[TheForge] Lindsay Publications

[Ries Niemi]

On Mar 23, 2012, at 8:28 PM, Bruce . wrote:

> I'm forwarding this from the subject group because it will be of interest
> to many.  I haven't confirmed the assertion.
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: RobertT
> Date: Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 10:29 PM
> Subject: [7x12minilathe] Lindsay Publications
> To: 7x12minilathe at yahoogroups.com
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> When I ordered some more books from Lindsay Publications on the receipt of
> the order was a notice that they would be closing sometime in 2013 and
> retiring. They had several links to other sites that carried books of the
> style that they publish. I just thought that the group should know to start
> planning what books they need because they will not be available from this
> outlet forever.
> 
> I a but a satisfied customer and have spent a large amount of money
> obtaining the knowledge that they make available
> 
> Bob Teeter
> 

if this is true, its sad news.
But especially with all these free books on the internet, book publishing, especially low volume niche books like Lindsay does, is a losing proposition.

I have a couple dozen Lindsay books, and I especially like the reprints of older tech books from 100 years ago.

I have noticed that Dover, which, like Lindsay, republishes old, out of copyright material, is now starting to include DVD's with some of its books- they figure, for the extra quarter or fifty cents it costs them, it could help sell books.

ries



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