"2009 Ice In Space Almanac" - the coffee table book?

[Jen]

Sounds like a great idea i will have a copy thanks haha
Add a few emoticons, splash around the purple text and Jens first ever pic of the moon lol it will be a hit
Funny astro moments, DIY projects, IIS astro party pics most memorable posts in forums for the year and lots and lots of pics
How to do pages colimation, eye pieces etc etc.... space stories (see Trevor he writes good stories)

[toryglen-boy (Duncan)]

Originally Posted by Jen

Sounds like a great idea i will have a copy thanks haha
Add a few emoticons, splash around the purple text and Jens first ever pic of the moon lol it will be a hit
Funny astro moments, DIY projects, IIS astro party pics most memorable posts in forums for the year and lots and lots of pics

How to do pages colimation, eye pieces etc etc.... space stories (see Trevor he writes good stories)

I've told you before mate, if you wanna post here, then keep off the drugs, ok?

[Lester]

Good thread Chris. I like Jen's suggestions with some DIY, How to; plus a few pages mentioning our IIS Sponsors. Then they may help.

You may even need 2 editions, one for the DSOs and one for the Solar System, as this seems to be a definate line that seperates most people on here.

Just thoughts to chew over.

[Omaroo (Chris Malikoff)]

Thanks all


I'd prefer to try to keep it member-oriented, not by object type - just a members fave of their own, whatever it may be. We'd need to keep it as tight as we could. If we start to add stories, projects, party pics and purple (it will never happen LOL!) text we'll blow this book out of our region of affordability. Also - we have to remember that whoever ends up being the editor will have a nightmare on their hands. Two pages each - image plus story about yourself and rig - and then maybe a small section up the back (or in the middle) with some random fun stuff. If the number of contributions went through the roof, then maybe we just up the page size a little and have each member and their image/story on just one page each.

Hmm...

[Liz]

All sounds great .... count me in

[toryglen-boy (Duncan)]

Originally Posted by Omaroo

I think that we'd need to keep it as tight as we could. If we start to add stories, projects, party pics and purple (it will never happen) text we'll blow this book out of our region of affordability. Also - we have to remember that whoever ends up being the editor will have a nightmare on their hands. Two pages each - image plus story about yourself and rig - and then maybe a small section up the back (or in the middle) with some random fun stuff.

Hmm...

that sounds like a winning formula.

[Omaroo (Chris Malikoff)]

I know - images in the coffee book as originally conceived - and I'd look to do a full-blown big boy in PDF form. Print your own!

[lacad01 (Adam)]

Perhaps to get the ball rolling a dedicated part of the site could be allocated to garner actual contributions based on a template Chris has used for his sample/example. That way it would show who's really interested.

[Jen]

Originally Posted by Omaroo

If we start to add stories, projects, party pics and purple (it will never happen LOL!) text we'll blow this book out of our region of affordability.
Hmm...

why not
i can lend you the color printer if you dont have one LMAO
That purple text is member orientated from an awsome member of IIS

[Omaroo (Chris Malikoff)]

Allright then Jen - I'd do your name in purple...

But that's all!

[Jen]

Originally Posted by Omaroo

Allright then Jen - I'd do your name in purple...

But that's all!

Yay thats a start, i would be happy with that woohooo

[Alchemy (Clive)]

id like to see one book encompass all the varieties, rather than separate. just have different chapters, chris,s page 17 setup looks good.

id buy one if its a quality book and well organized , softback is ok . you might have a problem if it gets too big though

[Bassnut (Fred)]

Excellent idea, id pay $50-80 NP, would that work?.

[RB (Andrew)]

Originally Posted by Bassnut

Excellent idea, id pay $50-80 NP, would that work?.

Pay for all of us.....that would work.

I like the idea btw.

[Bassnut (Fred)]

Lets say 100 members are willing to pay $50 ea, thats $5k for 100 copies , including a pros time to put it all together. Are there any printing insiders out there who know if this is the going rate for 100 glossy coffee table rags?

[StephenM (Stephen)]

Hi all,

This sounds like a really great idea to me - especially given that it's the International Year of Astronomy!

I'll happily contribute an image, and would certainly buy a copy if the price was around $50!

Cheers,
Stephen

[Gallifreyboy]

What a great idea Chris. I think the book should reflect this website's unique and key attractions :
1) education (from newbie to pro)
2) interesting stories and characters
3) brilliant images to reflect above features

If unpaid input from volunteers is excessive an IOU from Peter Ward's new SUCCER foundation (see climate change thread) would be in order

This website is a credit to everyone who contributes to it and a book to celebrate that is a great idea Count me in.

Peter

[AstroJunk (Jonathan)]

It's going to need a built in screen so that I can add some asteroidal occultation videos.

Will that effect the price?

[BerrieK]

Originally Posted by Bassnut

Lets say 100 members are willing to pay $50 ea, thats $5k for 100 copies , including a pros time to put it all together. Are there any printing insiders out there who know if this is the going rate for 100 glossy coffee table rags?

If cost of production ends up prohibitive, members could financially 'sponsor' a page.

[Glenhuon (Bill)]

Great idea, would be a thing to treasure, so count me in too.

Bill