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Re: [BKARTS] 150 page book project
Hello Bob,
I believe the specification was for 150 pages not 150 copies.
Although if it is bound in 16 page signatures, 150 pages means 9
signatures of 16 pages + 6 extra pages. If made-up of 12 page
signatures it would be a book of 12 signatures with 6 extra pages.
I would recommend a slightly larger or smaller page count to an even
signature at best or at least the extra pages divisible by 4.
Regardless, a recommendation of a fewer amount of pages, if that is
what you meant, is a appropriate. To an even 16 or 12 pages signature
is my suggestion.
Leonard Seastone
The Tideline Press
68 Brook Street
West Sayville, New York 11796
631.589.5706
-----Original Message-----
From: tauber.1@xxxxxxx
To: BOOK_ARTS-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 4:51 PM
Subject: Re: 150 page book project
Chris -
How did you arrive at 150 copies? If this is your first time trying
something like this, I suggest that you cut your edition in half even
if doing so will double your price.
Call me and I will happily discuss how to construct a profit-n-loss
statement for a project like the one you are planning.
Robert Tauber
Book Arts Specialist
OSU Libraries
Logan Elm Press
610 Ackerman Road, Room 530
Columbus, OH 43202-4500
Phone: (614) 688-3973
Cell: (614) 330-0974
Fax: (614) 292-7859
E-Mail: tauber.1@xxxxxxx
----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Coldwell"
<naphtali@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <BOOK_ARTS-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 10:50 AM
Subject: [BKARTS] 150 page book project
> Greetings,
> My first post, and my apologies up front for my ignorance; but I
hope this
> forum can help me assess whether this Letterpress project is
feasible or
> even realistic.
>
> I would like to produce a fine Letterpress book of approximately 150
pages
> (could be a bit longer, but probably not shorter), making polymer
plates
> from my layout files, using handmade paper, sewn, and leather
bindings. I
> would like a finished size of a least 5"x7.5". That may not cover
all the
> variables I sense. My concern is will the cost price it out of reach
of > any
> purchaser? I'm not even sure of the quantity to attempt given I
don't have > a
> grasp of the all the costs to arrive a unit price. This is not
really a
> vanity project; I think I have the right content to attempt this now
as
> opposed to the past, and I do have some expectation of a market, but
as
> someone told me recently, "price is everything."
>
> I have been a small press publisher for 20 years and have done quite
a
> number of offset produced books over that period. However, I'm a
newbie > when
> it comes to Letterpress work and everything that has to be accounted
for > to
> arrive at the unit cost of such an endeavor. Again, my apologies for
asking
> basic questions, but any help on getting a handle on estimating such
a
> project would be very much appreciated, as well as referrals for
> information, or doing the work.
>
> P.S. My thanks to Art Larson for suggesting I write this list.
>
> Sincerely,
> Chris Coldwell
> Dallas, Tx.
>
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