Okay, So... About That Publishing Idea...

[kalalanekent]

Alright, Caroline, about that question in the Art Thread? We're sincerely looking into it. If we go through Lulu.com, we're going to have to publish it in two seperate books. For the order to make any kind of sense, we're going to have to order 25. Looks like, if we do it B&W, it'll come out to 363.25 per publishing. So about $726.50 for 25 copies of LS, Book One and Book Two. Which isn't that bad. May take some time, but I wanted a bound copy of it, anyway. 

*winces* This is going to hurt my wallet so bad, but I really want this. BAD. Well, guys, if we print these and have fifteen or twenty to give out, would you want them? Is this worthwhile to think about?

Or have I completely lost my mind?

Comments

[chickadilly.livejournal.com]

I'm confused why you would have to order 25. When I was looking at the site for information on my portfolio I didn't get any impression that you'd have to order more than one copy but maybe I misunderstood how it works.

Another idea you might think about is looking into local printers in your own area if you're thinking about setting it up as an actual fanzine. Though I don't know if they could have it bound like an actual book the way Lulu does. When I printed my portfolio they said they didn't have the capability to bound it like that so i went with a spiral bound instead. However other printers might have that ... But I didn't have to buy multiple copies either - just the one. (Just to give you a reference though - it cost me about $40 bucks and is 16 pages. Mind you it's on heavy card stock (and in full color)( because it's a professional portfolio I use to get freelance and on job interviews. If you use regular paper it wouldn't cost as much. )