André van Rooyen and I met up recently at Capello’s in Sandton. We got to talking about copyright, images online, ownership and the like.
I have been dying to try and get something off the ground as an initiative to help SA Rocks Flickr group contributors. André was the first one to come to me with the idea of printing a book of his photographs and getting his work out there. I am more than happy to announce that we have (well mostly André) successfully used Blurb.com to set up André’s very first photographic book: The Fairest Cape.
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The Fairest Cape
My romance with the light and the seas off the Cape, in images
You can head over to blurb where André has his book on sale. You can preview the first 15 pages of the book and get a taste of what you’d be buying. The quality of the paper (the actual book) is great and André has designed himself a magnificent piece of work.
I would really implore you to head over and buy his book, let’s support local online enthusiasts who have hobbies that make our country look absolutely phenomonal.
I would also like to ask you to blog about the book and let your readers have a look at his work and spend some money! 
Prices start at $22.95 excl shipping and local taxes.
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October 27th, 2008 at 11:46 am
this is absolutely lovely.
great idea, guys…
October 27th, 2008 at 11:57 am
Great book and not badly priced. The kicker will, as always, be shipping costs. It makes great sense to have a book like this within easy access of the foreign market but from the point of view of supporting local artists it would be great to produce via a local blurb.com equivalent. I must admit that I don’t even know if there is such a local service or if there is, whether they stand up, quality-wise.
October 27th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
What a stunning book! It would make a great Xmas pressie!