tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post116981080417748091..comments2024-03-28T13:18:28.238+00:00Comments on Grumpy Old Bookman: Oldie oddmentsMichael Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11338398159818400930noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-1170058800015642372007-01-29T08:20:00.000+00:002007-01-29T08:20:00.000+00:00Yeah, yeah, vanity presses, blah, blah...I'd just ...Yeah, yeah, vanity presses, blah, blah...<BR/><BR/>I'd just like to congratulate you on producing such perspicacious offspring. Apart from the classifieds, it sounds like a potentially entertaining magazine. (And, hell, including the classifieds, look at how much fun you've had so far! Model child, I'd say...)David Isaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04928598446742324391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-1169916618143068212007-01-27T16:50:00.000+00:002007-01-27T16:50:00.000+00:00"The Oldie" sounds a sad name to me. One of my bes..."The Oldie" sounds a sad name to me. One of my best and most brilliant friends will turn sixty this year and his mind is as active as the one of a thirty-year old. He's haunted by the passing of time, though.<BR/>As regards the "nostalgic publication", one could always take a look...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-1169914348239127752007-01-27T16:12:00.000+00:002007-01-27T16:12:00.000+00:00I cannot remember the exact terms but I recall my ...I cannot remember the exact terms but I recall my mother had some poems published as part of a 1957 Stockwell hardback anthology ; I believe that she was paid a couple of guineas and was required to purchase a certain number of books - possibly 30. <BR/><BR/>The layout and production was very professional, I still have a couple of copies stored away. <BR/><BR/>Mum was very happy with the work, Gran even more so !!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-1169831504307376652007-01-26T17:11:00.000+00:002007-01-26T17:11:00.000+00:00Only a few posts back I wondered aloud if any true...Only a few posts back I wondered aloud if any true "vanity" presses (as opposed to print on demand) were still able to make a living, and I see Stockwell and Lifelines are doing so. I'm not sure, cost-wise, why anyone would pay only to have a set number of books printed unless it's just for Aunt Maude and the kids...yeah, you beat me to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com