Something new or old news re-packaged?

http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/huddersfield-historian-glenn-foard-unveils-5729691

The book is currently listed on Amazon at £45, which I'm hoping is an error!

Jonathan

Oxbow Books has it at £36  which is still bad enough.
http://www.oxbowbooks.com/oxbow/bosworth-1489.html
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From: Jonathan Evans
Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 4:42 PM
To: Richard III Society Forum
Subject: Something new or old news re-packaged?


http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/huddersfield-historian-glenn-foard-unveils-5729691

The book is currently listed on Amazon at £45, which I'm hoping is an error!

Jonathan

The answer to the title query: Is this new, etc., might be that it's familiar to us but news to a great many people.  :-)
 
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Oxbow Books has it at £36  which is still bad enough.
http://www.oxbowbooks.com/oxbow/bosworth-1489.html
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From: Jonathan Evans
Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 4:42 PM
To: Richard III Society Forum
Subject: Something new or old news re-packaged?

http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/huddersfield-historian-glenn-foard-unveils-5729691

The book is currently listed on Amazon at £45, which I'm hoping is an error!

Jonathan

Maybe so. The article implied some kind of new revelation this weekend, but it may just be journalistic hyperbole for a press launch - and I've since seen that Glenn Foard and Anne Curry are doing a number of talks at Bosworth as part of the anniversary commemoration.

Still hope that's not the real price of the book, though, or it will have *very* limited sales!

Jonathan

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It has a nice cover, Jonathan. Too bad there are no preview pages at Amazon. 

Perhaps there are a lot of illustrations, especially the kind that are situated amongst text (as opposed to being in one or more clumps of plates, in the centre of the book). Sometimes the photos themselves can be costly to secure the use of, and printing them directly with the content *might* account for a steep retail price. 

Actually, I hope there are lots of pictures, for this price.

Otherwise the publisher may be just greedy, knowing this market is somewhat hot right now.


Judy
 
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From: Jonathan Evans <jmcevans98@...>
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Maybe so. The article implied some kind of new revelation this weekend, but it may just be journalistic hyperbole for a press launch - and I've since seen that Glenn Foard and Anne Curry are doing a number of talks at Bosworth as part of the anniversary commemoration.

Still hope that's not the real price of the book, though, or it will have *very* limited sales!

Jonathan

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Hmm. As I think of it, for that price, a Taschen book would be lavishly illustrated. It's too bad no one has produced the "Ultimate Richard III in art" for this publisher...it would be a value at twice the price (I owned Taschen's book of illuminations, and it's gorgeous).

Judy
 
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From: Jonathan Evans <jmcevans98@...>
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Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 11:37 AM
Subject: Re: Something new or old news re-packaged?



 
Maybe so. The article implied some kind of new revelation this weekend, but it may just be journalistic hyperbole for a press launch - and I've since seen that Glenn Foard and Anne Curry are doing a number of talks at Bosworth as part of the anniversary commemoration.

Still hope that's not the real price of the book, though, or it will have *very* limited sales!

Jonathan

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The book can be got at Oxbow Books for £36 plus postage of £3.95
Christine
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I suspect it's just expensive because published by the OUP. They are more used to putting out dry tomes that sell very few copies. Big mistake in this case, I should say - this would sell like hot cakes if they put a reasonable price tag on it.
Marie


--- In , Judy Thomson <judygerard.thomson@...> wrote:
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> It has a nice cover, Jonathan. Too bad there are no preview pages at Amazon. 
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> Perhaps there are a lot of illustrations, especially the kind that are situated amongst text (as opposed to being in one or more clumps of plates, in the centre of the book). Sometimes the photos themselves can be costly to secure the use of, and printing them directly with the content *might* account for a steep retail price. 
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> Actually, I hope there are lots of pictures, for this price.
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> Otherwise the publisher may be just greedy, knowing this market is somewhat hot right now.
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> Maybe so. The article implied some kind of new revelation this weekend, but it may just be journalistic hyperbole for a press launch - and I've since seen that Glenn Foard and Anne Curry are doing a number of talks at Bosworth as part of the anniversary commemoration.
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> Still hope that's not the real price of the book, though, or it will have *very* limited sales!
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