1 Nov
2001
1 Nov
'01
11:13 p.m.
Yes, I had hoped for a January/Feb. release date. But, a guide is just a
guide. The numbers may or may not change for some items between now and when
the book comes out, but the relative values should stay consistent. Again,
the book is much more than a price guide and should be well worth its cover
price (not set in stone yet, but the publisher wants it to be as affordable
as possible).
I thought about self-publishing, but decided against it because there is no
easy way for someone like me to reach all the potential readers. I would
have had to spend too much time and money on promotion, advertising, etc. I
hope it was the right decision.
You are probably thinking of the Blue Book guides (www.bluebook.com), which
are not aimed at the collector/enthusiast market at all. They are, as you
described, guides for trade-in value for electronics dealers.
--Mike
--Mike
Michael Nadeau
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603-893-2379
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Ford" <mikeford(a)socal.rr.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 3:41 AM
Subject: Re: Price guide for vintage computers (long)
>change). The latest word from my publisher is
that is will be available
in
>June next year. I expected publication for late
this year, but I was a
bit
Ouch! Data 8 months stale when it goes to press, so much for the price
guide notions.
It never occured to me that this would be a "real" book. I assumed it
would
be a self published item, perhaps sold directly via
all the weird channels
of the internet. A couple people I know have been fairly successfull self
publishing, and it keeps the information much fresher.
Anybody remember who it is that publishes the price guides for used
consumer electronics? They usually have a booth at all the CES trade
shows,
and the books show trade in and retail prices, that
are frankly pretty
kind
to dealers, ie its a tool to buy for your store using
it.