Tony, I know a few people with good skills for the publication and general editing who are retired and would love to do something like this for minimum wage. They would have to farm out the 'peer review' to members. Is this an option? Tim -----Original Message----- From: pbs [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Tony Avent Sent: Monday, August 11, 2014 8:23 AM To: 'Pacific Bulb Society' Subject: Re: [pbs] PBS is seeking a new Bulb Garden editor Thanks for all the comments on the idea of an expanded bulb journal...on-line or otherwise. The linchpin is finding someone with the time to manage the project. The publication expense of Herbertia is not the reason that that IBS folded...it had everything to do with personality issues and unsustainable philosophies of fiscal management. Fingers crossed that someone steps up for what would be an incredibly worthwhile project. -----Original Message----- From: pbs [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Greg Ruckert Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2014 7:00 PM To: Pacific Bulb Society Subject: Re: [pbs] PBS is seeking a new Bulb Garden editor The International Aroid Society now publishes a fully electronic only edition. It has an ISSN which means that, under the new Nomenclature Rules, it allows for valid publication of new species. Indeed there were many new species in the first two editions. Greg Ruckert Nairne, South Australia On 11/08/2014 5:51 AM, arnold140@verizon.net wrote: > I can tell you all a bit of the cost of publishing and mailing Herbertia. I was the Director of Mailing and Publication in the IBS back then. > > Alan Meerow did all the collating and editing of the Journal at no cost to the Society. We had a graphic editor who was paid, not very much to put it into the format to be printed. > > The major cost was the printing and mailing to our members. Overseas postage , which is much higher now was prohibitive back then. > > When you print small numbers like 1000 to 2000 you pay a large amount and the cost to print 5000 would not have been much higher. > > Membership dues could not support the project on an ongoing basis. Sooner or later it was bound to come to a halt. > > We would need an underwriter to foot the cost of the project... > > any takers? > > Arnold > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >