See, it can be done! I would personally love if it was a hi-quality book - but I am not familiar with the financial aspects of self-publishing (and I certainly don't expect a profit -my personal goal is only to show that film is alive and well, others can have their own reasons for participating) However, I am certain that there are people here who are FAmiliar with the costs or can investiage it. The basics are easy I guess: figure out the total cost, divide it by the number of contributors. If we manage to get the required sum together, fantastic - we'll go from there. If not, then everyone just gets their money back and no harm done. (maybe we can all raise some money by selling all that junk we all have stored away - I know I have an extra enlarger sitting here that I would be happy to get rid of if motivated enough...)
As I understand it, the cost per volume drops significantly after a certain number of volume. We could sell those extras or give them as gifts. I guess it is too late to get this done in time for Xmas though . . .too bad, the books could make great gifts.
Anyway as far as editing goes: I suggest that everyone who contributes their best work (and $) gets in. The only question then is the order of the photos (which can simply be alphabetical or random or selected by a trusted editor), and side issues such as typeface etc. I don't know anything about this stuff so I am happy to leave it to a volunteer editor or committee to determine. Maybe we can all vote for the cover photo too. Anyway no point getting bogged down in minor details - keep eyes on the prize of getting a book out there. We''ll fix any really big problems in the second edition!
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