Camera Ready (hard copy) Manuscript (mssc or CRM): Basically “what you see is what you get”, printed on one side of the paper, it includes text, artwork, documents, and spaces for photos. Any blemishes, coffee stains, or copy machine “splatter” on the original will be on the final copy (finished books). Please note that all forms of reproduction from this manuscript will loose some clarity.
November 2002, V1#3: Define Wednesday, Dec 24 2008
Definitions and Electronic Magazine book, camera ready, hard copy, manuscript 5:04 pm
September 2002, V1#1: Define Wednesday, Dec 24 2008
Definitions and Electronic Magazine backbone, book, spine 5:02 pm
Backbone: Center edge of a book perpendicular to and between its covers.
October 2002: V1#2: Define Wednesday, Dec 24 2008
Definitions and Electronic Magazine back, backing, book 4:59 pm
Back/Backing: The binding process of dispersing the swelling of the spine of a rounded text block and shaping it into a shoulder on each side of the spine of a text block. Backing accommodates the thickness of the boards, and provides a hinge along which they can swing freely. Backing also helps to prevent the spine of the text block from collapsing into a concave shape over time.
November 2002: V1#3: Genealogy Wednesday, Dec 24 2008
Electronic Magazine and Genealogy adjoining, counties, Genealogy, geography, nearest, record, recorded, records, research, states, time period 4:55 pm
Have you checked in adjoining counties and/or states (depending on where they were) for some record of lost ancestors? In the past, it was common to go to the nearest (or in the case of mountains, rivers, etc.) place to record records, not necessarily the “correct” place. In addition, what may be one county in this century, may not have been the same county in the time period you are looking in.
November 2002: V1#3: Marketing Wednesday, Dec 24 2008
Electronic Magazine and Marketing 40%, book, cost, delivery, expense, industry, manusfacturing, postage, pre-publication, price, production, profit, publication, retail, retail price, sale, special, wholesale 4:54 pm
When deciding on what the total cost (retail) for you book is to be you need to consider not only production cost but any additional postage during manufacturing or other hidden costs as well as delivery postage to your customers (if you plan to sell “postage included”). In a genealogy or family history, it is not usually smart to try to recoup research, manuscript preparation or travel time and expense through your retail price. However, one may wish, once they have established the “break even point” and what profit margin they wish to have they might want to add in “standard wholesale”. In the book industry genre (topic, subject) wide, book stores and book dealers expect to be able to buy books at 40% off the retail sales price. If you add 40% to what you feel you need from a book, then you will be getting a basic price for wholesale sales and that basic price+40% on retail sales. This also gives you room to run special pricing if you desire such as a lower pre-publication price (discussed next month) or a sale at a family reunion, etc.
November 2002: V1#3: Book Design Wednesday, Dec 24 2008
Book Design and Electronic Magazine ball, bubble jet, carbon, cartridge, colored, daisy wheel, DeskJet, dot matrix, finishes, ink, laser, manuscript, paper, preperation, printer, publisher, ribbon, typewriter, white 4:51 pm
A good rule of thumb to keep in mind during time you are in preparation process (unless you are informed by your printer/publisher it is incorrect) is “what you see, is what you get”. For the best results use a smooth white paper. Expensive “top of the line” computer paper is not necessary, a good “typing” copy machine or all purpose paper is fine. Avoid colored (cream, gray, etc.), aged colored and textured (pebbled, linen finish, etc.) as well as ultra thin (onionskin, etc.) papers. Make sure that the print is clear, consistent and as dark as possible throughout. In the end, you will be much happier if the typewriter or (non laser or DeskJet) printer used contains a carbon film ribbon, is in good mechanical working order and has clean unbroken strikers. More and more people are acquiring laser or bubble jet/DeskJet printers and these make a very nice camera ready manuscript. In good faith, we can not recommend manual typewriters, fabric ribbons, dot matrix printers, or low quality DeskJet/bubble jet printers for a good finished product. Electric typewriters, daisy wheel or ball printers and laser or bubble jet/DeskJet printers (on high quality settings) can be borrowed or rented in most areas.
October 2002, V1#2: Genealogy Wednesday, Dec 24 2008
Electronic Magazine and Genealogy ancestor, migration, moved, moving 4:27 pm
Revisiting the ancestor that has disappeared. If the migration routes didn’t help, become a student of history. In addition to general migration, different “happenings in history” may have some bearing on where families moved – both from and to. Leads can be something as small as a house (prairie, etc.) fire recorded in a regional publication. Sometimes whole congregations moved, or even a particular family member was wanted by the law.
