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Gregath Publishing e-zone
Volume 2, Number 7
July, 2003
Helping writers, genealogists and computer users of all kinds
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Please note that while an effort to generalize much of this text has been made, some references to "we, our, etc." still occur and much of the information provided applies to The Gregath Publishing Company and may not with other printer/publishers. ALWAYS double check with your printer/publisher on every detail.
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Table of Contents
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What's It
Mean?
Design Inspiration
Book Manufacturing Concepts
Marketing Advice
Genealogy Ideas
Computer Help
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What’s It Mean?
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E-book: Any book or manuscript that is reproduced for distribution electronically on the Internet or movable storage (i.e. 3½" floppy or CD, etc.).
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For other printing, publishing, marketing lingo, check our glossary at http://www.gregathcompany.com/gloss.html
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Design Inspiration
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Pictures can and do add considerably to a book. Often an author may fail to secure photo information, thinking that the use of pictures would be too expensive. While it is true that the inclusion of photos does increase costs, their use can be cost effective, while adding a very nice touch to your valuable work. Check with your printer/publisher to see what type of format they can work with for your book and if any formats you may use carry additional expense. We work from loose original [no negatives, please] black and white photos, sepias, tin types, color photos. While not recommended, we also can work from b/w or color copies, some computer files or color slides.
Please note that while we can work from computer print outs, they shouldn't be grouped on single printed out sheets. For economy's sake, cut them apart so they are "loose" (don't forget to ID them). If what we work from are not loose, additional charges will apply.
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This section is drawn from information online at http://www.gregathcompany.com/tips.html
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Book Manufacturing Concepts - Electronic
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The world is embracing the standard of PDF format for e-books. The costs for reproduction would be disk manuscript preparation (converting your hardcopy or disk files to PDF) plus disk reproduction. In many cases the disk manuscript preparation for a book sent to us on disk can be waived - email us for details. The PDF reader (Adobe Acrobat) is free to anyone and comes in many new computers standard. This allows anyone with a computer a chance to read your book on disk (after purchasing it from you!). The PDF format also allows you more control of the E-book that is purchased - you can make the book read only (the customer can not make changes) as well as restricting printing.
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This section is drawn from our online electronic publishing advice at
http://www.gregathcompany.com/epublish.html
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Marketing advice
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Press release tip - The first line of the release should be an attention getter.
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This section is drawn from our online marketing advice at http://www.gregathcompany.com/service/marketing.html
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Genealogy ideas - more about lost ancestors
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While becoming that student of history we have already suggested, is your lost ancestor in America during the time the US was giving out free land to it's citizens? If so, your next stop should be the homestead records! This little utilized collection of documents and information is housed at the national archives and has not been reproduced or indexed in any wide reaching way. The Homestead National Monument has begun exploring the best way to augment NARA general paper preservation process by replicating them in Nebraska.
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Computer aid?!? - Email
More Anti-SPAM suggestions
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Have a penchant for newsgroups, bulletin boards and/or chat rooms? Did you know that these are also ways that SPAMmers get your email address? Again, consider using an email address that can be changed frequently when you get too much SPAM daily.
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About this e-zone
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