Re: Suggesting that an old book be reprinted?


"Billy Bob" <billybobnospam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "michael adams" wrote in message
> >
> > The question is really how many other people share your interest in
> > billiards ? The market in secondhand billiard titles may be driven
> > by certain well off individuals - nouveau riche people who maybe like
> > to install a billiard room in their newly acquired mansion - while
> there's
> > very little demand for reprints at all. Maybe, maybe not.
> >
>
> I have a list of over 300 English language books on billiards which have
> been published since the 1700's. And I know my list is not complete. If
you
> go to a large new bookstore, you will see many new recently published
books
> on pool/billiards. If you stick it on the shelf, they will buy it
> basically.
>
> And if you go to a used book store, you will see little or nothing on pool
> or billiards. Many used book dealers will say they can't keep them on the
> shelves. As soon as they get used books on billiards, they are gone.
>
> There are millions of people who play pool/billiards/snooker worldwide.
> Note that just about every bar or tavern has a few pool tables.
>
> And then larger cities have billiard halls, some which are upscale, some
> which cater to the "college crowd", and others which are more family
> oriented.
>
> One national chain has opened billiard halls in the following cities:
> Austin, Arlington, Corpus Christi, Dallas, El Paso, Houston, San Antonio,
> Tyler, Waco, Orlando, Phoenix, Tucson, Baton Rouge, and Memphis.
>
> There is no one specific "class" of people who have pool tables in their
> homes. Many people have them in their garage or basement.
>
> And it is sort of like a golf thing, where everyone will buy anything
which
> might help to improve their game. But this game is "secretive". Techniques
> on shooting specific shots are not shared by the best players, however,
> many times these secrets were discussed in older books. Thus the big
> interest in older books.

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Having "Secrets" in the title of any book is supposedly a great help.*

So maybe "Secrets of the Billiards Masters" subtitled "As taken
from in the best books on the subject published over the last
300 years".

But then 10 years ago anyone who said having the phrase "For Dummies"
in a book title would probably have been laughed at.

So it's "Secrets of the Billiards Masters For Dummies" then.

So away you go, get tapping:-)


michael adams

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