Markus Posted May 6, 2015 Report Posted May 6, 2015 As announced earlier, I revised and enlarged my Index of Japanese Swordsmiths and the result is out now as 3 volume hardcover edition. Please see link below that brings you to my blog for further details: https://markussesko.wordpress.com/2015/05/06/new-swordsmiths-of-Japan-3-volumes/ And you better might not miss the 20% sale offered by Lulu right now and until May 10th! I mentioned on my blog that I need a few more days to finish the eBook version but I want to discuss here about what is the best way to do so. That means I want to do this as revision so that those who already got the initial eBook are able to download the new version and don't have to pay extra. Also we had the issue that those who downloaded the eBook Index a while ago are now no longer able to get free revisions as Lulu has changed copyright things in the meanwhile. My question now is: How to get the eBook to the early buyers? An option is sending out the PDFs via download links but this would mean that you are again excluded from downloading revisions. Other problem, I don't know who is affected by this as I don't have the names of course from those who downloaded it. So if we are going with the free file sharing option, it would be nice if just those step forward who really purchased the early eBook and not those who see this as way to grab a free copy if you know what I mean Other possibility would be to upload the revision and significantly lower the price so that you are able to download it again, quasi for a little fee, and be eligible to get future revisions and don't have to pay again. But this means that it would no longer be free as promised. So I am open for input! 1 Quote
b.hennick Posted May 6, 2015 Report Posted May 6, 2015 How about if we email our version to you? You can confirm that we have it and send us the updated version. 1 Quote
John A Stuart Posted May 7, 2015 Report Posted May 7, 2015 I am willing to pay a nominal fee for the revision and future revisions. In fact you could give a period in which those who have the first edition e-book notify you and then you provide the updated version. This list collected could be kept by you or a willing agent and as further updates are forthcoming provided to list members. John Quote
Brian Posted May 7, 2015 Report Posted May 7, 2015 Markus, Looks great. Anytime someone buys a book, I don't think they can expect constant free updates. Not at the price the eBooks go for. Your offer is very generous, but it should not put you out of pocket or effort too much. If it were me, I would send the update to anyone who emails you their Lulu receipt of their first purchase of the eBook. Everyone should have that email once they ordered it. Then you email the revision to the same email address. That should sort out any chancers. After that, further revisions are paid for in the future. Brian 1 Quote
Jean Posted May 7, 2015 Report Posted May 7, 2015 Ok, for Either Brian or John solution. Lucky I have kept Lulu e-mail for this order as generally I erase the e-mails as time goes by. Quote
Brian Posted May 7, 2015 Report Posted May 7, 2015 I would think that if you had deleted your email, you should be able to log into Lulu, go into your account, and reprint an invoice from the past order history? Brian Quote
SwordGuyJoe Posted May 7, 2015 Report Posted May 7, 2015 I would think that if you had deleted your email, you should be able to log into Lulu, go into your account, and reprint an invoice from the past order history? Brian Unless you purchased it as a guest (like I did) and you delete what seemed like an unnecessary email (like I did). Either way, I bought the hardcover copies as well this round. Quote
Ken-Hawaii Posted May 7, 2015 Report Posted May 7, 2015 Like Joe, I also bought mine as a guest, mostly because I really dislike getting dozens of "offers" in my InBox. I also often use a free service called MaskMe (https://www.abine.com/maskme/) that gives me as many disposable e-mail addresses as I need. Not sure which one I used for the e-book purchase in this case, although I'd be happy to e-mail my old copy to Markus. Ken Quote
wbt Posted May 8, 2015 Report Posted May 8, 2015 Is there anyway to set it up that if you buy the three volume hardback version you can get the eBook as well? That might solve it for those of us who have the eBook, but also want a Hardback copy. (primarily us old people that still have Wood bookshelves) Regards, Brent 1 Quote
Markus Posted May 10, 2015 Author Report Posted May 10, 2015 I did the eBook and made an announcement on my blog. As mentioned there, please get in touch with me via "markus.sesko@gmail.com" if you are one of those who got the eBook before that change and I will provide you for free with the revised PDF. https://markussesko.wordpress.com/2015/05/10/e-swordsmiths-of-Japan/ @Brent: I am afraid, Lulu does not offer this option and doing it manually is just too much of a hassle. That means I am not against this idea at all but it doesn't show up at my account who purchases which book. All I see is that this or that book was ordered from this or that country. So everyone would have to get in touch with me directly, show me that he just purchased the hardcover set, and I have to make something like a private download link on Lulu for their free eBook. In other words, I can't say that this person can download it for free as he just got the books but others who use the same link to the eBook have to pay for it. Yeah, would be great if there was a kind of automatic process to handle such bundles but I am not even able to bundle the three hardcover books in a way that a buyer can add them to his basket with just one click (instead of adding each volume separately). Quote
pcfarrar Posted May 10, 2015 Report Posted May 10, 2015 The updated revision doesn't seem to work, when I go into my Lulu account download section and download the book I still get the 2012 version. Quote
Markus Posted May 11, 2015 Author Report Posted May 11, 2015 @Peter: When did you buy the initial version? Quote
pcfarrar Posted May 11, 2015 Report Posted May 11, 2015 @Peter: When did you buy the initial version? 13th May 2014, i tried again this morning but still no joy it just downloads the original version. Quote
Markus Posted May 11, 2015 Author Report Posted May 11, 2015 13th May 2014, i tried again this morning but still no joy it just downloads the original version. Please drop me a short mail to "markus.sesko@gmail.com" and I will provide you with the revised ed. manually. Will ask Lulu about that. Maybe in the meanwhile can somebody step forward where the download of the revised 1414 pages version worked? Getting scared now as the Masamune nightmare still sends shivers down my spine... Quote
Kronos Posted May 11, 2015 Report Posted May 11, 2015 It wasn't working for me either last night but will check when I get home. Quote
brannow Posted May 20, 2015 Report Posted May 20, 2015 How does one order a hard copy of these books? Quote
SwordGuyJoe Posted May 20, 2015 Report Posted May 20, 2015 Bill, Volume 1: http://www.lulu.com/shop/markus-sesko/swordsmiths-of-Japan-aki-kuni/hardcover/product-22161190.html Volume 2: http://www.lulu.com/shop/markus-sesko/swordsmiths-of-Japan-kura-sane/hardcover/product-22161221.html Volume 3: http://www.lulu.com/shop/markus-sesko/swordsmiths-of-Japan-sato-zen/hardcover/product-22161247.html Also - DEFINITELY worth the cost. It's like hawley's only valuable (I'm biased being a gendai collector - 8 points my @$$) Quote
b.hennick Posted May 21, 2015 Report Posted May 21, 2015 Check the topic Lulu codes to get the current discount code. You can currently save 20%. Quote
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