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RE: Papa Lynch's World War 2 Book - Greg - 03-29-2023
The typesetter proofs have arrived for me to go over. One more check after this before it goes to the printer.
RE: Papa Lynch's World War 2 Book - Greg - 03-29-2023
For those playing along at home and guessed the book will be printed in Chennai, India, please award yourself a point.
RE: Papa Lynch's World War 2 Book - Drunk Monk - 03-29-2023
Interesting. Tiger Claw printed some in China, as do a lot of publishers. I've not heard India before but that stands to reason. It's far cheaper than US printing (KFTC was printed in the US because delivery to our distributors was guaranteed).
RE: Papa Lynch's World War 2 Book - Greg - 03-29-2023
I was thinking my book was going to be printed in China because everything is made in China.
RE: Papa Lynch's World War 2 Book - Drunk Monk - 03-29-2023
Except for what's made in India.
During the pandemic shipping crisis, all the big publishers moved back to the US pushing the indies (like YMAA) out. That's settled down now. The pandemic has shifted the print publishing world in many directions. I'm somewhat relieved to be outside of that world now.
RE: Papa Lynch's World War 2 Book - Greg - 03-29-2023
I think we are going to see more and more things made in India as their Quality Control improves. I know Apple is trying to make products in India but are having a poor time with quality. I think the rejection rate was 50%, but they should improve.
Truth be told, I don't care where The Black Scorpions is printed as long as someone is printing it.
RE: Papa Lynch's World War 2 Book - Drunk Monk - 03-29-2023
PRC still hasn't got their quality control together. India couldn't be much worse.
When my book was printed (in PRC) there were several books that were bound with sections in reverse or upside down. There were maybe just shy of a hundred of those. I stacked some of those under my computer to raise it up a little closer to my eyeline. rI also covertly snuck some into free libraries and random book stores. I can't remember what the initial order was. I wonder if they will bother to print a second edition when they run out...
RE: Papa Lynch's World War 2 Book - Greg - 03-30-2023
The funny thing that happened during typesetting was they lost all the dashes in the plane names. For instance P-40 becomes P40 and C-47 became C47. That is about the biggest problem in the book. There were registration problems about blocks of type not having the proper alignment. I think there were two notes directed right at me to fix some language. Other than that, the book looks really pretty now they have all the pictures in place.
RE: Papa Lynch's World War 2 Book - Drunk Monk - 03-30-2023
Cool.
That's an odd conversion issue.
RE: Papa Lynch's World War 2 Book - Greg - 04-06-2023
I just got a note from the Publishers. They want me to do more work on the Index. Oh, joy.
RE: Papa Lynch's World War 2 Book - Drunk Monk - 04-06-2023
ouch
I hate indexing. That's the most painstaking bit.
RE: Papa Lynch's World War 2 Book - thatguy - 04-06-2023
(04-06-2023, 08:53 AM)Greg Wrote: I just got a note from the Publishers. They want me to do more work on the Index. Oh, joy.
Can ChatGPT do it for you?
--tg
RE: Papa Lynch's World War 2 Book - Greg - 04-17-2023
The second set of proofs were sent to me over the weekend. This is the final stage before printing.
RE: Papa Lynch's World War 2 Book - Drunk Monk - 04-17-2023
Awesome. Will there be a book tour?
RE: Papa Lynch's World War 2 Book - Greg - 04-17-2023
Yes. I'll be at the Oakhurst Senior Center and I'm working on getting a date at the Clovis Book Barn. If things work out, I might show up at the New England Museum of Aviation in September. NEMA has a history of the 57th Fighter Group which included the Black Scorpion Squadron. I was hoping to have a copy of the book to bring with to Ireland so I could show up at my local book store in Limerick.