I have kept #proposals channel updated on the progress of the first issue of my Undergound Press, Burnt Hamster Publishing's arts&lit mag. I will attach photos of front and back page of this full color 8 page 11X17 inch printing to be distributed throughout North Central & Central Ohio.
The magazine was all hand laid out Cut Up style.
Expenses for production:
4 packs of cigarettes (j/k) we'd've smoked those anyways
One meal to meet for first time at Tim Horton's at Galion (w/coupons) $ 15
1 set of Epson ink catridges preparing galleys $ 90
100 copies sent to contributors as payment plus some to circulate $ 225
50 copies of front and back page to approach vendors with $ 30
Materials, paper & supplies $ 50
Total material costs for production $ 410
Burnt Hamster team labor and layout services for production $ 1600
(about 80 total man/hrs of labor @ $20/hr)
To be distributed thus:
Michael Veloff Publisher $ 650
Casey Taylor Art Director $ 600
Ben Ditmars Ass't Editor $ 350
Cost to promote and distribute (projected) $ 1200
Artists and writers who submitted to the project received 5 each of the 100 copies, but I would love to be able to pay them 0.1 Dash as well if I can get them into a Jaxx wallet, maybe for second issue which currently getting submissions in until July 31st.
I priced the high quality printing for 1000, 1500 & 2000 copies, but I will have no trouble getting 1500 copies distributed to small independent retailers. I have hit upon the idea of asking stores I already do business with, like Relax, It's Just Coffee, Main Street Books and Adult Videoi Visions in Mansfield OH for shop trade credit since that is as good as cash for me and the shops don't have to put any money in so it will make getting small retailers much easier to approach, calling another meeting with my team next weekend to discuss distribution and work on next issue.
When Kodaxx finishes his POS software for retailers, will be approaching the retailers that take in the magazine to sign up.
Printing costs:
2000 @ 0.98 cents including local tax. $ 1960
Total funds requested Total funding $ 5170 USD
100 signed and numbered and another hundred not signed and number have been invoice offered to Philadashsia for his Dash SNJ website. No other signed copies will be numbered and we are limiting this to one press run.
200 will be saved for Burnt Hamster archival purposes.
25 will be sent Certified Mail to Donald Truimp at the White House (3rd page is devoted to Trump and Freedom) as part of the ongoing artist and writer mail campaign.
That leaves us with about the 1500 we are likely to get distributed with this first isse.
Will submit a separate proposal for next issue, guaranteeing no other advertisers for the next 3 issues (I'd like to do at least 5 if I can hold my heard of butterflies together, LOL)
Michael J. Veloff
Burnt Hamster Publishing
1059 Bucyrus Rd
Galion OH 44833-1513
Mobile: (419) 566-9069
Email: [email protected]
The magazine was all hand laid out Cut Up style.
Expenses for production:
4 packs of cigarettes (j/k) we'd've smoked those anyways
One meal to meet for first time at Tim Horton's at Galion (w/coupons) $ 15
1 set of Epson ink catridges preparing galleys $ 90
100 copies sent to contributors as payment plus some to circulate $ 225
50 copies of front and back page to approach vendors with $ 30
Materials, paper & supplies $ 50
Total material costs for production $ 410
Burnt Hamster team labor and layout services for production $ 1600
(about 80 total man/hrs of labor @ $20/hr)
To be distributed thus:
Michael Veloff Publisher $ 650
Casey Taylor Art Director $ 600
Ben Ditmars Ass't Editor $ 350
Cost to promote and distribute (projected) $ 1200
Artists and writers who submitted to the project received 5 each of the 100 copies, but I would love to be able to pay them 0.1 Dash as well if I can get them into a Jaxx wallet, maybe for second issue which currently getting submissions in until July 31st.
I priced the high quality printing for 1000, 1500 & 2000 copies, but I will have no trouble getting 1500 copies distributed to small independent retailers. I have hit upon the idea of asking stores I already do business with, like Relax, It's Just Coffee, Main Street Books and Adult Videoi Visions in Mansfield OH for shop trade credit since that is as good as cash for me and the shops don't have to put any money in so it will make getting small retailers much easier to approach, calling another meeting with my team next weekend to discuss distribution and work on next issue.
When Kodaxx finishes his POS software for retailers, will be approaching the retailers that take in the magazine to sign up.
Printing costs:
2000 @ 0.98 cents including local tax. $ 1960
Total funds requested Total funding $ 5170 USD
100 signed and numbered and another hundred not signed and number have been invoice offered to Philadashsia for his Dash SNJ website. No other signed copies will be numbered and we are limiting this to one press run.
200 will be saved for Burnt Hamster archival purposes.
25 will be sent Certified Mail to Donald Truimp at the White House (3rd page is devoted to Trump and Freedom) as part of the ongoing artist and writer mail campaign.
That leaves us with about the 1500 we are likely to get distributed with this first isse.
Will submit a separate proposal for next issue, guaranteeing no other advertisers for the next 3 issues (I'd like to do at least 5 if I can hold my heard of butterflies together, LOL)
Michael J. Veloff
Burnt Hamster Publishing
1059 Bucyrus Rd
Galion OH 44833-1513
Mobile: (419) 566-9069
Email: [email protected]
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