Simple tunnel book on the work bench.
Reveling in a recently completed order. It’s like a flower garden overtook my studio.
We spent our evening at Longwood Gardens taking in the light display.
Reveling in a recently completed order. It’s like a flower garden overtook my studio.
15 books finished!
Per my conversation with @valiha:
Not all eyelets are created equal. I’ve recently started using eyelets with backs because they are smoother and don’t pose the risk of fraying that other eyelets might.
(Last pic is a traditional eyelet for comparison.)
just throwin’ this out there: when an eyelet includes a backing it is called a grommet, so just in case you’re trying to find them and can’t try searching for grommets instead =)
Thanks! I was totally relying on the packaging for the naming (I’m also used to grommets being ginormous), but I’m glad to have the clarification!
Just one last question: I’m looking at two options - antique brass and silver. Antique brass looks more inconspicuous compared to silver, but I’m not sure how it agrees with colors like blue and purple; am I better of with silver in that case? Or is it all a matter of taste?
I’ve had reason to use both. I like to pick based on colors, paper style, etc. If you’re able, maybe get a pack of each so you can see them in real life?
Hachette CEO Michael Pietsch on the Future of Publishing
How an invention from the 1400s will fare in the years ahead
I’ve been hearing about the demise of book publishing since the first day I stepped through the doors of a publisher back in 1978. But here we are still, publishers like Little, Brown, with histories going back 100 and 200 years. What other American industry has companies still in existence after two centuries, evolving and modernizing but still doing much the same work? The most recent variant of the death watch: A digital revolution would cause e-books to replace printed ones, authors would overwhelmingly choose self-publishing, and publishers would follow carriage makers into oblivion.
After several years of rapid e-book growth, their sales topped out at about one-quarter of publishers’ revenues and have declined for a year. Print books have proved durable because, as a format, they’re simply hard to improve on. Music, movies and TV were all fundamentally altered because digitization allowed readers to experience those entertainments anywhere. Books were portable the day they were invented. Other forms have only just caught up.
And self-publishing? It’s grown hugely as an option for writers who want to reach readers directly. But writers like to be paid, in advance, for their work. Publishers are investors and risk takers. And a publishing company with longstanding media and marketing relationships is far more capable of getting attention for a new book than a writer working alone.
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