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Jonmac,
I feel your pain. I would dearly like to help you with your situation
but I have no experience in either area where help is needed. But I
will say I'd be interested in buying both of the books you are working
on. I have your other books and found them must enjoyable. As to
producing PDF versions and emailing them, I wouldn't suggest that. As
you say, too much chance of infringing on your rights. Also, I think
you'd want to have the recipient pay a fee up front before sending the file.
Just my thoughts. I wish you well, my friend.
Cheers,
Chuck White
Xenia, Ohio USA
On 9/2/2025 9:21 AM, John Macartney wrote:
>
> Bill,
>
> The book side of things is in a doldrum. The truth is there are two
> books. The first has taken me well over forty years to research and
> write and addresses the amazing escape from Austria in 1939 of the
> Standard Motor Companyâ??s (and Jaguarâ??s too) importer husband and wife
> team because they were Jews. Amazingly, they made it to England by
> separate routes and travelling alone, getting here just days before
> war broke out in September 1939. Storyline is set against the day to
> day activities at Standard as well, so itâ??s a story within another
> story. After endless rejection letters, I eventually found a publisher
> to take it on board, but last November I was informed theyâ??d gone
> bust. Fortunately they didnâ??t take the manuscript with them. So Iâ??m
> looking for another publisher.
>
> The second book is more of the same stories of â??Life at Triumphâ?? which
> sold incredibly well but the company who did that was sold to another
> business who then asset-stripped it. Since my stroke, Iâ??m finding it
> fairly hard going to use a computer and it seems the only course open
> to me is to self-publish both books via Amazon and Kindle. Believe me,
> actually doing that isnâ??t nearly as easy as some would lead you to
> believe. The issues are further compounded that if you go down the
> Amazon route, you have to structure the whole book including the cover
> to meet the American requirement for the book sales for the US, while
> the rest of the world markets require you to still go via Amazon but
> to upload the files via Ingram Spark who have an entirely different
> set of requirements which means doing it all over again and also doing
> it twice for Kindle. Because my post-stroke brain is so â??frazzledâ?? I
> simply canâ??t work out these differing â??techâ?? requirements and I really
> need someone to do it for me. Those I have uncovered who might be able
> to help are seeking payment up front and to a level I simply cannot
> afford or justify. Believe me, Iâ??ve tried but so far failed.
>
> So, until my brain can work as it used to do â?? improbable and
> unlikely, Iâ??m rather stuck in low transfer, four wheel drive and both
> front and rear axles are buried in mud. The other side of the coin is
> that even if I managed to get the book printed here to mail out to
> wherever, many member states in the European Postal Union are now not
> accepting small parcels to the US and US overseas territories. My
> local post office tells me that since your President has imposed his
> tariffs on all goods from various countries, as things relate to
> shipments out of UK, small packets worth more than one dollar are
> tariff liable at 10% of the goods value and the organisations involved
> in handling that mail to the States are required to collect the tariff
> by the person sending the package and then pay the invoice submitted
> to them by US Customs when the package lands in the States. I canâ??t
> see that ever happening but the postal people wonâ??t accept it â?? and it
> would be an administrative nightmare to control. Itâ??s the same picture
> in France, Germany, Holland and Belgium. Post offices will not accept
> low value parcels for the States, so itâ??ll be interesting to see how
> the UK parts suppliers get round that one. Probably UPS or somesuch
> but it wonâ??t be cheap. Iâ??ve no idea how things are likely to be with
> high value items.
>
> In conclusion, it seems to me the only possible route open to me is to
> turn both books into PDFs with a US paper size (8.5x11) - thatâ??s your
> usual size nâ??est pas - and send out the book as an email attachment
> you can download and print yourself. Thatâ??s not an option IÂ find all
> that attractive because its wide open to copyright infringement.
>
> Sorry â?? long post but thatâ??s the situation here.
>
> JM
>
> *From:*Notakitcar <notakitcar@yahoo.com>
> *Sent:* 01 September 2025 23:37
> *To:* 'John Macartney' <johnBMacartney@gmx.com>
> *Cc:* 'MASSEY DAVID' <dave1massey@cs.com>; 'List Truimphs'
> <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> *Subject:* RE: [TR] Happy Birthday, John MacCartney
>
> John,
>
> The pleasure has been mine, sometimes I can see myself at the assembly
> line or the sales floor through your comments and books.  It does
> seem the email traffic has quieted, but not gone as the various TR
> marques are well represented on Facebook these days.
>
> I seem to recall you are working on another book, is this so? Please
> keep me posted.
>
> All the best,
>
> Bill B
>
> TS30766L
>
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<font size="4">Jonmac,<br>
<br>
I feel your pain. I would dearly like to help you with your
situation but I have no experience in either area where help is
needed. But I will say I'd be interested in buying both of the
books you are working on. I have your other books and found them
must enjoyable. As to producing PDF versions and emailing them, I
wouldn't suggest that. As you say, too much chance of infringing
on your rights. Also, I think you'd want to have the recipient
pay a fee up front before sending the file.<br>
<br>
Just my thoughts. I wish you well, my friend.<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
Chuck White<br>
Xenia, Ohio USA</font><br>
<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/2/2025 9:21 AM, John Macartney
wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Bill,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p>Â </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">The
book side of things is in a doldrum. The truth is there are
two books. The first has taken me well over forty years to
research and write and addresses the amazing escape from
Austria in 1939 of the Standard Motor Companyâ??s (and
Jaguarâ??s too) importer husband and wife team because they
were Jews. Amazingly, they made it to England by separate
routes and travelling alone, getting here just days before
war broke out in September 1939. Storyline is set against
the day to day activities at Standard as well, so itâ??s a
story within another story. After endless rejection letters,
I eventually found a publisher to take it on board, but last
November I was informed theyâ??d gone bust. Fortunately they
didnâ??t take the manuscript with them. So Iâ??m looking for
another publisher.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p>Â </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">The
second book is more of the same stories of â??Life at Triumphâ??
which sold incredibly well but the company who did that was
sold to another business who then asset-stripped it. Since
my stroke, Iâ??m finding it fairly hard going to use a
computer and it seems the only course open to me is to
self-publish both books via Amazon and Kindle. Believe me,
actually doing that isnâ??t nearly as easy as some would lead
you to believe. The issues are further compounded that if
you go down the Amazon route, you have to structure the
whole book including the cover to meet the American
requirement for the book sales for the US, while the rest of
the world markets require you to still go via Amazon but to
upload the files via Ingram Spark who have an entirely
different set of requirements which means doing it all over
again and also doing it twice for Kindle. Because my
post-stroke brain is so â??frazzledâ?? I simply canâ??t work out
these differing â??techâ?? requirements and I really need
someone to do it for me. Those I have uncovered who might be
able to help are seeking payment up front and to a level I
simply cannot afford or justify. Believe me, Iâ??ve tried but
so far failed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p>Â </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">So,
until my brain can work as it used to do â?? improbable and
unlikely, Iâ??m rather stuck in low transfer, four wheel drive
and both front and rear axles are buried in mud. The other
side of the coin is that even if I managed to get the book
printed here to mail out to wherever, many member states in
the European Postal Union are now not accepting small
parcels to the US and US overseas territories. My local post
office tells me that since your President has imposed his
tariffs on all goods from various countries, as things
relate to shipments out of UK, small packets worth more than
one dollar are tariff liable at 10% of the goods value and
the organisations involved in handling that mail to the
States are required to collect the tariff by the person
sending the package and then pay the invoice submitted to
them by US Customs when the package lands in the States. I
canâ??t see that ever happening but the postal people wonâ??t
accept it â?? and it would be an administrative nightmare to
control. Itâ??s the same picture in France, Germany, Holland
and Belgium. Post offices will not accept low value parcels
for the States, so itâ??ll be interesting to see how the UK
parts suppliers get round that one. Probably UPS or somesuch
but it wonâ??t be cheap. Iâ??ve no idea how things are likely to
be with high value items.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p>Â </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">In
conclusion, it seems to me the only possible route open to
me is to turn both books into PDFs with a US paper size
(8.5x11) - thatâ??s your usual size nâ??est pas - and send out
the book as an email attachment you can download and print
yourself. Thatâ??s not an option IÂ find all that attractive
because its wide open to copyright
infringement.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p>Â </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Sorry
â?? long post but thatâ??s the situation here.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p>Â </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">JM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p>Â </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US"
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span
lang="EN-US"
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
Notakitcar <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:notakitcar@yahoo.com";><notakitcar@yahoo.com></a> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> 01 September 2025 23:37<br>
<b>To:</b> 'John Macartney'
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:johnBMacartney@gmx.com";><johnBMacartney@gmx.com></a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> 'MASSEY DAVID' <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:dave1massey@cs.com";><dave1massey@cs.com></a>;
'List Truimphs' <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net";><triumphs@autox.team.net></a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [TR] Happy Birthday, John
MacCartney<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>Â </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"
style="font-size:11.0pt">John,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">The
pleasure has been mine, sometimes I can see myself at the
assembly line or the sales floor through your comments and
books.  It does seem the email traffic has quieted, but not
gone as the various TR marques are well represented on
Facebook these days.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"
style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p>Â </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">I
seem to recall you are working on another book, is this so?Â
Please keep me posted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"
style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p>Â </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">All
the best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Bill
B<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"
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