Some readers may prefer to have an electronic version of the book. It allows you to use search, bookmark and annotate content. The electronic distribution also makes the production of the book cheaper and hence the book can be sold at a better price. I created a PDF version of the book and it is now available for ordering from Lulu. Please notice that it is an Adobe Digital Edition PDF file. You need the free Adobe Digital Edition software to read the book on your OS X or Windows computer.
Category: News
Book Approved
Good news everyone! The third proof print turned out to be just fine and hence I released the book today. You can order the catalog today directly from CreateSpace, a daughter company or Amazon.com, or you may wait for 5-7 days for the book to appear on Amazon. Here is the information I received:
- CreateSpace eStore – Your title is already available: https://www.createspace.com/3614960
- Amazon.com – Books take 5-7 business days to be listed on Amazon.com. Listings are built in stages; some parts of your title’s details may be available before the page is complete.
- Expanded Distribution Channel – If you’ve chosen the Expanded Distribution Channel for your book, it may take 6-8 weeks for your title to begin populating to the distribution outlets you’ve selected.
The price of the book is 89 USD and you will get 392 pages of Minifigure goodness in full color.
Next Proof ordered
After making several corrections (thank you Huw!) and fixing the missing photo issue, I ordered the next and hopefully last proof print.
Second Proof Print Arrived
After making some corrections, the second proof print arrived today. Unfortunately, one type of image was not printed, despite it showing up in the PDF file correctly. After some investigation, I found out that it has a different color space. I am recompiling the book and will send the new PDF back to the printer today. Producing the book turned out to be more difficult than anticipated. Having a good PDF does not always mean that it will print okay.
First Proof Print Arrived
Today the first proof prints arrived. The colors look great and the printing quality if fine. However, the bar code is too small and one or two other small errors occurred. The book needs to go through a second iteration.
Inclusion into library catalog
The Library of Congress has included the Unofficial LEGO Minifigure Catalog into their system by providing an Library of Congress Catalog Number (LCCN). Furthemore, the National Library of New Zealand included the book in their Cataloguing-in-Publication Data (CIP).:
National Library of New Zealand Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
Bartneck, Christoph, 1973-
The unofficial LEGO Minifigure catalog / Christoph Bartneck.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-4635-1897-4
1. LEGO koncernen (Denmark)—Catalogs. 2. LEGO toys—
Catalogs. I. Title.
688.72—dc 22
Hello world!
Welcome to our blog about the Unofficial LEGO Minifigure Catalog. I will try to keep you up to date with the latest progress of the project.