I think this is a base-line morality about the economics of fugitive
pamphlet publication.
In the meantime, I had a very nice message from Clare at the British Library
today. The gist of it went:
'Dear David
Thank you for your e-mail in response to our recent claim letter. The claim
was for the printed version. I have delayed any further claims until the
beginning of next year. If you do published a printed version please send
one copy each time you publish to the address on the claim letter.
We would also like to receive the electronic version by e-mail as a .rtf
file. Please send to:-
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So now we know.
Best
Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robin Hamilton" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 6:10 PM
Subject: Self-publication -- a costting.
> In a moment of madness I agreed (don't hold your breath, people) to
produce
> the hard-copy edition of Chide_1 for david bircumshaw.
>
> As a dry-run for this (Chide_1 comes to 64 pages + -- +quite+ plus!), I
ran
> off a 14 page pamphlet of my own [Greek] translations.
>
> Printed out, this takes four sheets of A4.
>
> Counting the cost of laser printing ...
>
> [OBLIGATORY WARNING -- +Don't+ try this at home on an ink-jet -- the costs
> skyrocket.]
>
> ... it would run at less than one [British] penny a page. So the whole
> doings cost physically under 40p.
>
> Hardware is a Samsung laser printer (about £170 from Tesco) and an
long-arm
> stapler (£15 -- you might need a powered stapler to punch through
> twenty-four sheets).
>
> But the bottom line would seem to be that you can produce a 24 page A5
> center-stapled pamphlet for _well_ under 50p a copy.
>
> Add in 50p for p&p and you're still running at +well+ under a quid.
>
> So who's making the profit from all those £2.50 tat magazines? [No names,
no
> pack drill] -- the printers, presumably.
>
> MORAL: Do it yourself ...
>
> Robin
>
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