This is a scan and OCR done in 2019.  I have corrected OCR errors, but left
original errors intact.  Everything inside square brackets, (e.g "[sic]") is
added by me.  Delivered at the April 21, 1988 board meeting.

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                                              TIME GUM report to the MinnSTF Board
                                              April 21, 1988
                                              by Terry A. Garey

* Printed : 300

* Costs: $350.44 printer
         $101.66 typesetter and supplies
         $ 55.00 poets and artist
         $507.10 total

* Contributors' copies; 46
* Review copies (so far): 15

* Sold: Sales table :36        \
        single copies: 12       }---- $144.00
        dealers: 8 }----------------- $ 14.40
                                      $158.40 total

* Copies gone: 117
* Copies remaining: 183

* Review copies went out to various magazines and one or two fanzines, including
LOCUS, STAR*LINE, STRIBUNE, SCAVENGERS NEWSLETTER,SHORT FORM, RUNE, MAGAZINE 0F
SPECULATIVE POETRY, THE LOFT NEWSLETTER.
        Others will be going out (about 5 more).

* Publication notices were passed out to all book dealers at Minicon, and sent (along
with an ad flyer for TOTU) to about fifteen specialty book stores and dealers. Others
will be going out soon.

* I expect we will be getting reviews from STAR*LINE, SCAVENGERS, SHORT FORM, MOSP and
a few others, but it will take a few months, due to lead time. I expect we will
get individual mail orders then, as well.

* I will be visiting area bookstores this week and the next, to try to place copies.

* Comments: Comments I heard at Minicon were favorable. People commented on the
cover and the contents. Ken Fletcher said it looked"User Friendly" and others
made similar comments.

      THe idea for the pink cover was Eleanor's, and I drew up a rough sketch for
Erin, telling her that we wanted something witty and friendly, but not silly, and
I think she did a good job. Several people came up to me at the con and said in
tones of astonishment: "This is fun!" (I thought, Just wait til we get you to the
State of the Art Hard stuff, kiddo....) At least one person asked if the cover was
for sale (the original art work) and I had the satisfaction of telling them I had
already bought it myself.

All of the peots [sic] liked to book, even Cassandra O'Malley, whose peom [sic] got reversed.
Tom Digby was especially pleased, and added that he was sorry he couldn't make it
to the convention, but last minute problems prevented him.