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Bacon, T, 'Rickenbacker Electric 12: The Story of the Guitars, the Music, and the Great Players' Backbeat Books, 2009

Anyone know anything?

Not due for release until November 1st. Looks like a winner!

I will buy it.

Oh yeah! The price is right. I'm in line.

JimK

I'm tipping the price will change prior to release, so I've locked a copy in at $16.47 from Amazon.com. That said, I'm not expecting much from the book - probably just a lot of photos, thin commentry and interviews rehashed from previous books... Hope I'm wrong.

It's by the same guy that did this one.

I have that book. I will wait till the new book is available, I don't really see the price going up once it is published and selling.

jps wrote:I don't really see the price going up once it is published and selling.

I think it is quite common for publishers to release an initial, lower priced production run in order to gauge the market. Sales data from the first run would allow the publisher to make a better estimate on numbers for the first major print run. I could be wrong but I've seen this happen over and over again where a book is available for a few months at a lower price, stops being available, then returns at a higher price and this time stays on the market. Has anyone else noticed this practice?

Amazon wrote:this is the best guide yet to the history of the sound of jingle-jangle

Wow, Paul! They chronicled your sound history, too?

bails wrote:

jps wrote:I don't really see the price going up once it is published and selling.

I think it is quite common for publishers to release an initial, lower priced production run in order to gauge the market. Sales data from the first run would allow the publisher to make a better estimate on numbers for the first major print run. I could be wrong but I've seen this happen over and over again where a book is available for a few months at a lower price, stops being available, then returns at a higher price and this time stays on the market. Has anyone else noticed this practice?

Hmm, I suppose that can be, I have never looked into this. I can't see pre-ordering six months in advance, however. Is this normal for the book publishing industry?

collin wrote:

Amazon wrote:this is the best guide yet to the history of the sound of jingle-jangle

Wow, Paul! They chronicled your sound history, too?

My own sound would be that of a jaw flapping and keys clicking.

jingle_jangle wrote:

collin wrote:

Amazon wrote:this is the best guide yet to the history of the sound of jingle-jangle

Wow, Paul! They chronicled your sound history, too?

My own sound would be that of a jaw flapping and keys clicking.

...and a spray gun shooting, router spinning, sand paper sanding...haha!

Looking forward to this coming out.

I an probably score a review copy. Think I'll call Backbeat next week.

BAH!

NO BASSES?