[meteorite-list] Call for Articles for the August issue of Meteorite magazine

From: ensoramanda <ensoramanda_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:37:26 +0000
Message-ID: <47EA3576.1030806_at_ntlworld.com>

Hi Larry and Nancy

The DVD sounds a great idea...count me in.

Any chance of making the payment to subscribe to Meteorite magazine
easier...eg..online...paypal or other whilst you're at it?
I'm sure more copies would sell that way too.

Graham Ensor UK

lebofsky at lpl.arizona.edu wrote:

>Hello Everyone:
>
>Some good news. While we have not seen our February Issue of Meteorite
>magazine yet, I have heard from some of our European colleagues that their
>issues arrived over the weekend. It is usually the situation that foreign
>airmail is faster that US first class and much faster than magazine rate.
>So, look for your copy of Meteorite coming soon!
>
>Nancy and I are now finishing off the editing of the May issue (it never
>ends). At this point, I do not know which articles will make it into the
>issue. While I do give the publisher a priority list, there are times
>that, for a variety of reasons, articles get held over to the next issue.
>When I know what will be in the May issue, I will send out another email.
>
>I am hoping that we will be able to have some additional color pages in
>this issue. Color has been limited due to the rising cost of printing, but
>we are looking into ways of raising funds in order to support more color
>pages and other programs. More on this later.
>
>It is now time to think about writing an article for the August issue of
>Meteorite. The due date is May 19. I spoke to some of you at the Tucson
>Gem and Mineral Show and I will be in touch with you soon to remind you
>about your potential articles. Articles can be anywhere from about 1,000
>words up to 2,500 words (or a little longer) with 4 or 5 pictures. A good
>picture might even make it to the cover! We also welcome book reviews
>(there will be one or two in the May issue) and letters to the editors.
>
>Now for some additional news. We are considering putting the first 10
>years of Meteorite magazine on one or two DVDs. None of these issues are
>available from the publisher (all out of stock). It is our hope to use
>this money to create an Editors? Discretionary Fund that can be used to
>support projects such as additional color pages and to continue
>Meteorite?s support of the Brian Mason Travel Award which funds students
>to attend the annual Meteoritical Society Meeting.
>
>The DVD project will be no small task since there are 40 issues at 44
>pages per issue, and an index will need to be created. Before we proceed,
>we need to get a feel for how many people would be interested in
>purchasing a copy. The number of people interested will greatly affect the
>number of DVDs produced, which in turn will affect the selling price. We
>look forward to hearing from you with possible articles and interest in
>the DVD.
>
>I hope that you will soon receive your February issue of Meteorite in the
>mail and that you enjoy it.
>
>Larry and Nancy Lebofsky
>Editors, Meteorite magazine
>
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