[MD] Review of 'The Truth About Art'.

[Jan Anders Andersson]

Dan

You are a good story teller. :-)

This is a remake of the original. Amazon is kindly giving a preview here: History of Art … <http://www.amazon.com/History-Art-%C3%89lie-Faure/dp/1142488438/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1414403003&sr=8-5&keywords=elie+faure>

Thanks

Jan-Anders


> 27 okt 2014 x kl. 02:44 skrev Dan Glover <daneglover at gmail.com>:
> 
> Jan-Anders,
> 
> 
> On Sun, Oct 26, 2014 at 6:36 AM, Jan-Anders Andersson
> <jananderses at telia.com> wrote:
>> Dan, Ant and whoever
>> 
>> Im using createspace as a lowbudget printer. The paper, print and binding quality is high. The main advantage for me is that I can order for just a dozen a time. That means that I dont have to pay out big for a ten-years stock piling up everywhere at home.
> 
> Dan:
> I switched Lila's Child to CreateSpace a couple years ago after my
> contract was up with another publisher. You are right. I can order 1
> copy or 100 and have it in a matter of days. I like that I have
> complete control over all aspects of publishing from cover art to
> formatting to font size and choice. The cover looks good, the binding
> is great, and the paper is of high quality. The only thing I would
> like to see is for CreateSpace to add an option for hard cover books.
> 
> As a side note... one author I know used a vanity publisher to print a
> few thousand copies of his new book. This was years ago before the
> advent of print on demand. Filled up an entire corner of his garage.
> He was able to sell maybe two dozen copies at book signings and give
> away a few more to family and what not. Then he was transferred across
> the country, didn't have room to bring all those books along, and
> ended up paying a scrapper to haul them away. A couples years go by.
> One of his friends calls to congratulate the guy after seeing his
> books for sale online. Turns out the scrapper made more money selling
> the books on eBay and Amazon than he would have for pulp. Now they
> tell me the original printings are collector items.
> 
>> Jan-Anders:
>> btw Anyone familiar with Elie Faure, author of "History of Art" and "Spirit of Forms"? I am not, yet, but Henry Miller mentions his name now and then.
> 
> Dan:
> Other than the Miller mentions, no, I am not familiar with him.
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Dan
> 
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