It looks like a coffee table book to me. This is the
right price for those kind of books and if the
publisher makes some money off of it, so what? If all
the photogs have given their permission to have it
published it all Kosher and this company certainly
isn't making as much money off of one book that
Microsoft makes off one copy of Windows. I say go for
it and if you have the change for it go get the book
as well if.
Mark Lloyd
--- Mike DiTullio <mikedt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> while I like your picture a lot, it sounds like a
> scam to me. It sure sounds
> like a vanity book in that the only people who are
> going to buy it are the
> people that have photos in it. And at 1500 pictures
> x $70, they're going to
> make a nice amount of money.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Olaf Greve [mailto:o.greve@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 8:57 AM
> > To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [OM] Help: picture accepted for
> publication, but what to
> > do...?!?
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Yes you're reading it correctly: last Saturday I
> received a
> > letter from
> > www.picture.com saying that a picture I had sent
> in for their free
> > photography contest has now advanced to the
> semi-final and
> > that it has been
> > chosen for publication in the book "Life's Gallery
> (by The
> > International
> > Library of Photography)". :)))
> >
> > The picture in question is:
> > http://www.picture.com/display.asp?ID=927912
> >
> > Now, of course I was very proud to read all this
> (and according to the
> > letter, "Of the thousand photographs we [i.e.
> they] see each
> > year, only a
> > fraction can be published" [sic]), so this feels
> good in that
> > respect. Other
> > positive things are that I retain the copyright of
> the
> > picture and that
> > publication doesn't cost a thing.
> >
> > Now, the book will have approximately 250 (8.5 X
> 11" (= 21.5 X 28 CM))
> > pages, is hardbound, and from a picture of a
> similar book, it
> > seems each
> > page will have approximately 6 pictures, so that
> would mean
> > that the book
> > would include some 1500 pictures, and that each
> picture is
> > printed in a
> > relatively small size (that is, if each page
> indeed has 6 pictures).
> >
> > So what's the catch? Well, included with the
> letter is an offer for
> > pre-ordering the book for $69.95 (or $59.95 per
> copy when ordering two
> > books), which according to them is a $20 discount
> over their
> > normal price.
> > Yet, I just checked my entry, and over there the
> price
> > mentioned for the
> > book is also $69.95, so this supposed discount
> seems to be a
> > fake. Also, for
> > $25 one can send in a short description of the
> picture and of
> > oneself, but
> > this will only be included if one actually buys a
> book. P&H
> > is $8 in the US,
> > and $11 outside the US (per book!). Sooooo, the
> prices would be:
> > -1 book, p&h, no additional text: $80.95
> > -1 book, p&h, additional text: $105.95
> > -2 books, p&h, no additional text: $141.90
> > -2 books, p&h, additional text: $165.90
> > ...and that is my main issue, as these prices seem
> mighty
> > steep to me, and
> > the photographers don't get a single penny for
> their work
> > (unless they win a
> > prize in the contest).
> >
> > Now, what I'm looking for is general advice, and
> also, I'd
> > particularly like
> > answers to the following questions:
> > -Does any of you have any experience with
> www.picture.com
> > and/or with The
> > International Library of Photography?
> > -What is your general perception of this
> offer/opportunity?
> > -What would _you_ do? Personally, I think I will
> at least
> > grant permission
> > for publication (free for me, and my picture
> appears in a
> > pretty nicely
> > looking book, and I will retain the copyright of
> the
> > picture), but how about
> > the other options? Do I order a book? Do I include
> additional text?
> >
> > Oh yes, to make this message on topic: the picture
> in
> > question was taken
> > with my OM-4Ti and the 35-70/4 (which I sold when
> I obtained
> > the 35-80/2.8),
> > and it is probably my best picture so far.
> >
> > Cheers!
> > Olafo
> >
> >
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