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Re: Comment on Four Ways West book in general
Author: Juppo
Date: 07-06-2011 - 16:22
Lines West Freak Wrote:
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> As a side note many of us are looking forward to
> the new "Western Pacific" book by the late Ken
> Meeker. Should be a stunner. However it's the
> usual WTF took so long?? I was told the book
> could have been published before Ken's passing but
> Dale and others were hellbent on filling all the
> photo holes and having the book as perfect as
> possible. My question would be "is that really
> necessary"??
Yes it is necessary so that there aren't any problems to piss of prospective buyers. At nearly $70 per book, it better be flawless and full of stunning photos with no errors in captions. If anybody knows how to publish superior books on contemporary railroading, its Dale Sanders.
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>
> As a side note many of us are looking forward to
> the new "Western Pacific" book by the late Ken
> Meeker. Should be a stunner. However it's the
> usual WTF took so long?? I was told the book
> could have been published before Ken's passing but
> Dale and others were hellbent on filling all the
> photo holes and having the book as perfect as
> possible. My question would be "is that really
> necessary"??
Yes it is necessary so that there aren't any problems to piss of prospective buyers. At nearly $70 per book, it better be flawless and full of stunning photos with no errors in captions. If anybody knows how to publish superior books on contemporary railroading, its Dale Sanders.
