2011 Calendar

This afternoon I received in the mail the page proofs for a 2011 calendar featuring my photos.   My pictures have been used in half a dozen calendars over the years, but this calendar is spectacular.   It’s large (as calendars go), has a large photo as well as a smaller inset photo, and covers 16 months (Sept-Dec 2010 all on a single page).   But the reason I like it so much is that they picked my favorite places and many of my favorite photos.   I wouldn’t have picked the cover shot (Mar Saba), but I love the photos of En Gedi, the Sea of Galilee, Beth Shean, and the Dead Sea.   All the shots are good (in my opinion).   The calendar includes the regular holidays as well as Jewish ones (but try this, instead of Passover, it says “Passover begins at sundown,” which frankly is much less confusing for me, but I’ve never seen it done).

Now that’s a long explanation for a short question.   These calendars will be sold in bookstores around the country, but I don’t know which ones (the publisher is a secular company with years of calendar experience).   I have the option of ordering a large quantity at a discount, which I could sell for $10 (plus $2 shipping if you don’t come to visit; retail price is $14).   This is a great way for me to lose money, if I buy more than I can sell.   What do you think?   Sight unseen, would you likely purchase the “Lands of the Bible” calendar for $12?

I have to place the order within a week.   I’m guessing the calendars would be available in late summer.