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Philippe Germain

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The goal : To Finish the current book

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For almost 2 years Visions Gourmandes ( Visions Gourmets ) has been in existence with an international audience ...

Today, the first balance sheet tells us the following points :
- 1 website of "prestige" in 3 languages, hosting fifty Chefs, among the most famous and most creative in the world.
- 1 Facebook page with nearly 14,000 members worldwide and a presence in all the other social networks (an audience of nearly 24,000 members).
And ...

-  1 book in the process of being written, formatted, with editorial on the technical part complete.

The project we are concerned with is the finalization of this book and making it available for the public...
- Firstly, in digital format PDF (French and English and Spanish)
- Then in print version (French and English and Spanish)

Furthermore, this quintessential book is going to be the first reference book in the world todate, specializing in and dedicated to the principles and techniques of the culinary arts,  dressings of a plate.

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What is missing to complete the book ?

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To date, it is missing the implementation and photo shooting of 80 plating-ups that form the core of the book.

I have finally found the Chef, ( "sheep with 5 legs" ) who is going to be able to ensure the "kitchen-dressage" plates for the book.
Then it will be to finalize the book (rewriting, corrections, iconography, translations)

To turn to the subject of fund raising, we have deemed it necessary to fund raise,  in order to finalize this project.

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What will the Fund Raising Cover ?

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Today we must succeed in raising approximately € 5,000 to complete the book in its edition in PDF digital format

- The Payment of a "chef-artist" to help me make the photographic shootings of 80 plating-up presentations of dressage, that form the core of the book (€ 1,000)
- The Purchase of products, equipment and raw materials needed for the achievement of the 80 plating-ups (1,000 €)
- The Buying of an iconographic background to illustrate the editorial chapters of the book (500 €)
- Other additional costs of finalizing the design layout of the book to be "ready for" (500 €)
- The Costs of translating the book into English, then in Spanish (2,000 €)

The money raised by fund raising are going to be assigned completely to the tasks of  completion,  of the book.

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It is also necessary to raise, an additional € 5,000 to obtain the first printing of the book in print version, with a minimum of 1,000 copies.

This figure will be re-adjusted to reflect the number of purchases and pre-sales of the book done by then, when I have the orders.

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The funds raised by pre-purchases will be assigned to the position of the print book.

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How to participate to support this project ?

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By Fund Raising

Fund raising is a term that describes the tools and methods of financial transactions that involve a large number of people for a project.
I am going to use the "gift against gift", with or without consideration. This is to give a project, with or without counterparties.
The gift is selfless and timeless, however, in honor of the gift, the recipient may make a symbolic gesture in return, called the against-gift or consideration.
This is not an act of exchanging values such sale or barter. This is where Fund Raising has its nobility.
You will find the "counterparties" page all the possibilities of this form of participation in our case (the "gifts" can range from 10 euros to 500 euros). Everyone can choose how high it will be "fun" to participate.
These funds are going to allow me to finish and thus, I will obtain the total funding.

> I choose Fund Raising...

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By the system of pre-purchase

For those who do not wish to use Fund raising, you can simply contribute to the success of this project using the formula of "pre-purchase" of the book.
For its real value, you can use the following two formulas:
- Pre-purchase of the book printed for € 29.90 instead of € 34.90 (delivery scheduled for the second quarter 2015).
- Pre-purchase of the PDF e-book for € 14.90 instead of € 19.90 (delivery scheduled for the first quarter 2015).

> I choose to do a pre-purchase...

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Of course you can add a part in fund raising with pre-purchase the book...

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And 3 questions for those who prefer to wait...

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In order for me to better estimate the quantities to be printed, thank you to respond quickly to these three questions.

    > Will you buy the book when published (french version is available) ?

    > Will you buy the PDF or printed version ?

    > You will choose the book in which language ?

    > How many copies you will buy ?

    > Your name...

    > Your email adress...

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    Questions - Answers (FAQ)

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    What is the planning of the coming months ?

    October-December 2014 :
    - The photographic Shooting of 80 photos, integration layout with corresponding editorial.
    - Completion of the e-commerce part of the website.

    January 2015 to March 2015 :
    - The Finalization and sale of digital PDF Book

    April 2015 -June 2015 :
    - The Printing and sale of the French print edition of the book
    - The Translation and sale of the digital PDF edition of the book in English and Spanish
    - The Printing and sale of English and Spanish editions of the printed edition of the book.

    How to be informed of project progress ?

    Each week we take a look at the blog part of the website which shall state project progress in our Editorial Section.
    By subscribing to the Visions Gourmandes Newsletter, you will receive a weekly notice about all the news about our website and the editorial projects.
    This information is also going to be posted on our Facebook page as well as in all of our social networks.

    HOW TO MAKE MY PAYMENT ?

    Whether fund raising or via the system of pre-purchase, you can choose between several modes of secure payment on our secure platform:
    - Cheque
    - Bank transfer
    - By Paypal
    - Credits Cards

    IF PAYMENT BY CHEQUE, WHAT NAME AND SEND ADDRESS ?

    The check should be made payable to the author : Philippe Germain
    and sent to:
    Philippe Germain
    10, rue Antipolis
    34250 LATTES - FRANCE

    IF PAYMENT BY BANK TRANSFER, WHAT ARE THE BANK REFERENCES TO USE ?

    Account Name: PHILIPPE GERMAIN
    Account Number: 1293997P030
    Bank Name: POSTAL BANK
    IBAN: 066 FR8820041010091293997P03
    BIC / Swift: PSSTFRPPMON

    WHO TO CONTACT FOR ANY SPECIFIC ISSUES ?

    You can reach me by various means of communication:
    > In the "Contact" form found everywhere on the site
    > By email at germainphil@hotmail.com
    > And also the phone if it\'s very important: 00 33 6 81 24 36 01

    IS MY ONLINE PAYMENT SECURE ?

    Obviously, the payments made online, on the Website pass through the secure servers of Paypal and are therefore fully secure.

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    If you have any questions, inquiries, or for any other reason, use our...

    > Contact Form

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