Well, I talked to my boss today. For just one calendar custom printed its
around $26, for an order of 50 or more it goes down to around $20. The more
orders we get the cheaper it will be. My boss has to show his boss how to
make calendars early next week, so I should get an idea on the quality and
will let you know. However, I was thinking about going a little extra mile
and having them coil bound. I don't think this would cost much more, if any,
and looks a lot better. I'll leave the design up to Jon, since it is the DML
calendar. You can choose how to pic the months. I have some good pics of the
First Cali meet from early this year. I'll keep you all updated.
Steven 2me
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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Jon Steiger
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 1999 12:33 PM
To: Dakota Mailing List
Subject: Re: DML: Dakota Calendars
On Thu, 28 Oct 1999, SmokinDakota wrote:
> Alright all,
>
> With the new millennium coming up, there is going to be a need for some
> special calendars. I am able to make custom calendars. I was thinking of
> doing a DML Calendar(with Jon's permission) or just a "D" Calendar. I need
> to get an idea of how many people would be interested. The more interested
> the cheaper the price. This is a custom run, so get in on it now, or don't
> come whining to me when everyone starts bragging about them ;)
Heh! You read my mind, Steven. :-) I've had DML calendars on my
"to do" list for a while now, but I haven't been able to find a place
that could do them for a price I was happy with yet. I was actually
thinking of seeing what it would cost to get some high quality paper,
create the calendars in an image format of some type, have a copy
center print them up, and I could fold and staple 'em together. I
wanted to finish up these stickers first tho.
The big obstacle I think is keeping the quality high, which will
mean good quality originals. I was thinking of sending out a
request to DMLers for "calendar quality" pics of their trucks, DML
meets, etc, then scan them in at a really nice resolution, and set up
a page which would allow DMLers to vote for their favorite pics. The
12 favorite ones would be the main pics for the calendar, and possibly
have the "runner ups" in blank squares (like at the beginning and
ends of each month). I was also tossing around the idea of having
DML'ers send me important dates (DML meets, their birthdays, etc) and
they could be incorporated into the calendar...
I was aiming to be able to sell them for $15 or less, while still
having enough of a margin so that a few dollars for each calendar
could go into the DML coffers.
-Jon-
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