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WOW! An actual on-line review instead of the regurgitated press release:

http://www.bassfrontiersmag.com/review- ... cks-bottom
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Cool!
8) 8) 8)
I have NO idea what to do with those skinny stringed things... I'm just a bass player...
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What's on page 42? !
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The only bad thing about your book is that I want all those basses that are in it.

keep up the good work!
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jsm610 wrote:What's on page 42? !
Nothing special. :twisted:

Nice to see/read this, Paul. 8)
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Ain't that the shitz!!
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jsm610 wrote:What's on page 42? !

C'mon, John. I know you have a copy of the book! Anybody who has the book can see what the reviewer is all twitterpated about. Those who don't have the book, well . . . .
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cjj wrote:Cool!
8) 8) 8)
+1! 8)
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C'mon, John. I know you have a copy of the book!
I need a eBook so I'll always have it with me. This business of driving home to pull out the book to look at page 42 is so old skool. :) And 42 is nice, but 44 is better...!
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Yeah, I'd like to have an e-book also, but the publisher has not been satisfied with the e-book publishing programs for graphic-heavy books like mine, so they haven't made it yet. Maybe some day.
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congrats Paul... I think the book is better than the review thou!!!
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I suspect people will be enjoying and referring to this book for a really long time, and its sales will probably just grow with exposure. It's not one of those books you'll hear about on NPR's Fresh Air one day causing a big bump in sales but over time its influence wanes. This occupies a very defined niche, there's not likely to be anything to dethrone it for a long, long time (except maybe a second edition?).
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cassius987 wrote:I suspect people will be enjoying and referring to this book for a really long time, and its sales will probably just grow with exposure. It's not one of those books you'll hear about on NPR's Fresh Air one day causing a big bump in sales but over time its influence wanes. This occupies a very defined niche, there's not likely to be anything to dethrone it for a long, long time (except maybe a second edition?).
Just wait till Oprah finds it..... :lol:
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How many pages is the book? I wonder if the publisher should look into what the magazines use. Australian Motorcycle News offers its magazine electronically and apparently it is really good. Very graphically intensive and something like 160-180 pages.

Good review there. It's a start. I am ordering mine via Ebay soon!
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Benjamin wrote:How many pages is the book? I wonder if the publisher should look into what the magazines use. Australian Motorcycle News offers its magazine electronically and apparently it is really good. Very graphically intensive and something like 160-180 pages.
It's 144 pages plus covers and a two-page foldout (tip in). I'm sure the publisher is aware of what magazines use; they're just not happy with it.
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