The price of the D Zerne family book has now been set at 65 Euro for the two volume set. Dave Dreyer ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Dreyer" <ddreyer@pacbell.net> To: "Banat List" <BANAT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2009 9:25 AM Subject: D Zerne family book and AVBF orders > From the avalanche of emails I am coping with regarding the D Zerne family > book orders(as well as previous book orders) it appears that some > explanation of arrangements for ordering family books from the AVBF may be > in order. Firstly, it might be noted that the AVBF is organization set up > exclusively to publish Banat family books. > Orders for family books from the AVBF for those in North America should go > through me unless you want to handle the payments to Europe on your own. > This sales arrangement is set up so that we can collect payments for > family books here in Dollars and deposit them to the AVBF account which > will be transferred to Germany in Euros. When you order a family book > through me I need your mailing address. The book will come, via surface > mail, which will take up to six weeks. When the book comes it will have a > letter with it instructing the recipient to send me payment in U. S. > Dollars equivalent to the amount due in Euros plus postage. You will find > the conversion rate in the business section of your newspaper or on the > various business programs(try the "Nightly Business Report" on PBS)on your > TV as well as probably in numerous web sites. > Orders for family books published by the various HOGs and the AKdFF should > be directed to the appropriate organizations. I have nothing to do with > these publications other than occasionally to post messages of their > availability. > Dave Dreyer > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dave Dreyer" <ddreyer@pacbell.net> > To: "Banat List" <BANAT-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2009 4:00 AM > Subject: [BANAT-L] D Zerne family book > > >> The manuscript for the D Zerne family book by Anton Hornung and his wife, >> is essentially complete and will go to press sometime in the next few >> weeks. The work, printed by the AVBF will extend over 900 pages, appear >> in two volumes and be available before Christmas. >> The exact price will depend on the size of the edition. I have gone out >> on a limb and pressed for an edition of 200 copies. This is somewhat >> larger than the usual number printed for family books. As a result, >> there will be some pressure to sell this number of books. The exact >> price has not been set since it depends on the size of the edition but >> will be under 100 Euros with a modestly lower price/volume with the >> larger edition. The Dollar has lost 15-20% of its value against the Euro >> in the last couple of months and continues to fall so the set will be >> over $100 when postage is also considered. >> At this time I do not have an exact price but will post it to the LIST as >> soon as I learn it from Philipp Lung. In the meantime I will take orders >> from those wanting copies and we will be ready with our order list when >> the books come off the press. I encourage D Zerners to consider copies >> for their parents, siblings and kids. >> Dave Dreyer >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> BANAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >