It is almost as thoug
Sue wrote:
My contract with my pubisher (not lace books) signed in 1982 states that if
the pubisher decides to stop publishing, then I can ask them to continue to
do so. If they refuse then I can ask for all materials they have (original
manuscript, printing plates, etc) be returned to me an
Hi All, I hadn't thought about the seller not even having the book! I've
wondered if there is some kind of tax advantage to having a huge
inventory. Some of the prices are so ridiculous!
Jane in Vermont, USA where the SUN is out!
jvik...@sover.net
> Another point, too, does the seller really h
If lace authors are only getting pence for their books, and their books are
now out of print so are not getting any further recompense, and they have a
pdf file (and the right to publish more copies themselves) would it not be a
good idea for them to burn and sell CDs with their book in pdf form
Another point, too, does the seller really have this book at that price in
stock.
Out of interest, I've pretended to buy a lace book listed at a high price
with no intention of checking out - to find it is actually listed as out of
stock, or even as out of print and I can't buy it from this seller
Catherine mentioned the extortionate prices some secondhand booksellers are
asking. They might be asking those prices, but does anyone in their right
mind actually pay what they ask?
When I see those prices, I get quiet satisfaction thinking that they've
still got the book when they could have
Subject: Re: [lace] out of print books
I sympathize
at your difficulty, but to say you are being ripped off, isn't fair.
You had a contract for the original publication, you were compensated
for that. An antique dealer gets his price as having maintained his
stock and selling it. A
Cathy
paypal is how I handle the money part of selling my books. The buyer doesn't
need a paypal account, but the seller does need to have one. Paypal lets you
create an invoice, which it sends to your customer. The customer can use any
standard credit card to pay the invoice. Paypal notifies y
Sue
That is what I do with my books. But it is a question of who owns the
copyright, and whether a contract with a publisher gave them the sole right to
disseminate. Some authors sell the copyright to the printer, as well as
handing over the text.
Lorelei
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I've got the Aussies iphone and it isnt behaving hence the reply which just
sent itself before id finished or removed the original post (sorry Avital).
i was trying to say that studies that i have recently been reading for work
have shown that whilst people download illegally they often then buy
it is interesting that reports on illegal downloads of music tend to show the
baby boomer generation as the worst culprits. they are also the highest
spenders on legal downloads.
Kind Regards
Stuart Baker
On 25 May 2013, at 12:11, laceandb...@aol.com wrote:
> Although it would still invol
On the whole lacemakers are honest people.
Quite true. But no group is free of dishonest members. See the unscrupulous
vendor of a memory stick with 20 scanned books on it. In this situation it
only takes one.
lrb
"My email sends out an automatic message. Arachne members,
please ignore i
>Paypal would be an excellent solution to payment. The problem is the
>unscrupulous. We want the author to be paid the royalty, at least. Copying
>of books and prickings has been around since Xerox was first a company, but
>having a pdf file opens up to putting the book in the public domain,
Although it would still involve posting, it might be easier to download the
PDFs onto a CD/DVD or even a memory stick of some sort because as was
mentioned, the complete books are large files to send and download.
There is always the risk of people sharing them whether in book or
electronic f
Subject: Re: [lace] out of print book
Is it not possible to put these books into pdf format and accept payment
sending them via the internet and then the individual lacemaker could
print off as much or as little as they like. That way you have control of
the book matter and the prices
way you have control of the
book matter and the prices without having to individually print out and bind
each book or all of the other options mentioned. Or am I simplifying this
too much?
Sue T
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Subject: [lace] out of print bo
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From: "Alex Stillwell"
Subject: [lace] out of print book>
I have persued Print-on demand but they were definitely not interested.
Their
requirements for the format of the pdfs was so unusual that none of my
computer expert friends could make them
Update
Someone has suggested another printer and I will be able to have my torchon
book printed and wire bound for about the same price as I can produce the
thermal bound ones. They will look better and be less work. I see the printer
next week and I'll keep you informed.
Happy lacemaking
Alex
Hi Arachnids
Something happened and I think you only received half a message.
I have persued Print-on demand but they were definitely not interested. Their
requirements for the format of the pdfs was so unusual that none of my
computer expert friends could make them and the only person they sugge
I would like to share with you my own experience on the subject.
When in 2004 I first published the first of 3 books on Hinojosa Lace
(Witch Stitch lace) I found myself facing this same problem: self
publishing or publisher. I inclined to self publishing, which let me
controlling the quantity of
Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2011 18:36:37 +0100
From: "Jean Nathan"
Subject: [lace] A suggestion for authors
I don't know what the contracts of other published authors are, but I've an
already had of 3 books (not lace) published, the first in 1983 and the last
around 2000 - before the ability to self-publis
Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2011 11:49:53 -0400
From: "Lyn Bailey"
Subject: [lace] A suggestion for authors
Iâ?Tm getting ready for the Ithaca Lace Day in October. Iâ?Tm taking Binche,
and am all set with sufficient books. But a friend is taking a different
course, and scrambling to find a used copy of th
Hi Arachnids
Where out of pring books are concerned I sympatize. If you can borrow an out
of print book you can try contacting the author (via the publisher or many can
be contacted via Arachne) and ask for permission to copy and how much for the
permission; many authors may not even charge. Then
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Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 9:46 AM
Subject: [lace] Out of Print Books
> I was just wandering through the lace books on Amazon making up my
birthday
> wish list for the Aussie and had a bit of a shock - I have a copy of Lace:
> Australian Wild Flowers in Point Ground by Elwy
On Sun, 22 Aug 2004 19:46:42 EDT, Liz in London wrote:
>I was just wandering through the lace books on Amazon making up my birthday
>wish list for the Aussie and had a bit of a shock - I have a copy of Lace:
>Australian Wild Flowers in Point Ground by Elwyn Kenn which I bought when it first
>ca
I was just wandering through the lace books on Amazon making up my birthday
wish list for the Aussie and had a bit of a shock - I have a copy of Lace:
Australian Wild Flowers in Point Ground by Elwyn Kenn which I bought when it first
came out. There is a copy for sale on Amazon which is being o
Clay writes:
> At Guild last night, two of our new members reported that
> they had tried to find copies of Cook's "Practical Skills in
> Bobbin Lace" and after several unsuccessful attempts,
> learned that the book is out of print! Can this be true!?
Oz spiders, I'm pretty sure Needlecraft Books
At Guild last night, two of our new members reported that
they had tried to find copies of Cook's "Practical Skills in
Bobbin Lace" and after several unsuccessful attempts,
learned that the book is out of print! Can this be true!?
I have found some copies at
https://www.amazon.co.uk
So, you are i
At Guild last night, two of our new members reported that
they had tried to find copies of Cook's "Practical Skills in
Bobbin Lace" and after several unsuccessful attempts,
learned that the book is out of print! Can this be true!?
hello Clay,
yes that could be so. Sad but true
Ilske
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On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 07:59:51 -0500, you wrote:
>At Guild last night, two of our new members reported that
>they had tried to find copies of Cook's "Practical Skills in
>Bobbin Lace" and after several unsuccessful attempts,
>learned that the book is out of print! Can this be true!?
According to m
At Guild last night, two of our new members reported that
they had tried to find copies of Cook's "Practical Skills in
Bobbin Lace" and after several unsuccessful attempts,
learned that the book is out of print! Can this be true!?
Of all our books, this is one which every lacemaker should
own, an
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