Showing posts with label catalog. Show all posts
Showing posts with label catalog. Show all posts
Friday, February 13, 2009
2009 Catalog Update
Well I'm getting a bit closer to being done; it looks like the catalog will have 595 items, and consist of Award Winners, (Newbury, Caldecott, etc), signed books, and books I just think are too cool for words. I'm hoping to have it finished and sent in the next 10 days, but then I thought it would be publishing before the end of January!
Sunday, January 25, 2009
catalog update
Jeez, it's been such a long time since I've compiled a hard copy catalog that I've seriously underestimated the time it takes. It doesn't help that I've got a new (COLOR!) printer/copier that I'm learning to use so it's going to be an illustrated catalog.
So, the January 2009 catalog is currently over 500 items and is going to cover award winners, (Newbury, Caldecott, King, Edgar etc) and whatever other book that I think is cool. Hopefully it will be completed by mid February at the latest.
Compiling is the easy part, it's the editing that's going to take the time.
So, the January 2009 catalog is currently over 500 items and is going to cover award winners, (Newbury, Caldecott, King, Edgar etc) and whatever other book that I think is cool. Hopefully it will be completed by mid February at the latest.
Compiling is the easy part, it's the editing that's going to take the time.
Sunday, November 16, 2008
oh bleh....
Well, I'm still working on the 2009 catalog, the first snail mail catalog in over a decade and I'm remembering very quickly the reasons why I was so very glad to give up issuing catalogs in the first place.
Picking a theme and the books to go into the catalog is not a problem. The problems are with the actual formatting of the catalog. Decisions like whether the catalog will be full page or booklet size, items separated into sections and what those sections should be, what items are to be illustrated and whether the illustrations will be with the listing or in an insert. These are the decisions that just drive me crazy (crazier anyway).
I also think that when you make a living selling the bound and printed word, there is an extra pressure to not produce a crappy looking catalog. So it is always a balancing act between time and cost involved in producing and proofing a catalog and the need to get the blasted thing finished and mailed so it can pay for itself and move QUICKLY from an expense and into profit.
Picking a theme and the books to go into the catalog is not a problem. The problems are with the actual formatting of the catalog. Decisions like whether the catalog will be full page or booklet size, items separated into sections and what those sections should be, what items are to be illustrated and whether the illustrations will be with the listing or in an insert. These are the decisions that just drive me crazy (crazier anyway).
I also think that when you make a living selling the bound and printed word, there is an extra pressure to not produce a crappy looking catalog. So it is always a balancing act between time and cost involved in producing and proofing a catalog and the need to get the blasted thing finished and mailed so it can pay for itself and move QUICKLY from an expense and into profit.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Catalog 2009 Childrens Illustrated and Award Winners
Well it's official; there is a blue moon coming, hell has frozen over and I've started compiling my first snail mail catalog in over 10 years.
I'm working on having the catalog ready January 2009 and if you would like to be put on the mailing list please send me an e-mail at: info@windyhillbooks.com.
I'm working on having the catalog ready January 2009 and if you would like to be put on the mailing list please send me an e-mail at: info@windyhillbooks.com.
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