Regional Food Issues Book – Any Interest?

[steve B]

Speaking from personal experience the remote didn't change my ADD, it just let me sit farther from the TV.


I think one of the problems will be the hobby itself. The majority of collectors aren't interested in looking at something with any depth.

A book with some depth hidden amongst tales of searching for the cards would probably do well.

It's somewhat amazing to me that stamp collecting can support many incredibly detailed books at rather high price points while Sports collecting can't seem to support even one good quality catalog. The stamp equivalent to the standard catalog is the scotts catalog. That one is 6 volumes at $100 each, with very little written detail. They also make on that covers US only in more detail, and one for worldwide 1840-1940 at $100 and $150 -Although the $150 classic is hardcover.

Most of the smaller specialized books are around $50, with a few very detailed ones over $100.

Scotts is yearly, and the others may only be refreshed once a decade or for some once in a generation. The primary reference for one of the areas I specialise in is from 1961.

Steve B

[Exhibitman]

I can speak to this issue with some background because I am working on the 8th edition to my boxing cards book right now. There is no need for a traditional publisher any more. With the right technology you can use a POD [print on demand] publisher to not only prepare the books but to also market them. You can get an ISBN number and have your work on Amazon and other marketplaces. I use Lulu.com to handle my work. I design and assemble the book in Microsoft Publisher then convert to a PDF and upload to Lulu. You can also pay Lulu to do some of the work for you. If your passion is to write it, don't let a publisher talk you out of it!

http://www.lulu.com/product/paperbac...-2012/15370683

[Volod]

Some excellent pointers there, Adam. I imagine the increased ease of publication, including for novices and hacks, is more than compensated by the elimination of screening editors, like the one who told Herman Melville to stick to his day job as a customs clerk.

[Rich Klein]

However; Adam is backing up with his post one of my points. His book, and granted it is a labor of love for him to some extent, has a price point of nearly $40 IIRC.

Rich