-July 31, 2008 - Part 3 of the "Making Of"

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We have received emails from dissapointed fans who waited the whole weekend for the next part of the "Making of" to appear online. Even on messageboards like TCB-World.com there were postings that were asking about the 3rd part, but it did not happen, of course.

Because of the article in the magazine of the Elvismatters fanclub we decided to give you a little preview by showing the pages with photos from the upcoming book about Lake Tahoe. So today, we have now for you the update with the third part. We hope you enjoy what you are about to see.

Author Sue McCasland who came to Germany to make final changes before the book print starts will reveal new details about the upcoming release. There is also a telephone conference with author Sandi Pichon ("Elvis On Tour '75") where both fans talk about their memories with Elvis.

In the next few days the 4th part of the "Making Of" will be available on this website. You will be surprised by that one. Because a person - who formerly worked for Elvis Presley - will visit Sue McCasland in the office of Praytome Publishing. So stay tuned!

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-July 29, 2008 - Cover Artwork for "Elvis live at Del Webb's Sahara Tahoe"

Today we have for you the complete cover artwork for the new Sue McCasland / Joseph A. Krein book "Elvis live at Del Webb's Sahara Tahoe - World's Best kept Secret" for you. Like the previous products from "Praytome Publishing" e.g. "Behind The Image 2" by Bud Glass or "Elvis On Tour '75" by Sandi Pichon this new book will be hardcover as well and in the same size like the previous mentioned titles.

You will soon find the third part of the "Making Of" on this website. Check the official website or our recommend Newswebsite EPGold.com for updates



-July 25, 2008 - Elvis live at Del Webb's Sahara Tahoe - World's Best Kept Secret

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Elvis Matters
Magazine No. 21


While the latest "Making Of" (the 2nd one) for Sue McCasland / Joseph A. Krein book "Elvis live at Del Webb's Sahara Tahoe - World's Best Kept Secret" was a little teaching lesson about Sahara Tahoe memorabilia, the book of course is not focused on the memorabilia but on Elvis and his five engagements at the Sahara Tahoe, of course. We will soon give you an idea of the great shots by the author and she will share some stories with you.

In the meantime, the Belgian Fanclub 'Elvismatters' has published a Tahoe Special in the latest magazine No. 21. Some months ago, Peter Verbruggen and David Hamal from Elvismatters contacted Praytome Publishing for complemetary illustrations because during their research they learned that there are only a handful of pictures available. So they get in touch with the Praytome Publishing team, who was very happy to contribute pictures to the article for the fanmagazine. So the pictures in the article you see below are a little preview of what you can expect in the soon to be released book.



-July 18, 2008 - The "Making Of" - Part 2

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Wow! When we put online the the first part of the "Making Of" for the new Praytome Publishing book by Sue McCasland / Joseph A. Krein, we didn't expect that many reactions by the fans.

The first part gave you a little insight view into the techniques of creating the layout and restoring pictures it also documented that author Sue McCasland came over to Germany to join the Praytome Publishing Team to have a final look at the pages and make last-minute changes.

The book contains not only great never before published pictures of Elvis during the engagements from 1971-76 but also has lots of stories from eye-witnesses and lots of memorabila for display. Co-Author and memorabilia collector Joseph A. Krein and other collectors have contributed never before seen gems.

The second part of the "Making Of" pays tribute to the memorabilia collectors worldwide. With Ebay and its auctions there are a lot of faked items out there. Sue McCasland explains what the memorabilia is all about and if you pay attention to this "teaching lesson" you won't get fooled in upcoming auctions whenever you want to buy Sahara Tahoe memorabilia.

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-July 11, 2008 - Sue McCasland's "World's Best Kept Secret - Elvis live at Del Webb's Sahara Tahoe"

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When in Sandi Pichon's book "Elvis on Tour '75" the Tahoe-project was mentioned for the very first time, the fans went wild because a book like that has never been done before and was highly anticipated. But despite all the prophecies of doom and reactions like "Elvis in Lake Tahoe ? You can't do a book about it, there's nothing you can tell. And the plenty of pictures which are circulating do not justify to publish a book.

Of course, the Praytome Publishing team had done a lot of research before they announced the project. But not only research was done, they tracked down many people and fans who witnessed the shows during the engagements from 1971-1976.

While the "Making Of" for "Elvis on Tour ' 75" focused on the different steps of the production of a book, the "Making Of" for "World's Best Kept Secret" is done in a different way and sets a different spotlight on the production. Have a look at the 1st part...

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-July 5, 2008 - Sandi Pichon's book "Elvis on Tour '75" - The Trailer


Good things come to those who wait.

No, we have not forgotten to do it.. yeah, you know what we are talking about... the trailer for Sandi Pichon's "Elvis On Tour '75" book.

Dozens of emails and request of people who were asking for the trailer and with all the feedback we received during the book presentation at the Elvis Week 2007 during the 30th anniversary we had a good reason to continue with these well accepted clips.

Be sure to step by at the Expo this year during Elvis Week 2008. Sandi Pichon and team members of the Praytome Publishing will present Sandi's latest project.

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-June 13, 2008 - The World's Best Kept Secret - Elvis live at Del Webb's Sahara Tahoe

The first step has been made. Unspectacular but still mysterious - the proof folder. The latest opus by Praytome Publishing, author Sue McCasland and co-author Joe A. Krein: "The World's Best Kept Secret - Elvis live at Del Webb's Sahara Tahoe". Accompany us on the exciting trip of this project otherwise you will miss a look of the producer's shoulder which is a chance you won't have anyday. The comprehensive research work for this project began lots of months ago but one thing is quite sure: like Adrenaline 71 - this new Tahoe project will rub out another black hole in the world of Elvis' history.

The restoration of old photographs is finished, the scans of newspaper articles and tickets are done, the interviews with contemporary witnesses are transcribed and the artwort and layout are assembled. With today's update we start our "Making Of" - special about this unique Tahoe-book. The folder you see above contains proof sheets of all pages - and there are a lot of pages in there. With these proof sheets you will get an idea of the colours how they look like on the final printing pages. To create proof sheets is a necessary and important working step in the complex procedure of producing a book.

Soon we will give a more in-depth look behind the scenes. Therefor we recommend you to check back daily for more updates on this new project.

The book will be available August 2008.


-February 22 , 2008 - Review of "Elvis On Tour '75" taken from the Spanish "Club Elvis" magazine


Today we have added to our "In The Press"-section a new review which was published in the Spanish magazine No. 62 by "Club Elvis". The review is about Sandi Pichon's latest book by Praytome Publishing called "Elvis on Tour '75". Please click here to go directly to the review




-January 21, 2008 - Advertisement of "Elvis: Born To Rock" from Graceland Magazine 178


We added an advertisement of the Praytome Publishing book "Elvis: Born To Rock" by Bud Glass. The item was taken from the fan club magazine "Graceland No. 178" of the German "Elvis Presley Society". You can read the article by clicking here. For more reviews about our products please go to "In The Press" - section.




-October 29 , 2007 - Review of Sandi Pichon's book "Elvis on Tour '75" now online


We have added a review of the latest Praytome Publishing book "Elvis on Tour 75" by Sandi Pichon. The item was taken from the fan club magazine "Memories of Elvis 136" of the German "Elvis Club Berlin e.V. ". You can read the article by clicking here. For more reviews about our products please go to "In The Press" - section.




-August 2 , 2007 - Meet Sandi Miller during Elvis Week 2007



-July 29, 2007 - Sandi Pichon's book "Elvis on Tour '75" - The Making Of - Part 5

A "Making Of" Documentary about Sandi Pichon's new book "Elvis on Tour '75" by Praytome Publishing. Producer and Publisher Greg Retkowski invites you to a journey of developing a new Elvis product. Be a fly on the wall during the different stages of the printing and creating processes (more)

In the 5th part of the "Making Of" of Elvis On Tour ' 75 you will learn some interesting details and will be able to get an inside view on the different production steps at the bindery. The printed sheets from the printing company will be folded, sorted, packed and joined together while the back gets an extra portion of glue, and finally the marriage of hardcover envelope and the content pages, shrink-wrapping and finally the packing into boxes for shipping.

With this final part of the making of we will close our little "Making Of" special about Sandi Pichon's new book. We hope you had fun to be a part of the production and will give us a little feedback about what you think about the idea of being there when an Elvis product gets manufactured. You can drop us a line at email@praytome-publishing.com

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-July 28, 2007 - Bud Glass' Behind The Image - The Book sold out in the U.S.

We have received the news directly from author Bud Glass that he has no longer copies of his very first book "Elvis - Behind The Image" - The Book available. This book soon was named by fans "Queen of Candids" because with its personal memories from the journal entries of Sandi Miller and her personal photos along with unpublished candids from the collection of Russ Howe this type of book set a new standard in sharing the private side of Elvis with his fans. As the subtitle said: You know the legend, now meet the man.

An Australian Fan club stated that "Behind The Image is the best book done on Elvis".

Being sold out now, this book will become a high collectible and will be soon on the top of fan's "MOST WANTED ELVIS ITEMS" wishlists.

Now marked as being sold out, you should not miss your chance and opportunity to order one of the remainder of stock of Volume 2 - Behind The Image The Book.



-July 27, 2007 - Sandi Pichon's book "Elvis on Tour '75" now available


Greg Retkowski proudly presents one of the first copies of the new book

The wait is over - and that's a relief for all.
The Praytome Publishing Team is happy to share the news with you that the book is in stock now. It is available at you local Elvis dealer because we already have delivered all pre-orders. We are very excited about the first reactions form the fans and very soon there will be the first reviews on websites and fanclub magazines.

One of the best news is the fact, that the book will be available for Elvis Week 2007.
Author Sandi Pichon will be in Memphis and is looking forward to meeting you in person and share her personal memories about those concerts with you. She will present her book at Vernon's House / Dolan Drive and will sign it to you individually.

For those U.S. Fans, who are unable to attend the Elvis Week and want to order the book, please email Sandi to order the book directly from her.


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