Subject RE: [Firebird-general] Firebird money matters
Author Doug Chamberlin
At 12:38 PM 2/26/2006 +0000, Paul Beach wrote:


> > That may be true. But Paul did ask when the book first came out that it be
> > purchased through the Foundation just for that little bit of extra revenue.
>
>Not specifically true. I suggested that it be purchased through IBPhoenix,
>not the Foundation/ IBPhoenix contributes to the project in its own ways...
>The Foundation had nothing to do with financing the writing of the book,
>publishing etc.

My faulty memory!

>IBPhoenix funded Helen throughout the writing of the book, and we share
>royalties between Helen and IBPhoenix. To be truthful, I think we may have
>about broken even on the cost of getting it done, v's the profits made from
>the sale and the small amount of royalties we have received so far.

Well, I would count that as a successful venture, then. Hopefully it can
happen again!