Possible Paul Martin National Treasure Sword Book

[ckaiserca]

Paul Martin posted on Facebook today seeking input about a possible National Treasure Sword Book. He wants to know how much support such a book would have, as he expects the cost to be between $100 and $120 (USD). If you want your vote counted, you can post a "Yes" in the comments on his Facebook post. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/14ity6ay2FE/

 

He thinks the production and sale of the book would be based on pre-orders, and stated that he would need about 1000 yes responses to produce the book.

[MassiveMoonHeh]

  

12 hours ago, ckaiserca said:

Paul Martin posted on Facebook today seeking input about a possible National Treasure Sword Book. He wants to know how much support such a book would have, as he expects the cost to be between $100 and $120 (USD). If you want your vote counted, you can post a "Yes" in the comments on his Facebook post. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/14ity6ay2FE/

 

He thinks the production and sale of the book would be based on pre-orders, and stated that he would need about 1000 yes responses to produce the book.

If the pictures are as good as this then I am in.. . 

[Lewis B]

Yes 

Edited Tuesday at 01:01 PM by Lewis B

[eternal_newbie]

Absolutely, if the quality is anything like his previous book it would be a must-buy for me.

[Schneeds]

This is my only moment in life having regret for not having a Facebook account.  

[Takezo]

Yeah same, someone please proxy an upvote for me

[Lewis B]

Approx 300 yes's so far. Lets keep them coming and make this happen.

[Natichu]

For those that either don't have FB or don't feel comfortable making a more public post there, I sent Mr. Martin a private message through FB messenger to indicate I should be counted as a yes. I received a thumbs up reply, so assume that's another way to get the numbers up. 

[Mushin]

Not on Facebook, but I am in.

[Jussi Ekholm]

Not in Facebook but yes to support Paul for 1 or 2 books.

 

I would be curious how this will be different from other National Treasure books? Will the difference be just the English language?

[The Blacksmith]

Add another to the yes, but 'not on Facebook' list!

[Toryu2020]

Quoting Paul

”

So I have had a National Treasure Swords of Japan book ready to go for 10+ years. The stumbling block is the cost of the using all the existing photography for all the blades, plus koshirae, plus National Treasure Koshirae. Crowding funding incurs more expense via return gifts and 20% to the crowdfunding company, so we are thinking of basing it on pre-orders. The book is not going to be cheap as it is a large volume of the very best swords and koshirae in Japan. 

At this stage, we are estimating the cost of the book to be approximately 100~120 USD. Please leave a 'Yes' in the comments, if you would be willing to pre-order. Please don't just click 'like', as it won't be counted. 

Pre-orders will also have the option to be signed by me. *I probably need about 1000 yes's for a chance for this to become a reality.* If you share this post, please ask your followers to put their 'yes' directly on this thread.”

[Rivkin]

Rephotographing kokuho will not happen unless the effort is championed by maybe one notch below cabinet minister level person.

After years of maneuvering I've shot seven. If I would have any museum position maybe it would have been like 11.

So - stock photos, 15,000 yen for small print run per image, 1-2 images per kokuho, 3 million yen for the existing pictures. Plus the printing, plus the mandatory 35-45% which retail networks will take... 100-120$ can be about right.

[Brian]

To assist Paul, I have added a poll at the top, where you can commit to a copy or indicate you would be interested.
We don't need a "no thanks" vote, as this is to gauge interest. I have made member votes public so Paul can see who would be interested and compare with his existing list.
Please add your vote if you are interested.

[ckaiserca]

16 hours ago, Brian said:

To assist Paul, I have added a poll at the top, where you can commit to a copy or indicate you would be interested.

Thanks Brian!