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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>I have been working with Anne to publish the Floss
Manuals via Create Space rather than Lulu. They have a template and
instructions for creating the spine.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>One of the Major advantages of Create Space over Lulu is
Create Space is an Amazon owned company and the overall process of feeding the
titles to Amazon and getting them promoted on Amazon is much better. The
pricing structure and process are much the same for both Lulu and Create
Space.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>For a recent show in Texas we worked on
four titles:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>The GNU/Linux Command Line... An
Introduction </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>How to Bypass Internet Censorship </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Open Translation Tools</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>OLPC Laptop Users Guide</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt Tahoma"><FONT size=3 face=Calibri>The process of
submitting a proof, checking the cover, and ordering a proof copy takes some
back and forth to get it right just like with Lulu, but the process is
similar. Authors may then order copies for themselves just as with Lulu
and royalties are paid for Amazon sales. Create Space also has a shopping
cart / website where you can create your own site. In my case I am
designating any royalties from the sale of these manuals to water purification
projects in Haiti, but you are essentially free to do with it as you will, just
as with Floss Manuals.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt Tahoma"><FONT size=3 face=Calibri>I'm fairly certain that
there would be a problem publishing the same title via Create Space by different
people. I suggested to Anne in the discussions we had that I would be
happy to coordinate things in the process of setting these up and contributors
could then order copies via Create Space for drop shipment to them without
having to go through the setup process themselves. In the case of Open
Translation Tools we set a retail price of $15 and the contributor price is
$3.22 each plus shipping.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt Tahoma"><FONT size=3 face=Calibri>I am interested in
making all of the Floss Manual titles available via this process especially
since we have a much cleaner and faster access to Amazon. If you’re
interested in pursuing this or have questions, drop me a note.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt Tahoma"><FONT size=3 face=Calibri>John
Rigdon</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt Tahoma"><FONT size=3 face=Calibri><A
href="http://www.ngohaiti.com">www.ngohaiti.com</A></FONT></DIV>
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