[Regia-NA] Member's Handbook
J K Siddorn
list-regia-na@lig.net
Thu, 20 Nov 2003 18:32:19 -0000
Thanks Pete.
Regards,
Kim Siddorn
I'd rather have a free bottle in front of me
than a free frontal lobotomy!
----- Original Message -----
From: "guthroth" <guthroth@btinternet.com>
To: <list-regia-na@lig.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 6:14 PM
Subject: Re: [Regia-NA] Member's Handbook
> Hi
>
> no problem for me, I am happy to comply with whatever is wanted.
>
> Pete
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "J K Siddorn" <kim.siddorn@blueyonder.co.uk>
> To: <list-regia-na@lig.net>
> Cc: "Regia UK E-group" <regia@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 5:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [Regia-NA] Member's Handbook
>
>
> > Hi Pete,
> >
> > That's most helpful of you Pete and I appreciate it. However, I am in
the
> > middle of arranging to get the updated version printed and delivered to
> > every member, so I'd be grateful if you did not take a hand at this
time.
> >
> > There are copyright problems with some of the artwork and parts of the
> text
> > which I am also doing my best to attend to in order to level the playing
> > field. Mainly because of copyright entanglements, it is unlikely that
> freely
> > available CD's or non-member accessible PDF's will be available from any
> > web-based source in the immediate future.
> >
> > None could be more aware than I that the Member's Handbook creates the
> most
> > intense interest and attention amongst our Regia members in North
America
> > and in other far flung places. I ask politely that the hard work and
joint
> > efforts of many over the last 18 months are allowed to bear fruit and
that
> > no guns are jumped nor cocks halved ;o))
> >
> > Finally, I'd not like any to think that we have been sitting on our
hands
> > over this: Joy Cain started the ball rolling in producing the first
> > electronic text we have had available in ten years and since then
various
> > contributors have been involved in correcting and amending and adding to
> the
> > original.
> >
> > Photographs will replace line art in many cases and it will be a better
> > product than the old.
> >
> > I respectfully ask for your continued patience.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Kim Siddorn
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Pete James" <peter@citizen.co.uk>
> > To: <list-regia-na@lig.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 12:30 PM
> > Subject: RE: [Regia-NA] Member's Handbook
> >
> >
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > At the risk of opening up a can of worms here, I own a copy of the
> > original
> > > handbook, and I have a scanner and a pdf creator.
> > >
> > > If I was given permission, I could scan it, pdf it, burn it onto a cd
> and
> > > send it to Cafeshops http://www.cafepress.com .
> > >
> > > They would happily sell hard copies of the pdf printed into a book
> (about
> > > $15 ex. post), or copies of the data CD (about $5 ex. post) via post
and
> > > credit card, to anyone with access to the internet and a credit card.
> > >
> > > I reckon I could have the PDF book available through my Cafeshops
> account
> > > (no mark-up, base price only) by next weekend (27th ?) or a Data CD by
> > about
> > > 6/7 December (depending on post)
> > >
> > > If it helps I'll even pay the cost of the CD and the postage to
> California
> > > myself.
> > >
> > >
> > > Pete
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Joy Cain [mailto:jcain@insight.rr.com]
> > > Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 12:18 PM
> > > To: list-regia-na@lig.net
> > > Subject: Re: [Regia-NA] Member's Handbook
> > >
> > >
> > > May I suggest that you investigate printing places that have
Docutechs?
> > > Kinkos and other quick-print places have them. They allow you to
> > > "print-on-demand" allowing you to do smaller quantities from disk. The
> > > upside to this being that you don't have to warehouse lots of books
that
> > > you may make changes to.
> > >
> > > Thanks for your compliment, too!
> > >
> > > Joy
> > >
> > > On Thursday, November 20, 2003, at 04:54 AM, Steve Etheridge wrote:
> > >
> > > > I have ( as I am sure that some others do) the text of the original
> > > > handbook on my PC at home. When I have dug it out from various
boxes,
> > > > screwed all the hard-drives back in place and then sorted out the
mess
> > > > that is my phone line this should be available.
> > > >
> > > > I was going to make some comment about giving it a light edit, then
> > > > realised that this was impossible. There is much that is good in
it,
> > > > and much that needs revising, so if a net version is to be used, it
> had
> > > > better go out "as is" with a simple health warning.
> > > >
> > > > I beleive that it was Joy Cain who originally did the scans and OCR
of
> > > > the handbook, and I beleive that she is on this group - and deserves
a
> > > > lot of credit for her hard work on this.
> > > >
> > > > The new handbook will be published and maintaned in installments, as
> it
> > > > will be easier to produce and maintain than one large book. These
> > > > installments will (hopefully) also be available electronically.
There
> > > > are a few installments nearly ready to go.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Steve
> > > >
> > > >> Thanks for your offer of assistance Robert.
> > > >> If there is a need I'll be in contact.
> > > >> Thanks
> > > >> Martin
> > > >> ----- Original Message -----
> > > >> From: "Robert Neidlinger" <noid341@yahoo.com>
> > > >> To: <list-regia-na@lig.net>
> > > >> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 8:58 AM
> > > >> Subject: [Regia-NA] Member's Handbook
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> > I too would be willing to help with the formatting and
> > > >> > writing to pdf if that task ever came to be. I
> > > >> > generally work in pagemaker and can easily write to
> > > >> > pdf. If this task were to be split up into sections
> > > >> > it could be accomplished in fairly short order I would
> > > >> > think. If there is any actual interest in doing it.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Robert
> > > >> >
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