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Unclassified ads, etc. ********************** --Disktop Publishing Association --Rejection Slip now Extinct (News Release-Serendipity Systems) --Typesetting from IBM-PC disks (Serendipity Systems) --Disk Mailers (Dave Byter) ************* PRESS RELEASE Ron Albright Contact: Ron Albright Disktop Publishing Association 1-205-853-8269 (Voice) 1160 Huffman Road 1-205=853-8478 (FAX) Birmingham, AL 35215 1-205-854-1660 (BBS) NEW ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCED TO PROMOTE ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING BIRMINGHAM, AL: The "Disktop Publisher's Association" ("DPA") is an association for parties of all levels who share interest in the dissimination of information in electronic ("computer readable") format. Those eligible for membership include authors, publishers, and consumers of on-disk publishing. "Electronic publishing," in its broadest sense, shall mean the authorship and production for general consumer access of any materials which are primarily read by computer and viewed on "paperless," "digital," and "on-disk" publishing - includes fiction and nonfiction works that are stored and distributed on disk or available by modem access on "bulletin board systems" ("BBSs"). Electronic publishing, in this sense, specifically does not include programs (which are sets of instructions used by a computer to perform other tasks) unless these programs are designed to facilitate the reading of written materials. Examples might include hypertext authoring programs or text viewers. Statement of Purpose The purpose of the DPA includes: 1. To promote, though improved public awareness, the benefits of electronic publishing. These benefits include availability - often on a 24 hour a day, on demand basis - of electronic publications, faster production time, cheaper cost, easier revision and updating, reduced consumption of natural resources, and - using appropriate reader software - enhanced presentation and readability. 2. To provide a forum for discussing the unique challenges of successfully publishing and marketing disk-based publications. Examples might include matching an author or publisher with the appropriate medium for a proposed project. Would hypertext be best? Plain ASCII? Multimedia? 3. A matching service will be organized to place authors - who may not be interested in complexities of marketing and publishing - with publishers who may be willing to assist in these commercial aspects. "Writers write and publishers publish" is an axiom that applies to electronic publishing as well as traditional formats. 4. To share resources for mass marketing electronic publications. Examples might include sharing of costs of mailing publications to user groups, etc. DPA will also assist new authors and publishers in getting press releases circulated and media coverage. Sharing mailing lists with other publishers is another possibility open to members. Membership Requirements The only requirement for membership shall be an interest in the advancement of electronic publishing. No fees will be solicited during the start-up phase. Interested parties can contact the DPA electronically at: The DPI BBS - 205-854-1660. Or through electronic mail on CompuServe (75166,2473), MCI Mail (RALBRIGHT), GEnie (R.Albright) or through the mail at the above address. * * * NOTE: The offer below has been extended indefinitely. NEWS RELEASE REJECTION SLIP NOW EXTINCT! Serendipity Systems of Big Sur, California announced the demise of the rejection slip. The advent of electronic publishing means that writers will no longer have to endure receiving rejection slips from publishers. To herald this development, Serendipity Systems, the publisher of BOOKS-ON-DISKS (tm) and the distributor of BOOKWARE (tm) editions, is offering to electronically publish the next one hundred manuscripts submitted to it. These manuscripts MUST meet the following criteria: 1) Material must be sent on IBM-PC compatible computer disks (160K, 180K, 360K, or 720K disks only.) 2) Text files must be in ASCII form. 3) Individual text files must not be larger than 35K with no more than 12 files per 360K disk, or 24 files per 720K disk. 4) Material must be accompanied by an S.A.S.E. plus a stamped disk mailer and one blank disk for each disk submitted. Why are we doing this? ********************** The number of books available in electronic editions is limited at the moment. We want to expand the variety and volume of the works in the electronic library. We will select, from among the manuscripts sent to us, the best works and offer the authors our standard 25 percent royalty contract. The fine print ************** Authors whose works are selected will be offered a contract for only the electronic rights to their work; they will retain all print and other rights and can offer their material to on- paper publishers. Those works which are not selected for distribution will be published in an edition of one copy. The authors of those books will then be able to self-distribute their work in any manner they choose. We are not a vanity press and there are no fees or expenses for the authors. This offer to publish one hundred books is being made solely to introduce writers to the new electronic publishing market. For more information contact: John Galuszka Serendipity Systems P.O. Box 140 San Simeon, CA 93452 * * * SERENDIPITY SYSTEMS P.O. Box 140 San Simeon CA 93452 6.2 Highway One--Big Sur 805-927-5259 Phototypesetting directly from IBM-PC computer disks is now available from Serendipity Systems. A CompuGraphics phototypesetter has been linked with a computer running WORDSTAR 3.3 files. This system yields galley proofs which can be used as camera-ready copy by printers or can be used directly in photocopying machines. The output is comparable in quality to slick magazines and textbooks when printed; photocopiers will give lower-quality reproductions. (This will vary depending on the individual machine--typeset masters are about 1200 dots per inch, whereas photocopied materials are about 300 dots per inch in resolution.) Three steps are used: a) Convert files to WordStar 3.3 and convert word processing files to typesetting files (see sample typesetting file below,) b) Run files through the typesetter and process the galleys, and c) Paste up the galleys to the finished copy. The user can perform steps a) and c) himself to save money, however, files will have to be inspected for compatibility with both WordStart and the typesetter. Fees for this service are: File conversion: $15 per hour Typesetting: $20 per hour [about 20K of text per hour] Pasteup: $15 per hour NOTE that this system is primarily for text-based documents. Illustrations, and graphics will be added during the pastup stage. Fonts available on the CompuWriter Jr. Phototypesetter: TYPEFACE--STYLES--SIZES 1) Baskerville Reg. & Italic 6,7,9,10 (12,14,18,20) 2) Baskerville Reg. & Bold 7,10 (14, 20) 3) Bondoni Book Reg. & Bold 7,10,12 (14,20,24) 4) Century TxtBk Reg. & Bold 10 (20) 5) Century Txtbk Reg. & Italic 9,10 (18,20) 6) Copper Light Reg. & Small 6,10 (12,20) 7) English Reg. & Bold 9 (18) 8) English Bold & Bold Italic 9 (18) 9) Helvetica Reg. & Bold 7,9,10,12 (14,18,20,24) 10) Helvetica Reg. & Italic 7,9,10,12 (14,18,20,24) 11) Oracle Reg. & Bold 8 (16) 12) Optima Reg. & Bold 6 (12) 13) Souvenir Reg. & Italic 10 (20) 14) Souvenir Light & Medium 6,9,10 (12,18,20) 15) Souvenir Light & Italic 9 (18) 16) Stymie Med. Reg. & Italic 10 (20) 17) Times Roman Bold & Bold Italic 10 (20) 18) Times Roman Reg. & Italic 9,10,11 (18,20,22) 19) Times Roman Reg. & Bold 9 (18) 20) Univers Med. Reg. & Italic 10 (20) NOTES, a)Specify Typeface 1 to 20 b)Specify Type size (72 equals 1 inch, 18 equals 1/4 inch, etc.) c)Indicate Type styles with first style listed as Font 1 and second style listed as Font 2 using <1> or <2> in the body of the text. Angle brackets <> can NOT be typeset; they are used as delimiters. d)Limit file lengths to 20K. e)Specify column widths: to 2.5'' or to 5.5'' (to 7.5'' special order paper) f)CP/M files are supported: Osborne 1, Kaypro II, and others. g)Three step process used: 1)convert to Wordstar 3.3 and convert word processor files to typesetting files, 2)typeset files, 3)Paste up. h)Customer can perform steps 1 and 3, if desired; step 2 performed at about 20K per hour (will vary, depending upon the size and style of type, font changes, etc.) i)Typesetter is specifically set to run WORDSTAR 3.3 files with embedded typesetting codes. Other files require double conversion mentioned above. j)Overall type size can be increased or decreased by the printer, or with a high-quality photocopying machine. SAMPLE TYPESETTING FILE SOME NOTES: <2> = 2nd font; Text = Text centered; <Q> = Quad left (Text on left of column, not justified; <MMM> = 3 Em spaces; <1> = 1st font <I2>SERENDIPITY SYSTEMS P.O. Box 140 San Simeon CA 93452 6.2 Highway One--Big Sur 805-927-5259 Text typesetting from IBM-PC computer disks.<Q1> Fonts available on the CompuWriter Jr. Phototypesetter:<Q> TYPEFACE<MMM>STYLES<MMM>SIZES<Q> 1) Baskerville<MMM>Reg. & Italic<MMM>6,7,9,10 (12,14,18,20)<Q> 2) Baskerville<MMM>Reg. & Bold<MMM>7,10 (14, 20)<Q> 3) Bondoni Book<MMM>Reg. & Bold<MMM>7,10,12 (14,20,24)<Q> 4) Century TxtBk<MMM>Reg. & Bold<MMM>10 (20)<Q> 5) Century Txtbk<MMM>Reg. & Italic<MMM>9,10 (18,20)<Q> 6) Copper Light<MMM>Reg. & Small<MMM>6,10 (12,20)<Q> 7) English<MMM>Reg. & Bold <MMM>9 (18)<Q> 8) English<MMM>Bold & Bold Italic<MMM>9 (18)<Q> 9) Helvetica <MMM>Reg. & Bold<MMM>7,9,10,12 (14,18,20,24)<Q> 10)Helvetica<MMM>Reg. & Italic<MMM>7,9,10,12 (14,18,20,24)<Q> 11)Oracle<MMM>Reg. & Bold<MMM>8 (16)<Q> 12)Optima<MMM>Reg. & Bold<MMM>6 (12)<Q> 13)Souvenir<MMM>Reg. & Italic<MMM>10 (20)<Q> 14)Souvenir<MMM>Light & Medium<MMM>6,9,10 (12,18,20)<Q> 15)Souvenir<MMM>Light & Italic<MMM>9 (18)<Q> 16)Stymie Med.<MMM>Reg. & Italic<MMM>10 (20)<Q> 17)Times Roman<MMM>Bold & Bold Italic<MMM>10 (20)<Q> 18)Times Roman<MMM>Reg. & Italic<MMM>9,10,11 (18,20,22)<Q> 19)Times Roman<MMM>Reg. & Bold<MMM>9 (18)<Q> 20)Univers Med.<MMM>Reg. & Italic<MMM>10 (20)<Q> NOTES,<Q> a)Specify Typeface 1 to 20<Q> b)Specify Type size (72 equals 1 inch, 18 equals 1/4 inch, etc.)<Q> c)Indicate Type styles with first style listed as Font 1 and second style listed as Font 2 using (1) or (2) in the body of the text. Angle brackets (-) can NOT be typeset; they are used as delimiters.<Q> d)Limit file lengths to 20K.<Q> e)Specify column widths: to 2.5'' or to 5.5'' (to 7.5'' special order paper)<Q> f)CP/M files are supported: Osborne 1, Kaypro II, and others.<Q> g)Three step process used: 1)convert to Wordstar 3.3 and convert word processor files to typesetting files, 2)typeset files, 3)Paste up.<Q> h)Customer can perform steps 1 and 3, if desired; step 2 performed at about 20K per hour (will vary, depending upon the size and style of type, font changes, etc.)<Q> i)Typesetter is specifically set to run <2>WORDSTAR 3.3<1> files with embedded typesetting codes. Other files require double conversion mentioned above.<Q> j)Overall type size can be increased or decreased by the printer, or with a high-quality photocopying machine.<Q> * * * MAILERS .............................................. Dave Byter Is the postage needed for mailing your 5.25" disks costing you more than the disks do? Perhaps I can help. I have found a source of better mailers. They will ship a disk & cover letter for two ounces. Williamsburg Box & Partition Co, 234 N Front St, Williamsburg OH 45176-1397 Call them at 800/927-2972, and ask for Dorothy Lewis in customer service. Please tell her that Dave Byter sent you, so that I get my finder's fee. She will send you a sample of the 6 by 8 kraft (generic brown) flat mailer. When you get your sample, put your old Calumet mailer and a disk on your postage scale and weep. Then put the Williamsburg mailer and the disk on the scale and rejoice. And now, for the consumate act, put on another disk, and throw your old mailers into the trash. Presently (Mar 91), the minimum order is 300 mailers (2 cases). In the 300 mailer lot, they cost $0.171 each. Plus 25 pounds freight. Larger lot = smaller price, down to $0.114 if you need many thousands. ****************************************************************** * END OF DISK - RETURN TO THE INDEX MENU BY PRESSING THE INS KEY * ****************************************************************** End of file END OF FILE Press the INS key to return to the INDEX MENU EOF