Bier und Brot

Today I shipped out the last copies of Bier und Brot, the Wehners of Southeast Missouri. I apologize to those who are still requesting copies. There are no more. I may start a list for a possible reprint, but right now I am hoping to avoid that since I am moving on to writing about other families.

I'll keep this Wehner site open for a couple of months and will then close it. My new activity is shown on http://tapscottfamilyhistory.blogspot.com/

Thanks for the interest. It was much, much more than I had expected. I should have printed twice the number.

Last of the Books

Just five copies of Bier und Brot remain. Actually, only three since two copies are going to libraries.

Bier und Brot

I printed quite a few extra copies of Bier und Brot, planning to give them away to libraries. It looks like there will be few if any going that direction. They have been selling like hotcakes, something I wasn't expecting. I have just seven left. There may be one or two that will go to libraries, but I rather doubt it.

Wehner Book, Bier und Brot

Most, but not quite all, the free copies I promised those who provided information, photos, etc, have gone out. Several people have asked about purchasing copies. I do have a number of extras, but I must admit the price is rather steep. The actual printing price was $43.03 per book. The postage to send a book by media mail (what was called at one time "Book Rate") is $3.88 per book. The USPS packaging envelopes are $1.89. That makes the actual cost for printing and mailing $48.80 per book. I am charging $50 per book to make up for a little of the other publishing and shipping costs (cost of software to prepare files for printer, processing of some photos for printing, labels, tape, etc.).

Delivered

200 lbs of books, Bier und Brot, the Wehners of Southeast Missouri, just arrived by FedEx from the publishers an hour ago. I have to figure out where to put the boxes. It will take a few weeks to get copies to those I promised a book.

Printed

The book is printed and ready to bind. I'll keep you posted.

Done! Done! Done!

Bier und Brot

The Wehners of Southeast Missouri

Robert E. Tapscott

The book went to the printers today. Those who I promised free copies should receive a book in the next couple of months. If you don't, let me know. And please stay in touch.