It's funny that the article mentions "Rivet Counters," referring to the
My first visit was at their old store within earshot of Dick's in Lake City. Their new spot isn't too far away, due north on Lake City Way. Two favorite areas for the boys are the Thomas table and the backroom where the model railroading club is running trains from time to time.
One thing I have never been able to figure out - and this isn't North End Train's fault - is why are railroad books and magazines so darned expensive?
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First of all, this is a niche market - limited audience. Cost factors include estimating the size and number of pages in the book. Estimating how how many copies will be needed. Researching composition and layout costs. Contacting printers to get an estimate for printing the book (just like hiring any other skill set.) Then be sure to include the cost of any royalties or licenses which must be obtained for pictures, maps, and illustrations. Researching and securing a graphic artist(s) to get estimated costs of artwork or design work which must be done. Include a cost factor for shipping the book from the printer to the storage location.
ReplyDeleteYears ago, my late wife and I produced an interactive cd-rom "Positive Self-Esteem!" I did the programming in Toolbook; she wrote the scripts. Amazon dot com was one of our major distributors. Believe me, these costs are just the tip of the ice berg. We went bust, despite rave reviews. I've got a lot of coasters here in a box .....