I’m not bitter of anything, nooooooo…
Here is a repost of the most interesting parts of the latest Kickstarter update:
PDFs in full resolution
I have decided to offer all PDFs in their original full resolution!
The reason for this is that I was not satisfied with the display quality of the originally offered reduced resolution in a test. This would have been contrary to my goal to offer the best possible product. You can think of it as reaching a stretch goal that has never been announced.
Artist reactions
I have sent a PDF of the art book to the featured artists and here are some reactions:
- “I have downloaded the sample and that is an awesome art book!”
- “BRUUHHH THIS BOOK LOOKS FIIRRREEE!!! Love it! U done so well putting this whole project together. […] Thanks again for adding my fan art in this amazing project. I’ll be getting a copy of this book myself!”
- Boss: Richard, as you know we need to ship these twenty parcels to our customers in the Netherlands by the end of this week.
- Boss: One option is we could ship them with USPS’ Priority Mail Express International
service.
- Richard: Certainly.
- Boss: Or you could drive to New York, fly to Amsterdam with the parcels in your luggage, rent a car at the airport, drive around in Holland to deliver the parcels, stay two days in a hotel, fly back to New York, and drive back home.
- Richard: You gotta be kidding me–
- Boss: … Which would be $476 cheaper according to my calculations.
- Richard: — Wait, what…?
- Scrooge McDuck: I’m in awe, but also slightly repulsed.
- Sign: United States Postal Service – A Flintheart Glomgold company
- Caption: Example calculationTrip costs:
Gasoline: $60 for 400 km in the United States at $0.80 per liter + 400 km in the Netherlands at $1.93 per liter.
Flight: $389 for a round trip from New York to Amsterdam on 4 December 2018 and back on 6 December 2018 with Norwegian Airlines.
Baggage fees: $114 for one carry-on bag at 10 kg and two suitcases at 20kg each.
Rented car: $179 for an Opel Astra station wagon from SIXT for two days.
Hotel: $179 for two days in the XO Hotels Couture, Amsterdam.
Miscellaneous: $132 for additional fees and costs.
$1059 in totalPostage costs:
$1,535 for 20 parcels at $76.75 each.
service.