[sdiy] Synth Electronics

[Nathan Trites]

As of his last post on MW in July 2023, Bernie's concerns over copyright
seem to have waned and he was interested in taking the files he had and
getting them organized into an ebook for distribution with no changes to
the structure. I agree an outright purchase would make the most sense,
barring a licensing agreement where Bernie gets a majority share.

If anyone wants to make an attempt to work with Bernie, please keep me in
mind - I work in publishing and have a strong knowledge of print and EBOOK
production, distribution, digital rights management, and
copyright/royalties. IMO this doesn't really even need to be a book at this
point - online courseware platforms or various other tools would
accommodate robust indexing, various devices to access the collection, and
options for permanent or temporary access. There are a lot of possibilities
that would take the labor out of his hands and could get him paid fairly
without undermining the sales.

Nathan

On Tue, May 7, 2024 at 7:05 PM Matthew Skala via Synth-diy <
synth-diy at synth-diy.org> wrote:

> On Tue, 7 May 2024, David G Dixon via Synth-diy wrote:
>
> > As I said in a posting to that very thread that Neil mentioned, years
> > ago, anyone with access to a modern copy machine could scan the entirety
> > of Electronotes and convert it to PDFs in about a day.  I know that this
>
> Getting it into print-on-demand book form is also basically a solved
> problem.  I've some experience preparing books for PoD myself; I used
> Lulu, but there are other such systems too, and someone serious about it
> would shop around for the best package.
>
> But discussing the technical issues of scanning and book printing is all
> for nothing without the permission of the copyright holder, and I think
> the only realistic way that could happen would be if whoever wanted to do
> the publishing, were to buy the copyright outright.  I don't think there's
> any realistic prospect for a joint venture or royalty arrangement.
>
> --
> Matthew Skala
> North Coast Synthesis Ltd.
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