Hey Anton, is that my copy being proof read in the photos above or is it Eva’s? You must be really excited to see the work of years coming to fruition. It all looks good: I’m ready to buy.
both your copies are safe and secure… no worries :-)
Yes bottom left is the approval of a sheet, or the “B.A.T” as they sometimes still call it over here (an old left-over abbreviation from the days that everything was french, “Bon à Tirer” or “Good to go ahead”)
Every time new printing plates are put on the press for a 16 page section of the book, the printer checks the colors and the density of the ink, makes necessary adjustments for the paper, and sees to it that the press gets up to color. As soon as that happens, he pulls out one more sheet, which we inspect together, and then gets stamped and signed by me for approval… and as soon as I have done that he presses the “go” for that section…. no signature, no go…
I can tell you I happily signed those 14 sheets that day :o)
yes, for every section i have to sign… 14 in total for the inside… and yesterday the cover, that makes 15! the printing and folding is finished, now the binding….
Man, looks like I missed it, I want to buy this book so bad but it’s sold out. Hope something new comes out soon! Will be looking everywhere online for it in the meantime. Good Work!
Hi AK,
I’m a huge fan of your works. Recently Im crazy about your work ODO YAKUZA TOKYO and I really want to purchase 1 copy. But here is the thing, I lived in China. I was wondering if there is way I can order it from China? How to do this? Anyway, the more specific information, the better. Plz do me a favor, when you post your answer email me as well. Thx!
Thx for your reply, Anton. I check the link above, they do ship to china. But I still have quetion about the chinese customs. sometimes they just detain lots of foreign publications because they consider that those are “inappropriate” publications in china. they dont care about if it is a legal publication oversea. So Im just wondering if u had any order on 1st edition from china before, and did they get their book smoothly? if that so im going to get 1 right away. but if not, i will think about that let my friend in the U.S. to order 1 and bring me personally.
Mike R
May 23, 2011 at 17:29 //
Hey Anton, is that my copy being proof read in the photos above or is it Eva’s? You must be really excited to see the work of years coming to fruition. It all looks good: I’m ready to buy.
Mike.
eva
May 23, 2011 at 19:48 //
Mike :)))
bottom left: signature of color approval, right?
It’s getting closer and closer..
Mike R
May 23, 2011 at 22:06 //
Eva, well spotted: I knew you would be on here soon, I’ve been checking in about five times a day!
Mike.
anton
May 24, 2011 at 00:12 //
Mike! Eva!
:-)))
both your copies are safe and secure… no worries :-)
Yes bottom left is the approval of a sheet, or the “B.A.T” as they sometimes still call it over here (an old left-over abbreviation from the days that everything was french, “Bon à Tirer” or “Good to go ahead”)
Every time new printing plates are put on the press for a 16 page section of the book, the printer checks the colors and the density of the ink, makes necessary adjustments for the paper, and sees to it that the press gets up to color. As soon as that happens, he pulls out one more sheet, which we inspect together, and then gets stamped and signed by me for approval… and as soon as I have done that he presses the “go” for that section…. no signature, no go…
I can tell you I happily signed those 14 sheets that day :o)
cheers,a
eva
May 25, 2011 at 13:52 //
Mike.. you got lucky only because I was on the road ;)
Anton, in the meantime, signed one more of those B.A.T. stamps? And you better put my copy away, or I’ll drive up and steal your dummy :D
anton
May 25, 2011 at 22:24 //
hey eva,
yes, for every section i have to sign… 14 in total for the inside… and yesterday the cover, that makes 15! the printing and folding is finished, now the binding….
counting down….
hugs,a
Carlo
May 26, 2011 at 15:39 //
Wow! It’s happening! Truly exciting….can’t wait to hold my copy!
david root
June 3, 2011 at 22:23 //
been away for awhile…did i miss the presale?
anton
June 5, 2011 at 15:33 //
Hey David…. no worries amigo… it’ll be a BIG post so you won’t be able to miss it!
cheers,a
Peter
September 7, 2011 at 02:24 //
Man, looks like I missed it, I want to buy this book so bad but it’s sold out. Hope something new comes out soon! Will be looking everywhere online for it in the meantime. Good Work!
YUNNI
September 17, 2011 at 06:31 //
Hi AK,
I’m a huge fan of your works. Recently Im crazy about your work ODO YAKUZA TOKYO and I really want to purchase 1 copy. But here is the thing, I lived in China. I was wondering if there is way I can order it from China? How to do this? Anyway, the more specific information, the better. Plz do me a favor, when you post your answer email me as well. Thx!
anton
September 17, 2011 at 08:43 //
Dear Yunnii,
Thanks you for the kind words… I ship to China also, so you can just order online from here: http://www.antonkusters.com/2011/09/07/the-2nd-edition-of-yakuza-i-heed-your-call/
Choose China from the menu as shipping destination, and you should be fine…
Cheers,
anton
YUNNI
September 18, 2011 at 07:06 //
Thx for your reply, Anton. I check the link above, they do ship to china. But I still have quetion about the chinese customs. sometimes they just detain lots of foreign publications because they consider that those are “inappropriate” publications in china. they dont care about if it is a legal publication oversea. So Im just wondering if u had any order on 1st edition from china before, and did they get their book smoothly? if that so im going to get 1 right away. but if not, i will think about that let my friend in the U.S. to order 1 and bring me personally.
anton
September 18, 2011 at 12:12 //
Dear Yunni,
I have checked, with the limited edition I had no sales in China. So I cannot tell you for sure if it will work with the customs!
I hope this helps…
cheers,
a