Publishing will remain in the US!
over 5 years ago
– Mon, Jul 15, 2019 at 12:39:44 PM
I'm excited to announce that I will be able to keep all the publishing in the US with Queen Beach Printers in Long Beach, CA!
Fascination Gallery in Denver pledged on my Kickstarter with the reward of getting 75 books in time for the July 4th weekend show I had scheduled with them. The publisher I had been leaning towards (Mascot books) was unable to get those books printed and delivered so I had to find a different publisher.
I was put in touch with Queen Beach printers by a good friend and they delivered! The book quality turned out fantastic and the owner, Bill, is a great person to work with. Really takes pride in the quality of the work they produce.
It does cost more to produce the books in the US. The cost per book will double. Because of the extra cost, I'll be producing 500 of each book instead of 1000. I'm not sure if it's the best business decision due to the extra cost, but I feel good about keeping the jobs here and supporting local business. I may just absorb the extra expense, or I may end up raising the retail price once the books are printed, but everyone who supported the kickstarter has their prices locked in!
I haven't given up on the slip case. Bill at Queen Beach Printers is working on a price quote for those as well. He suspects the quotes I had from Mascot Books was overpriced. I'll keep you posted on that as I get more info.
As of now, I've got the designs mostly locked down. They should all go to print by End of July early August, putting the delivery date mid to late Sept.
I want to thank you all for your patience. I'm excited to get these books out to you! We're almost there.
thanks - Gabe
Finalizing book designs & box set
over 5 years ago
– Fri, Jun 21, 2019 at 06:42:01 PM
a quick update to let you all know what's going on with the book project.
I'm finalizing designs on all 5 books. This included tracking down some missing pieces I don't have proper scans for, adding pages to some of the books etc..
I've also received a dummy mock up for the slip case. The cost for 100 of them is nearly the cost of making an additional 1000 books. Right now I've priced the box set limited edition at $750. It would be offered as a signed and numbered limited edition (only 100 avaialbe) and would come with a certificate of authenticity. I'm thinking of adding a sharpie sketch to the outside of each box, which could be personalized.
For anyone who is interested I'll have to figure out how to set it up for you to do this as an add-on to your existing pledges. I'll probably only do this if I get enough interest to justify the extra cost. From what I understand it's an option I can add on with the publisher at anytime through this process.
There are a number of pledges that included rewards that are necessary to be shipped separately. I will start shipping some of those items out soon, so that you're not waiting for those items while I get the books published.
I'll keep you posted as I continue through this process. If you have any questions, please ask
thanks - Gabe
backer surveys and fulfillment
over 5 years ago
– Fri, May 24, 2019 at 08:40:59 PM
I got the email from kickstarter today that the funds are now being sent to my bank. As soon as the deposit hits I'll be getting backer surveys rolled out to you.
I'm going to be using the services of Backerkit.com to create and send all the surveys. I've spent the last couple of weeks setting it up and adding everyone's bump pledge requests to their carts. I've also created some extra goodies for backers only that you can add on or swap out for your bump pledges. You'll also be able to add on extra books and dedication sketches when you check out.
I'm still working on the 'box set' option. The publisher is sending me a mock up dummy to look at and I'll be sharing prototypes soon. I'll be able to add this as an add-on option in backerkit. More info will be shared with you as I develop it.
thanks again!
Gabe
Backer Surveys and fulfillment
over 5 years ago
– Sun, May 19, 2019 at 02:33:54 PM
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We Did It, Gabe Leonard Art Book Collection Complete
over 5 years ago
– Mon, May 13, 2019 at 02:55:07 PM
I am so excited to say that WE DID IT! Together we are bringing the Complete Gabe Leonard Art Book Collection into the world! This experience has been so gratifying - seeing the huge outpouring of support for many years of work come together with such a great group of people!
Yesterday was such an emotional roller-coaster, and AGAIN I was humbled and happy to see so many awesome Backers step up to the plate, and hit some home runs for the team! I am still reeling, and will need a few days to get my head on straight, but I will be back soon with more information about the collection, including the EXTRA's that may now be possible due to the last 24 hours where we surpassed $60K together!
Thank you again for such an incredible experience, and please tune in today for a livestream called "Happy Hour-Ish" on Facebook at 2pm PST! I will be talking about the Kickstarter and future developments!
