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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Robert Morris' book
By:Brian Nystrom
Date: 1/1/2015, 12:02 pm
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Robert Morris' book (Bill Hamm)

It's sad that useful books whither away because a publisher just sits on them. I wonder if Mr. Morris has asked his publisher about buying back the rights to the book. This book would also be a good candidate for on-demand printing, which is available though some online and bricks-and-mortar booksellers.

I went the self-publishing route and I'm glad I did, as I have complete control over printing and distribution of my book. For the small volume I anticipated, I didn't even bother to have it typeset. Consequently, I can order pretty much any quantity as I need them, though in deference to my printer, I always order at least 100 copies at a time.

For a higher volume title, typesetting is worth the up-front cost, as it cuts the unit price by 1/2 - 2/3 and it can be recouped in a reasonable amount of time.

I wonder how many copies of this book and others like it (Starr, Cunningham) were actually sold? Perhaps Nick could shed some light on that subject, based on his book sales, though I could understand it if he didn't want to share that information.

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Skin-on-Frame: Robert Morris' book
Bill Hamm -- 12/23/2014, 4:12 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 12/23/2014, 7:40 am
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Gero Verheyen -- 12/23/2014, 8:40 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 12/23/2014, 1:10 pm
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dave koslow -- 12/23/2014, 3:03 pm
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Jeff Horton -- 12/23/2014, 6:37 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 12/23/2014, 9:05 am
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george jung -- 12/23/2014, 10:12 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 12/23/2014, 10:33 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 12/24/2014, 7:55 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 12/24/2014, 8:32 am
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Steve Chambers -- 12/26/2014, 9:17 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 12/26/2014, 11:03 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/27/2014, 8:10 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/24/2014, 12:56 am
Robert Morris' book sale
Jay Babina -- 12/23/2014, 9:53 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/23/2014, 10:25 am
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 12/23/2014, 11:38 am
Book sold 24.95 *NM*
Jay Babina -- 12/23/2014, 4:09 pm
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John -- 12/26/2014, 9:03 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 12/26/2014, 10:47 am
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John -- 12/26/2014, 1:00 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 12/26/2014, 1:59 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 12/26/2014, 4:30 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/27/2014, 8:19 am
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Etienne Muller -- 12/27/2014, 8:55 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/28/2014, 12:14 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 1/1/2015, 12:02 pm
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 1/1/2015, 7:22 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/1/2015, 8:41 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/27/2014, 8:14 am