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Post by Ginnie on Jul 26, 2010 21:30:41 GMT -4
Hi Ginnie, I'm glad that your first impressions are positive! Those damn typos - despite a million proofreads just never want to go away!! When I get the time I will add a page to the book's website which lists any errors/typos. ;D I know what you mean! I once designed and printed Menus for my brother's restaurant. Despite me checking the text numerous times, plus the restaurant staff proofreading it, I still had listed on the menu: Baby Black Ribs. Of course it should be Baby Back Ribs. They had to live with it. I can just imagine the proofreading involved in a full book. I must say that I'd prefer if the text wasn't on two columns per page, I'd prefer only one. And the inside margin could be bigger - I find I have to bend the pages really close to the spine, which is a bit of a struggle (not overwhelming so, though). I'm a bit worried about the spine of the book splitting apart before I get finished reading it. And I intend to read it more than once and especially use it as a reference book. It'll be well used. I hope the publisher used very strong glue on the binding!
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Post by dwight on Jul 26, 2010 21:59:44 GMT -4
Interesting your thoughts on the two columns - I actually prefer it with the two, prior to having the contract with them I toyed with the design in the event of having to self publish and I could never get a format I liked. The Apogee prints can take one hell of a beating, so don't worry about bending - of course getting another book will certainly earn the admiration of the author. The shipping is moving into high gear now. I'm hearing more and more reports of people getting their copies. In time it will all balance out. At any rate its only a matter of logitistcs from now on. I was hoping the whole thing would be in color, but that made the cost prohibitive - and thus the idea for the pics in color on the DVD. I felt that was a better option than an 8-page section where the photos would be out of sequence and disrupt the reading experience. I'd like to know what you think of the proposed LM launch telecast for A11. I tracked down some intriguing documents and diagrams for that idea. Also, the dr El Baz idea of driving the LRV via the GCTA camera to capture the next LM landing! _That_ would have made for some awe inspiring video!!
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Post by Ginnie on Jul 26, 2010 22:37:10 GMT -4
Interesting your thoughts on the two columns - I actually prefer it with the two, prior to having the contract with them I toyed with the design in the event of having to self publish and I could never get a format I liked. The Apogee prints can take one hell of a beating, so don't worry about bending - of course getting another book will certainly earn the admiration of the author. The shipping is moving into high gear now. I'm hearing more and more reports of people getting their copies. In time it will all balance out. At any rate its only a matter of logitistcs from now on. I was hoping the whole thing would be in color, but that made the cost prohibitive - and thus the idea for the pics in color on the DVD. I felt that was a better option than an 8-page section where the photos would be out of sequence and disrupt the reading experience. I'd like to know what you think of the proposed LM launch telecast for A11. I tracked down some intriguing documents and diagrams for that idea. Also, the dr El Baz idea of driving the LRV via the GCTA camera to capture the next LM landing! _That_ would have made for some awe inspiring video!! It seems that all the books are being printed in Burlington, so presumably the further away you are, the longer the wait. Amazon in the U.K. will have it August 1. Another suggestion - I live timelines because it puts everything in the right order. Maybe for the second edition? A timeline would help me sort out who developing what and when. Especially in regards to the contractors involved. My head is getting dizzy already. I was a little confused because I was reading about Lear Sieglers camera aboard Faith 7 in 1962, then the next chapter went back to 1961 and the development of the Apollo camera. So I went back and re-read it and realized they were independent developments, sort of.
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Post by Ginnie on Jul 26, 2010 22:45:49 GMT -4
I'm surprised you haven't put up this link to plug your book, Dwight!
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Post by LunarOrbit on Jul 26, 2010 23:24:30 GMT -4
Yeah, Apogee is pretty close to me. One of these days I'm going to see if I can locate their offices. I've met Robert Godwin (the owner/editor).
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Post by ka9q on Jul 26, 2010 23:55:26 GMT -4
Also, the dr El Baz idea of driving the LRV via the GCTA camera to capture the next LM landing! _That_ would have made for some awe inspiring video!! Never heard that one! I seriously doubt it could have been done without an external source of power, such as a large solar array -- and how would it be made mobile? There'd be the problem of keeping the rover from freezing during the 2-week lunar night. As it was, they had serious thermal problems even while the crews were still there, during the relatively benign thermal conditions of lunar morning. The landing sites weren't all that close either, so even with the slower pace of the J-missions would they have had enough time?
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Post by LunarOrbit on Jul 27, 2010 16:06:34 GMT -4
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Post by Ginnie on Jul 27, 2010 22:09:18 GMT -4
Hey, this book is getting really interesting Dwight! ... and its not as "technical" as I thought it would be. I'm finally "getting" how the field-sequential color system works - I just related it to my experience years ago in offset printing when I used filters. I had to make the plates for the offset press - one each for black, yellow, magenta, and cyan. I'm glad that knowledge helped me later in life. I also like that there is so much history of the Apollo space program itself so that the TV Camera information is not presented in a vacuum.
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Post by Bob B. on Jul 27, 2010 22:46:18 GMT -4
I just ordered it.
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Post by dwight on Jul 28, 2010 1:03:54 GMT -4
I'm so glad you are getting into it. The color TV section is the one I enjoyed writing the most - it is where I really found my step. The Apollo 11 chapter was also cool as it was the last one I wrote. Sequential color took me ages to get a hold onto it, now it seems painfully obvious.
BTW I will be doing an interview next month which you all can watch - and you'll finally get to hear an Australian accent which doesnt make you cringe. Unlike a certain HB in Oz, I actually have been paid to do voice-over work. I'll keep you posted.
And thank you Bob for placing the order! The sales tracking program I use indicated a copy was sold and it is nice to know it was you!!
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Post by ka9q on Jul 28, 2010 14:40:10 GMT -4
Supposedly Amazon will ship my copy "real soon now", but it's been that way for a long time. I was getting really tired of having to tell Amazon "Yes, keep the order open" over and over.
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Post by Ginnie on Jul 28, 2010 16:53:30 GMT -4
;D "real soon" - is that an actual Amazon quote?
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Post by echnaton on Jul 28, 2010 21:33:31 GMT -4
Amazon told me my copy would ship by Sept 13. By that time the movie should be out?
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Post by Bob B. on Jul 28, 2010 21:58:24 GMT -4
My shipping date is: September 13, 2010 - November 8, 2010
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Post by Ginnie on Jul 28, 2010 22:46:14 GMT -4
My shipping date is: September 13, 2010 - November 8, 2010 Geez, you should just get Lunar Orbit to pick one up for you and then he can mail it.
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