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Re: Handbound books

[hansbekhart]

Hi! Is the offer for 3 books total, or 3 of each? We're getting auction item information up now, so want to be sure your offers are marked correctly.

Re: Handbound books

[shadytail]

This duplicates the message I sent earlier, but the answer is 3 books total. The rest of this message is and a revised (hopefully clearer) listing, if you want to use it. (No need to redo the auction comment if it’s already been made, by the way.)

My tumblr name: shadytail
My AO3 name: shadytail
Other platforms I am on: shadytail@Dreamwidth
Where you can find my work: Bookbinding tag
Contact method: roz.heller@gmail.com

I am offering: Handbound books or blank journals
Quantity: 3
Minimum bid: $20
What fandoms I create for: Any
Would love to do: A fancy non-adhesive binding, if the bidding reaches high enough
Will not do: Editing the manuscript. What you give me will bound as-is, typos and all.

Additional Info:
The basic offer is for a simple sewn paperback binding. The book has card stock covers and is sewn in French link stitch over paper tapes. The book is bound without adhesives or endpapers. The finished book will be 5 1/2" by 8 1/2". Other details:

1. Book with text: Up to 120,000 words of fanfic, origfic, or nonfiction without illustrations. The word count may be split among multiple works if desired. The bidder is responsible for securing permission from the author.


2. Blank book: suitable for a journal or notebook. 160 pages without any printing, lines, or page numbers.

If bidding reaches $40, winners can choose one enhancement, such as a full cloth hard cover, illustrations, hand-sewn endbands, illustrations, etc. If bidding reaches $60, winners can choose two, at $80 three, etc. If bidding reaches $100, the winner can also request a springback notebook instead. I will contact the winners to discuss the design of their book, including any more advanced binding types they may be eligible for.

Shipping: anywhere in the US using the Media Mail rate. Outside the US: Bidders will have to buy postage online.
Delivery: Shipped by Feb. 1.