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RE: [OM] Help: picture accepted for publication, but what to do...?!?

Subject: RE: [OM] Help: picture accepted for publication, but what to do...?!?
From: Mike DiTullio <mikedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 08:54:51 -0500
while I like your picture a lot, it sounds like a scam to me. It sure sounds
like a vanity book in that the only people who are going to buy it are the
people that have photos in it. And at 1500 pictures x $70, they're going to
make a nice amount of money.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Olaf Greve [mailto:o.greve@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 8:57 AM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] Help: picture accepted for publication, but what to
> do...?!?
>
>
> Hi,
>
> Yes you're reading it correctly: last Saturday I received a
> letter from
> www.picture.com saying that a picture I had sent in for their free
> photography contest has now advanced to the semi-final and
> that it has been
> chosen for publication in the book "Life's Gallery (by The
> International
> Library of Photography)". :)))
>
> The picture in question is:
> http://www.picture.com/display.asp?ID=927912
>
> Now, of course I was very proud to read all this (and according to the
> letter, "Of the thousand photographs we [i.e. they] see each
> year, only a
> fraction can be published" [sic]), so this feels good in that
> respect. Other
> positive things are that I retain the copyright of the
> picture and that
> publication doesn't cost a thing.
>
> Now, the book will have approximately 250 (8.5 X 11" (= 21.5 X 28 CM))
> pages, is hardbound, and from a picture of a similar book, it
> seems each
> page will have approximately 6 pictures, so that would mean
> that the book
> would include some 1500 pictures, and that each picture is
> printed in a
> relatively small size (that is, if each page indeed has 6 pictures).
>
> So what's the catch? Well, included with the letter is an offer for
> pre-ordering the book for $69.95 (or $59.95 per copy when ordering two
> books), which according to them is a $20 discount over their
> normal price.
> Yet, I just checked my entry, and over there the price
> mentioned for the
> book is also $69.95, so this supposed discount seems to be a
> fake. Also, for
> $25 one can send in a short description of the picture and of
> oneself, but
> this will only be included if one actually buys a book. P&H
> is $8 in the US,
> and $11 outside the US (per book!). Sooooo, the prices would be:
> -1 book, p&h, no additional text: $80.95
> -1 book, p&h, additional text: $105.95
> -2 books, p&h, no additional text: $141.90
> -2 books, p&h, additional text: $165.90
> ...and that is my main issue, as these prices seem mighty
> steep to me, and
> the photographers don't get a single penny for their work
> (unless they win a
> prize in the contest).
>
> Now, what I'm looking for is general advice, and also, I'd
> particularly like
> answers to the following questions:
> -Does any of you have any experience with www.picture.com
> and/or with The
> International Library of Photography?
> -What is your general perception of this offer/opportunity?
> -What would _you_ do? Personally, I think I will at least
> grant permission
> for publication (free for me, and my picture appears in a
> pretty nicely
> looking book, and I will retain the copyright of the
> picture), but how about
> the other options? Do I order a book? Do I include additional text?
>
> Oh yes, to make this message on topic: the picture in
> question was taken
> with my OM-4Ti and the 35-70/4 (which I sold when I obtained
> the 35-80/2.8),
> and it is probably my best picture so far.
>
> Cheers!
> Olafo
>
>
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