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Oxmoor House: what a rip!
....and I don't mean ripping fabric.
Yesterday's mail brought a flyer from Oxmoor House advertising The Big Book of Scrap Quilts. I leafed through it and recognized all the quilts that were pictured. Some have been published in the "Great American Quilts" series, some in books such as Quick & Easy Scrap Quilts, and of those many were published in a book called 100 Favorite Quilts (that's not quite the title, but close). I conclude that Oxmoor bought the quilts and the rights to the designs from the quilters and has just packaged and repackaged the patterns. With all the varieties of quilting, new techniques, and new fabrics, you'd think Oxmoor would keep on acquiring new quilts and new ideas. Nann noting that this book costs $8.99 in "four monthly installments" -- plus postage -- though it does come with a little cutting mat and a cheapo rotary cutter (oooh!) . . . oh, yes: "If you're not head-over-heels delighted, use Merchandise Return Label below to send the book back. We'll gladly pay return postage." So the return label is in the order flyer!! |
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Oxmoor House: what a rip!
This "repackaging" is very common in the publishing industry. For
about 15 years I sold patterns to Better Homes and Gardens. They bought all rights. The project would first appear in one of their "Special Interest" publications which are sold on the news stand. Later the design would appear in any book where it fit the theme. Often these decisions seemed to be based on the quality of the photograph rather than the quality of the design. One particularly silly project with a sports theme was photographed with the local high school football team. It has appeared in many books and I am sure it is because of the photograph because the project itself was very impractical. It is funny to be leafing through a newly published book and see something I made 15 years ago. Susan On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 06:08:32 -0500, "Nann Hilyard" wrote: ...and I don't mean ripping fabric. Yesterday's mail brought a flyer from Oxmoor House advertising The Big Book of Scrap Quilts. I leafed through it and recognized all the quilts that were pictured. Some have been published in the "Great American Quilts" series, some in books such as Quick & Easy Scrap Quilts, and of those many were published in a book called 100 Favorite Quilts (that's not quite the title, but close). I conclude that Oxmoor bought the quilts and the rights to the designs from the quilters and has just packaged and repackaged the patterns. With all the varieties of quilting, new techniques, and new fabrics, you'd think Oxmoor would keep on acquiring new quilts and new ideas. Nann noting that this book costs $8.99 in "four monthly installments" -- plus postage -- though it does come with a little cutting mat and a cheapo rotary cutter (oooh!) . . . oh, yes: "If you're not head-over-heels delighted, use Merchandise Return Label below to send the book back. We'll gladly pay return postage." So the return label is in the order flyer!! |
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Oxmoor House: what a rip!
I just got that same flyer. For some reason I was thinking they are somehow
connected to House of White Birches, but I could be wrong. I don't know who the other publications you listed are published by. Publishers have a tendency to do those things like Susan said and buy patterns from others. They also remix their own old patterns (or those of affiliates) into new books making you think they are new patterns, when really they are ones previously published and they are just trying to sell more books without the expense of developing/buying new patterns. It can be nice for newer quilters if the old books/magazines aren't available anymore, but for someone that has all the patterns already, finding out they are not new patterns after purchasing them could be frustrating. -- Charlotte - who noticed I don't need to pay the 4 installments to make the ones that I actually like in the flyer (which weren't that many). I can easily figure them out from the flyer photos. http://community.webshots.com/user/charh108 |
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Oxmoor House: what a rip!
"Nann Hilyard" wrote in message ... ...and I don't mean ripping fabric. noting that this book costs $8.99 in "four monthly installments" -- plus postage -- though it does come with a little cutting mat and a cheapo rotary cutter (oooh!) . . . oh, yes: "If you're not head-over-heels delighted, use Merchandise Return Label below to send the book back. We'll gladly pay return postage." So the return label is in the order flyer!! Oxmoor and Rodale, in particular have the habit of re-using the same quilts/patterns in their books. It wouldn't even be so bad if they used the same pattern and showed the sample in different fabrics, but they can't even bother to do that! These book things that come in the mail always go straight into the trash here. The price is always high, and many of them have the clause that says that they will 'send you books to preview in the future'. And THAT is the part that bothers me most of all, because its just a PITA to have to take them back to the postoffice and return them. |
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Oxmoor House: what a rip!
I sent for the book without looking closely at the flyer. Big mistake.
It arrived and have a quick glance through, sent it right back. I never seem to learn when it comes to books! Kay |
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Oxmoor House: what a rip!
Did you save the handy return label that they sent in the promo flyer?
Nann "Katie" wrote in message oups.com... I sent for the book without looking closely at the flyer. Big mistake. It arrived and have a quick glance through, sent it right back. I never seem to learn when it comes to books! Kay |
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Oxmoor House: what a rip!
There is nothing new under the sun.
-- http://community.webshots.com/user/snigdibbly SNIGDIBBLY ~e~ " / \ http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/snigdibbly. http://www.ebaystores.com/snigdibbly...ox&refid=store "Nann Hilyard" wrote in message ... ...and I don't mean ripping fabric. Yesterday's mail brought a flyer from Oxmoor House advertising The Big Book of Scrap Quilts. I leafed through it and recognized all the quilts that were pictured. Some have been published in the "Great American Quilts" series, some in books such as Quick & Easy Scrap Quilts, and of those many were published in a book called 100 Favorite Quilts (that's not quite the title, but close). I conclude that Oxmoor bought the quilts and the rights to the designs from the quilters and has just packaged and repackaged the patterns. With all the varieties of quilting, new techniques, and new fabrics, you'd think Oxmoor would keep on acquiring new quilts and new ideas. Nann noting that this book costs $8.99 in "four monthly installments" -- plus postage -- though it does come with a little cutting mat and a cheapo rotary cutter (oooh!) . . . oh, yes: "If you're not head-over-heels delighted, use Merchandise Return Label below to send the book back. We'll gladly pay return postage." So the return label is in the order flyer!! |
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