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  • J Jim Eshelman

    Today the printer's proofs came for Visions & Voices. This is always a great moment, because even the proofs look better than the best computer output from the best office printer - and I'm not disappointed this time, either.

    It looks really good.

    And I love how the jacket front cover came out. (The flaps and back cover need some small ink adjustments for readability. The spine and front of the jacket make me quite happy.)

    Here's a cell phone snapshot of the cover proof.

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    sphinx666
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    Binding-I'd pay more for that! My MTP and my 5" thick Golden Dawn deluxe edition are not holding up and I'm still a muggle. I'm one bad conjuration away from a piles of papers. 😄

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    • J Jim Eshelman

      Today the printer's proofs came for Visions & Voices. This is always a great moment, because even the proofs look better than the best computer output from the best office printer - and I'm not disappointed this time, either.

      It looks really good.

      And I love how the jacket front cover came out. (The flaps and back cover need some small ink adjustments for readability. The spine and front of the jacket make me quite happy.)

      Here's a cell phone snapshot of the cover proof.

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      Jim Eshelman
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      Using acid-free components, and having the best binding available are essential, in our view. Excluding intentional destruction or serious accident, these books should last a hundred years.

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      • J Jim Eshelman

        Today the printer's proofs came for Visions & Voices. This is always a great moment, because even the proofs look better than the best computer output from the best office printer - and I'm not disappointed this time, either.

        It looks really good.

        And I love how the jacket front cover came out. (The flaps and back cover need some small ink adjustments for readability. The spine and front of the jacket make me quite happy.)

        Here's a cell phone snapshot of the cover proof.

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        Jim Eshelman
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        @Alrah said

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        @Jim Eshelman said
        "Using all acid-free components, and having the best finding available are essential, in our view. Excluding intentional destruction or serious accident, these books should last a hundred years."

        Cool... unless of course, you think books might become an anachronism in their present form in the next 10 years?"

        I know from watching Star Trek that, about 300 years in the future, they will be highly valued antiques. 😀

        In the next 10 years? NFW. While the industry is changing, and delivery options are expanding, books will be with us for a long time. (And, in any case, that wouldn't be a reason to go for a shoddy product. Bad binding can ruin a book in a very short time.)

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        • J Jim Eshelman

          Today the printer's proofs came for Visions & Voices. This is always a great moment, because even the proofs look better than the best computer output from the best office printer - and I'm not disappointed this time, either.

          It looks really good.

          And I love how the jacket front cover came out. (The flaps and back cover need some small ink adjustments for readability. The spine and front of the jacket make me quite happy.)

          Here's a cell phone snapshot of the cover proof.

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          Avshalom Binyamin
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          Chiseled stone text and traditional calligraphy are still alive and well, in spite of having been "replaced" over 500 years ago.

          New, more efficient media, like electronic media, allows the total volume of published text to go way up. It's just one more tool to choose from when publishing. People who want permanence still pay more for the less efficient, but more durable, forms of publishing.

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          • J Jim Eshelman

            Today the printer's proofs came for Visions & Voices. This is always a great moment, because even the proofs look better than the best computer output from the best office printer - and I'm not disappointed this time, either.

            It looks really good.

            And I love how the jacket front cover came out. (The flaps and back cover need some small ink adjustments for readability. The spine and front of the jacket make me quite happy.)

            Here's a cell phone snapshot of the cover proof.

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            Avshalom Binyamin
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            @Alrah said

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            @AvshalomBinyamin said
            "Chiseled stone text and traditional calligraphy are still alive and well, in spite of having been "replaced" over 500 years ago."

            Oh, aye! I've been meaning to call round on Obelix to see to the new menhir. 😆 "

            I'm not even exaggerating. It used to be that only kings ever commissioned stone texts.

            Nowadays, every Tom Dick and Harry gets a tombstone. Even middle class people have exquisitely bound books in their libraries, and, often, pieces of calligraphy. Sometimes even full manuscripts. Unheard of before the invention of printing.

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            • J Jim Eshelman

              Today the printer's proofs came for Visions & Voices. This is always a great moment, because even the proofs look better than the best computer output from the best office printer - and I'm not disappointed this time, either.

              It looks really good.

              And I love how the jacket front cover came out. (The flaps and back cover need some small ink adjustments for readability. The spine and front of the jacket make me quite happy.)

              Here's a cell phone snapshot of the cover proof.

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              Jim Eshelman
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              @AvshalomBinyamin said

              "Let me know when the actual birth date is, so I can remember to lay low 9 months later..."

              Based on present information, the birthdate (book received and in hand) will be... get ready for this... 1/11/11.

              FWIW, this will be within a day of the 57th anniversary of my conception. So 9 months later is the day after my birthday (and the day before Crowley's birthday).

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              • J Jim Eshelman

                Today the printer's proofs came for Visions & Voices. This is always a great moment, because even the proofs look better than the best computer output from the best office printer - and I'm not disappointed this time, either.

                It looks really good.

                And I love how the jacket front cover came out. (The flaps and back cover need some small ink adjustments for readability. The spine and front of the jacket make me quite happy.)

                Here's a cell phone snapshot of the cover proof.

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                Jim Eshelman
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                My parents were married January 10, 1954.

                I was born October 10, 1954.

                You do the math.

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                • J Jim Eshelman

                  Today the printer's proofs came for Visions & Voices. This is always a great moment, because even the proofs look better than the best computer output from the best office printer - and I'm not disappointed this time, either.

                  It looks really good.

                  And I love how the jacket front cover came out. (The flaps and back cover need some small ink adjustments for readability. The spine and front of the jacket make me quite happy.)

                  Here's a cell phone snapshot of the cover proof.

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                  Avshalom Binyamin
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                  @Jim Eshelman said

                  "
                  @AvshalomBinyamin said
                  "Let me know when the actual birth date is, so I can remember to lay low 9 months later..."

                  Based on present information, the birthdate (book received and in hand) will be... get ready for this... 1/11/11."

                  Thanks for the update Jim. I'll make plans to stay out of the big cities on 10/11 😆

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                  • J Jim Eshelman

                    Today the printer's proofs came for Visions & Voices. This is always a great moment, because even the proofs look better than the best computer output from the best office printer - and I'm not disappointed this time, either.

                    It looks really good.

                    And I love how the jacket front cover came out. (The flaps and back cover need some small ink adjustments for readability. The spine and front of the jacket make me quite happy.)

                    Here's a cell phone snapshot of the cover proof.

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                    Jim Eshelman
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                    LOL, it hadn't occurred to me until I read your post... that 10/11 is like "next in a series" after... well, you know.

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                    • J Jim Eshelman

                      Today the printer's proofs came for Visions & Voices. This is always a great moment, because even the proofs look better than the best computer output from the best office printer - and I'm not disappointed this time, either.

                      It looks really good.

                      And I love how the jacket front cover came out. (The flaps and back cover need some small ink adjustments for readability. The spine and front of the jacket make me quite happy.)

                      Here's a cell phone snapshot of the cover proof.

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                      LPD Nu
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                      The cover looks great, Jim. I love nice covers, but I'd buy this if it was covered in old newspaper.

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