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Common Poster Subjects => Research & Collecting Tools => Topic started by: erik1925 on February 01, 2018, 10:59:36 PM
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Jim Gresham's newest book is out and available. Titled "What Music They Make," this is the latest publication from J Gresham, containing many unbefore seen LC and posters (according to the author's description).
It looks like another fine poster book. thumbsup.gif clap clap
Listed at $129.99
https://www.ebay.com/itm/263447622425?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649
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Enjoyable cover. Serious price.
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Very true.
To be honest, I'm not understanding the $130.00 price tag at all, either.
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I wrote and asked Jim about the book cost.
He explained that self publishing costs, paying an assistant/researcher to gather and take the photos and his costs to gather much of the imagery had added up to a pretty penny.
But he also reminded me that when his first 2 books were initially released and available for purchase ("Children of the Night" and "They're Here Already"), the purchase price for those were $119.00 and $99.00
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In looking to see if Gresham's book was also on Amazon (it is but currently out of stock), I happened to see that his second book, published in 2011, entitled They're Here Already, is being sold for. Available from only 2 sellers on Amazon, I almost fell over at what each is asking for their F/S copies: faint2.gif
So $129.00 for the new book doesnt seem all that high, now.
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Some Amazon sellers are dreaming... you can also get it there for less than 80 bucks! 8)
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His first book, Children of the Night, Ive see for a much lower price, too, but not the 2nd.
Could you post an Amazon link for his second book?
One seller has Children for $68.77
In checking, all the other shown copies are well over $100.00, with the top priced copy of Children being just over $4540.00!! (at least as is showing on Amazon US). Yikes!!
https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/1604611308/ref=tmm_hrd_used_olp_sr?ie=UTF8&condition=used&qid=1518131839&sr=1-2
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There’s a copy of Children... on eBay UK for £19.99!
And the second book They’re Here Already for $120 or best offer on eBay US.
So I wouldn’t think anyone will actually pay thousands for it :)
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It’s also worth searching in AbeBooks. They have They’re Here even cheaper:
https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=7724852970&searchurl=tn%3DThey%2592re%2Bhere%2Balready%26sortby%3D17%26an%3DGresham
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Always good to hunt around and look at various book sellers, for used (new) or OOP editions, and then decide on price based on condition, etc.
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Jim Gresham also has a little link/website for his most recent book. It can be bought directly from him, here, too.
https://www.whatmusictheymake.com/
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A very recent mini-review on Jim's book:
https://kitleyskrypt.wordpress.com/2018/05/31/what-music-they-make/