I am glad it worked out this way for you.
I agree that it was worth the effort.
--- In Walter Knapp <>
wrote:
> > From: "Rich Peet" <>
> > Subject: Re: Walt's Frogs CD
> >
> >
> >>> The rather restricted method of sales has to do with what a
> >
> > individual
> >
> >>> state agency can do here. Other methods were available, but
would
> >
> > have
> >
> >>> put the money in the state general fund, not back where it will
> >
> > help the
> >
> >>> non-game research program. Even the CD's going to state parks
will
> >
> > only
> >
> >>> return them the wholesale part.
> >
> >
> > For those of us to follow. Do you agree a specific designation to
use
> > of funds is needed by the recordist? Would you do it again
without
> > having control of where all funds went?
>
> I trust those involved in this project to do their best to keep the
> funds in the non-game work. These are folks I know very well and
they
> too were very determined that it fund the program.
>
> I'd do it again, it is a important thing to me that it contributes
to
> the program. It would do that even if it did not return a dime.
It's
> educational benefit is very high. One of my particular personality
> quirks is to teach. I'm teaching in doing this. I get tremendous
> satisfaction from every note I get thanking me for providing info
on
> frogs either via the CD or my website. Many of those are from
teachers.
>
> Each recordist has to make their own decision as to how their
recordings
> are used. I do not believe just money is involved. You have to be
> comfortable with the arrangements, usually once they are made it's
hard
> to change them.
>
> > And the hard question. Do you regret not having a % return for
the
> > recordist.
>
> No, I don't regret that. I might could have asked for one, but it
was
> not of high importance for me. I did think carefully about that.
> Remember, I'd just completed 5 years as a volunteer herp survey
> participant. All my life I've participated in various volunteer
> activities, also part of my nature. In a lot of ways the CD was
just a
> continuation of the herp survey effort. The majority of the
recorded
> material came out of recordings I'd done for the survey. It's part
of a
> larger picture that will produce considerable material for
distribution
> out of what was learned in the survey (and since).
>
> For those who think they can make some money at this, that CD sold
the
> first run of 1000 in a month. And that was off season. I'm really
> curious to see how well it does this next year when the frogs are
> calling. The flip side of that as far as making money is the
material on
> that CD took 7 years of intensive effort to gather. Many, many
miles on
> my vehicles, motel bills, food etc. To say nothing of equipment.
I'm
> really glad I'm not trying to make a profit.
>
> I do have some ideas for a more elaborate production along the
lines of
> a multimedia DVD. It will take some time to gather the material for
> that. Don't know if DNR will be interested or if I'll do that one
on my own.
>
> In final analysis my nature recording is a retirement hobby that's
a
> outgrowth of my field biology. I do not look at it as something
that
> will make me rich. You can really spoil a enjoyable hobby when you
try
> to make a profit off it.
>
> Walt
>
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