The E-Sylum:  Volume 6, Number 48, November 9, 2003, Article 9

WEB SITE AND  BOOK PRODUCTION IN VIETNAM

  From Viet Nam, Howard A. Daniel III writes: "No one will
  receive a scolding email from me, while I am here in my home
  office in Ho Chi Minh City or elsewhere, for spreading
  information to everyone.  I am very, very happy to see
  definitions in my web site's Glossary passed on to other people
.
  Speaking of the web site, I have had several people working
  on it in Virginia but none of them has produced what I want
  to see for a web site.  I am now working with a web site
  development firm here in Ho Chi Minh City that is owned by
  a Singaporean gentleman who is married to a Vietnamese lady.
  I was interviewed by him for over two hours and he sent me a
  preliminary sample that looks really, really good.  The price is
  also right so we will have a second meeting and I hope to have
  a new web site in operation before the end of the month that I
  can start filling up with more definitions I find to be more
  accurate and/or interesting than others, and, of course,
  Southeast Asian financial instruments, a Southeast Asia
  bibliography, sources, etc., etc.

  I also visited a book printer here and will be using him for my
  next book; "Socialist Republic of Viet Nam Coins and Currency."
  This printer did the completely in color "100 Years of Vietnamese
  Currency" book that was produced by the Ho Chi Minh City
  Stamp Association (HCMCSA).  He was recommended to
  me and he showed me some of his products that meet my color,
  size and quality requirements.  He did all of his calculations in
  front of me and did not hide his costs or add a large percentage
  to it.  He also showed me his shipping contact and rates for
  shipping to various cities in the United States via air or sea.  I
  am going to ship via sea to keep the costs down for the retail
  price of the book.  I am impressed with him and will be doing
  business with him.

  After I visited the printer, two of the leading members of the
  HCMCSA visited me at my home.  They offered me all of the
  support I needed in finding pieces missing from my collection
  for the illustrations, and assistance with the Vietnamese-language
  half of the book. During my visit to the printer, I also had Miss
  Yen with me.  She will be my employee and representative here
  when I am not in Viet Nam, but eventually, she will have a
  business of her own to take care of others wanting to print
  books in Viet Nam.  I have already been contacted by two
  other people requesting information about the lower printing
  costs and once I complete this book, I will contact them and
  tell them about my experience and the costs.  I think they will
  be quite surprised with the very low costs to produce a color
  book here in Viet Nam."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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