RE: New info about SER1 James Taylor's Book - The Original Series 1

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From what they told me, Motor Books Intl bought the publication rights to the boook. 

We need to approach them in business terms because they probably wouldn't respond to the nostalgia factor (except for vehicles they are familiar with such as T-birds, Corvettes, etc.). Series Land Rovers do not have the presence in North America as other marques (most people have never seen one except in old TV series and movies). Show them the interest backed by potential sales or acquire the publication rights and publish it elsewhere as others have suggested. When I contact them again, I'll bring up the latter as an alternative. 

Karen Sindir

---- Matt Gibbs <mr.dublo@xxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote: 
> Hello folks,
> I contacted James Taylor as I have been in touch with him a few times
> recently about the Tickford land rovers. This is what he had to say:-
> 
> ""Original Series I has never been reprinted because the publishers were
> bought by an American company which is more interested in producing books on
> things like Mustangs and Corvettes. They don't see enough sales in a reprint
> to get the profit margin they want; therefore there is no reprint. The same
> company can't see the point in a Volume 2 of Original Range Rover, even
> though it would include the versions unique to the US!""
> 
> I hope this is of interest to you guys. I would be interested in a copy of
> the book though I always have access to one it would be nice to have my own.
> 
> NOTICE he says the "Publishers" were bought by an American Company not
> necassarily the publication rights.
> 
> Kind regards
> Matt Gibbs
> 
> PS Might it not be worth finding out from the LR Register what the
> circumstances were in reprinting The Early Years, since they recently did it
> you might get an idea of costs etc.
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: series1-host@xxxxxxxxx.xxx [mailto:series1-host@xxxxxxxxx.xxx]On
> Behalf Of Lyndon Wortley
> Sent: 19 October 2005 07:49
> To: series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
> Subject: RE: New info about SER1 James Taylor's Book - The Original
> Series 1
> 
> 
> Karen,
> That sounds very promising!  Count me as someone who definitely wants a
> copy: I'll do a bit of canvassing amongst my contacts to get a few more
> numbers and pass them on.
> 
> Lyndon
> 
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