Hey Ugo. I've been following your work for years and greatly appreciate what you do. The new book sounds fascinating. I am currently recording interviews for my new podcast attached to my Zero Input Agriculture substack blog. It will continue my work interviewing amateur crop breeders from the Going to Seed podcast but widen the scope to include big thinkers such as yourself covering relevant topics. The experimental farming work I am promoting is done in the context of the approaching end of industrial civilisation. Would you be interested in recording a podcast episode to help promote the book, delve into tangential topics? I would be very happy to read and review the book beforehand. This is a topic I was very keen to explore myself one day and I am delighted to see you have taken it on first. Let me know if you might have an hour free in October to catch up. It should take me about a week maximum to read your book so I can go in ready to ask all the right questions.
You say I am a big thinker? Maybe it is because sometimes I have big headaches! But never mind that. If you like to chat about the book, yes, it will be a pleasure. October is a bit busy, but I am sure I can find an hour free!
I understand your point. But I didn't find another way to publish it at zero cost for the author. Most commercial publishers are much worse than Jeff Bezos
I'm with you regarding Amazon, but sometimes find that I can't buy something I'm looking for anywhere else. At least I make an effort to find things elsewhere rather than just defaulting to Amazon like many that I know.
I've read three of your books, which in itself is enough of a recommendation for me to read this one also. Perhaps hard copies of books such as yours will eventually become collectors' items. After reading "The Limits to Growth" in eBook form, I went looking for a hard copy, and was shocked at how much one in good condition costs, considering that it was a best seller in its time. One problem I have with eBooks is that rendering of graphics, maps, and photos is terrible, and many of the books I read are heavy on these (e.g., "Limits to Growth").
It surprised me when you said that "print on demand" was cheaper--I had been under the impression that for an individual copy, "print on demand" was a more expensive way to produce a book. When comparing it to the more traditional process, I guess it depends on whether an entire press run sells out or not--if too many are printed and many later have to be remaindered, that would definitely raise the production cost per copy sold.
Some of your posts comparing ancient Roman history to its modern day near-equivalent are especially interesting. I recently finished reading "The Histories" by Tacitus, and found it just a little creepy to reflect on how close we seem to be to the Year of the Four Emperors in some ways. We are certainly far, far away from the republic that US founders first imagined.
hello professor ugo bardi why does the earth4all book states that an earth4all is still possible by 2030 and we have by 2030 to avoid collapse so that means 5 years left and there are a lot of club of rome members who made that statement sandrine dixson decleve, gaya herrington, till kellerhof, jorgen randers, sarah burrow, johan rockstrom, jayati ghosh etc ?
ther is also a new earth4all book out the renewable energy transition will take 25 years according to earth4all but gaya herrington said on her linkedin page on a podcast that we still have 5 years left and that we than will start to collapse is this true ?
Grazie, Sanpei. Infatti, l'idea è di tenere i prezzi bassi. Un editore professionale avrebbe venduto questo libro ad almeno 30 euro a copia. Un editore scientifico a non meno di 50-70. Grazie per la nota. Il link adesso funziona
Hey Ugo. I've been following your work for years and greatly appreciate what you do. The new book sounds fascinating. I am currently recording interviews for my new podcast attached to my Zero Input Agriculture substack blog. It will continue my work interviewing amateur crop breeders from the Going to Seed podcast but widen the scope to include big thinkers such as yourself covering relevant topics. The experimental farming work I am promoting is done in the context of the approaching end of industrial civilisation. Would you be interested in recording a podcast episode to help promote the book, delve into tangential topics? I would be very happy to read and review the book beforehand. This is a topic I was very keen to explore myself one day and I am delighted to see you have taken it on first. Let me know if you might have an hour free in October to catch up. It should take me about a week maximum to read your book so I can go in ready to ask all the right questions.
You say I am a big thinker? Maybe it is because sometimes I have big headaches! But never mind that. If you like to chat about the book, yes, it will be a pleasure. October is a bit busy, but I am sure I can find an hour free!
Is this available from any other source?
I don't send Jeff Bezos any of my money.
I understand your point. But I didn't find another way to publish it at zero cost for the author. Most commercial publishers are much worse than Jeff Bezos
I'm with you regarding Amazon, but sometimes find that I can't buy something I'm looking for anywhere else. At least I make an effort to find things elsewhere rather than just defaulting to Amazon like many that I know.
It looks interesting. I expect after reading it I will find myself yearning for more gentle escapism along the lines of the Etruscan Quest.
I've read three of your books, which in itself is enough of a recommendation for me to read this one also. Perhaps hard copies of books such as yours will eventually become collectors' items. After reading "The Limits to Growth" in eBook form, I went looking for a hard copy, and was shocked at how much one in good condition costs, considering that it was a best seller in its time. One problem I have with eBooks is that rendering of graphics, maps, and photos is terrible, and many of the books I read are heavy on these (e.g., "Limits to Growth").
It surprised me when you said that "print on demand" was cheaper--I had been under the impression that for an individual copy, "print on demand" was a more expensive way to produce a book. When comparing it to the more traditional process, I guess it depends on whether an entire press run sells out or not--if too many are printed and many later have to be remaindered, that would definitely raise the production cost per copy sold.
Some of your posts comparing ancient Roman history to its modern day near-equivalent are especially interesting. I recently finished reading "The Histories" by Tacitus, and found it just a little creepy to reflect on how close we seem to be to the Year of the Four Emperors in some ways. We are certainly far, far away from the republic that US founders first imagined.
Thank You, Ugo.
I have been reprising your Age Of Exterminations series in my blog posts, and will include this announcement.
hello professor ugo bardi why does the earth4all book states that an earth4all is still possible by 2030 and we have by 2030 to avoid collapse so that means 5 years left and there are a lot of club of rome members who made that statement sandrine dixson decleve, gaya herrington, till kellerhof, jorgen randers, sarah burrow, johan rockstrom, jayati ghosh etc ?
ther is also a new earth4all book out the renewable energy transition will take 25 years according to earth4all but gaya herrington said on her linkedin page on a podcast that we still have 5 years left and that we than will start to collapse is this true ?
Truth and untruth are categories of the mind. Don't worry about that. Life is the main category.
sorry ugo that i do not understand what you just said ?
Dear Ugo, hank you very much. I see that the book is very cheap and I suspect you intend to help, where it is possible.
The link to kimaira edictions is broken, now as I am writing, from italy, I cannot access. I signal it for feedback. Thank you again. Sergio
Grazie, Sanpei. Infatti, l'idea è di tenere i prezzi bassi. Un editore professionale avrebbe venduto questo libro ad almeno 30 euro a copia. Un editore scientifico a non meno di 50-70. Grazie per la nota. Il link adesso funziona