Subject: Re: [baidarka] Aleutian Kayak out of print
From: James Mitchell (baidarka@earthlink.net)
Date: Fri Jul 11 2003 - 02:17:59 EDT
Wolf, it would be really great to have it available electronically. The
web site sounds great! I would sure like to share it with some of my
Japanese friends, and that would work really well.
On Thursday, July 10, 2003, at 09:40 PM, wolfgang brinck wrote:
> --- Charles Hall <chall@rtpnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> However, with a full size book I'd just as soon buy a copy as try
>> and
>> print it on the office laserwriter or read on-line. Maybe you
>> should
>> investigate reprinting, or print-on-demand technology. I've heard
>> of such
>> things, but have no first hand experience.
>>
> yes, acrobat may be a good idea in about 10 years when the huge files
> it produces will no longer be such an obstacle.
>
> And yes, who would waste their own time downloading a whole book and
> then spend $30 in ink jet cartridges trying to print it. Perhaps if
> you work for a large corporation and have no moral qualms about
> using their time and their paper to print the book.
>
> The editor at my publisher just went on vacation, but I will try to
> find out if they would be interested in a new improved version of the
> book with a few more chapters to cover doubles and other varieties of
> baidarkas.
>
> If they're not interested, I will probably still put the book on a
> website with self published or publish on demand hardcopy available
> to those who want it.
>
> Wolfgang
>
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