On August 05 at 17:05 Istanbul time, the moment had arrived and my Socotra book went on press.
A lot of paper.
This Monday, I visited the printer I (most likely) will print with. I won’t disclose the name of the printer or the location here (or rather yet, as things can still change) but I am very very confident. For months on now, I am working on nothing else but the book. I thought that I thought about everything already. The size (quarto), the paper weight (150gsm), the binding (sewed with open spine) but the printer still asked many many questions I never thought of. Lamination of the waist band dust jacket? Foiling or silk printing of the title? And then, “Where shall we deliver the books?” asked the printer.
F*ck, it’s getting serious. It’s getting real. This one question made me realize that soon, my baby (or rather embryo) will be an actual, physicly existing book. With a cover, pages, and a prize tag. People will buy it, people will read it and look at the pictures. Some will like it, others won’t.
But first I have to think about a place where I can get 500 books delivered too. 500 books, that’s big and heavy! This one single question made me realize that the day I will hold the very first book in my hands is getting closer and closer…
Also, the list of pre sold books is getting longer and longer, soon I will have the hundred full and thus the money to actually pay the advance for the printer!