Walkbustaxi said:Remaindered. Trying to think of that word for days the other month about a book I couldn't get hold of. You sound like a penurious bibliophile who knows his stuff. Kill the sales with reviews and then steal from the bargain bin. Love it!BTH said:That's fantastic news! I'll look forward to panning it then without giving any reasons other than it's by you (certainly seems to be your MO), but only after it's been remaindered at £1.99 in a discount book shop, and even then I'll almost certainly steal it, so you don't make a shiny penny piece out of me. ;-)
Gary James said:I wouldn't normally tell people not to buy one of my books but there is one that has just been reprinted against my wishes (and breaking my copyright) which I would urge people not to buy.
The book is "Manchester City The Complete Record" and is being promoted by Derby Books (I have no agreement with them whatsoever) with the impression that its a new book.
It is not. It was originally published 6 years ago by Breedon (who went into administration owing me royalties) and has simply been reprinted by Derby Books (whose owner was Breedon's owner) without my support/agreement and so on. I am obviously discussing legal action, but in the mean time I would urge you not to buy this book as:
- it's out of date
- the formation details are based on material at the time and not now known to be factual (i.e. much more information is now available and will appear in "Manchester The City Years")
- the statistics and some of my main info printed in that book will soon be available for free (yes, seriously)
- legally they shouldn't even be selling the book
I could go on, but please save your money and buy an up to date book.
I agreed up until the final two words. The new Colin Shindler won't be getting any of my money. Presumably he wants people to pay for his demented, rose-tinted ramblings and outmoded idea of football club ownership in guineas and shillings? And for a so-called 'proper' journalist, he is laughably inaccurate on the ground ownership issue, as has been pointed out elsewhere.Didsbury Dave said:There are an unbelievable amount of books being rushed out to capitalise on our success -without question the most in the club's history. There's some right old shite coming out if I'm honest so I hope that these cash-ins don't affect sales for the "proper" books like Gary James and David Conn.
LongsightM13 said:I agreed up until the final two words. The new Colin Shindler won't be getting any of my money. Presumably he wants people to pay for his demented, rose-tinted ramblings and outmoded idea of football club ownership in guineas and shillings? And for a so-called 'proper' journalist, he is laughably inaccurate on the ground ownership issue, as has been pointed out elsewhere.Didsbury Dave said:There are an unbelievable amount of books being rushed out to capitalise on our success -without question the most in the club's history. There's some right old shite coming out if I'm honest so I hope that these cash-ins don't affect sales for the "proper" books like Gary James and David Conn.
Harry Harris' Mancini book is a shameless cash-in, avoid it like the plague. It is what's known in the trade as "a cuts job" i.e. no new material, just cobbled together from existing interviews by a hack writer with a three-week deadline.
A proper biography of the manager is out on September 6, written by Luca Caioli, who wrote the excellent Messi biography. Details here
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Roberto-Mancini-Biography-Luca-Caioli/dp/1906850445" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.amazon.co.uk/Roberto-Mancini ... 1906850445</a>
I'm sure you've already ordered your copy, Dave....
In that case, it is fair to assume you already have the Mancini biography on pre-order . . .Didsbury Dave said:I don't have to agree with someone to enjoy their book.
WEMBLEY76 said:Has anyone read Diary of a Champion ? Just released by Harry Harris about our Bobby.Flicked through it at Empire exchange and its a day to day account of last season...