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Where to find Mainspring Press books now ?   


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  15th May 2018, 2:18 PM#1  REPORT  
j.monk

Member since Sep 2017
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Sadly, they are in the process of discontinuing book sales in favor of online data - wich is not a way to read books to me... - but I miss the "Recording the 30's" book ! It sold out before I finished the "Recording the 20's"...SIlly.
Do anyone knows a place where I could buy one ?


  15th May 2018, 3:32 PM#2  REPORT  
getalife

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Is this it?.https://www.bookwire.com/books/publisher?query=Mainspring-Press&refine=Author-Sutton,%20Allan&pn=1&ps=20


  15th May 2018, 3:51 PM#3  REPORT  
j.monk

Member since Sep 2017
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This one indeed...


  15th May 2018, 4:03 PM#4  REPORT  
getalife

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Do they have any in stock? Good luck. :thumbsup:


  15th May 2018, 4:06 PM#5  REPORT  
j.monk

Member since Sep 2017
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Won't be easy :sad:
That's why I call for HELP ! :grin:


  15th May 2018, 8:25 PM#6  REPORT  
scrough🍰

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You'll be able to find it on the dealers sites (example) but the price will be a rip-off :angry:


  16th May 2018, 6:41 AM#7  REPORT  
j.monk

Member since Sep 2017
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HA ! Thanks a lot ! Bought one on the amazon.de marketplace at a reasonnable price - all things considered.
Cheers :thumbsup:


  16th May 2018, 4:14 PM#8  REPORT  
xiphophilos

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You were lucky. Based on Mainspring Press' website, what hastened their retreat from book sales is a huge loss of books through water damage in their storage room two days before you posted your first message:

"On the morning of May 13, an overhead water line failed in our main storage area, destroying a substantial number of books. As a result, we are unable to fill any book orders at this time.

Payment already received for orders we are now unable to fill will be refunded within the next 1-2 business days (May 14-15, 2018). If you placed an order over the weekend, you will be notified as to its status tomorrow (May 14).

Please do not attempt to place an order until further notice. Salvageable books, if any, will be offered at final close-out pricing once we have determined the full extent of the damage and completed clean-up of the area."
(see also https://78records.wordpress.com/).

I'm glad I got their ARC book before this. This is really a pity.



Edited by xiphophilos on 16th May 2018, 4:22 PM

  16th May 2018, 6:05 PM#9  REPORT  
j.monk

Member since Sep 2017
167 Points
I follow the blog, so I was aware. And that's actually what decided me to ask for help!
Thing is, the book was OOP for quite a while now, it was actually the first of the series and sold out shortly after the time Recording the Twenties was released. Sutton announced it wouldn't be repressed, though. Shame.
But he's working on Recording the Forties and announced that there would be a short run in physical format, as many people requested it. I hoped for a small repress of Recording The Thirties then.
But the recent water damage made me think nothing will ever happen again. Even the run of Recording The Forties must be in jeopardy now.

I secured a copy now, that's quite a relief !
Thanks again for the help !

Edited by moderator on 17th May 2018, 3:34 AM

  20th May 2018, 5:22 PM#10  REPORT  
Pridesale

Member since Mar 2013
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Given the annoyance of storage, distribution and general pain of books, If I were the author I would consider using Lulu or similar for self-publishing.

For effectively short runs print-on-demand direct to the buyer saves some costs and gets a decent cash in the bank (less maybe than the profit on sales, but saves aggro)


  21st May 2018, 8:43 AM#11  REPORT  
j.monk

Member since Sep 2017
167 Points
Send him a note with yourthoughts, could be helpful ! Who knows !


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