Thank you guys for the encouraging words, I really appreciate it.
It is going to be the kind of book I personally was always looking for and did not find so far. This does not mean that other books are bad. Not at all, I own and enjoy many of them. They just had different goals and that is perfectly fine. But a series which concentrates just on defining, describing and showing ALL types of a certain badge in a clear and simple way was sorely missed.
I went with the drafts of the book to the Kassel show to present it to a number of dealers and the response was very good. Keep in mind that such a book will do good AND bad for the hobby. It will certainly help to raise interest in certain badges, because suddely a neglected badge like the GAB becomes "collectible", you can actually try to find all types which are in the book for your collection. We saw this happeneing with the PAB and to some extent with the IAB since about two years. A book like this will certainly raise interest AND prices.
I am overwhelmed how many of you offered your help in this. Even if I was dissatisfied with the pictures initially, you kept working on it until the standard for the book was met. And for the cases where you could not make it work, many of you chose to actually send me your badges. Thank you for your trust!
@John T:
Sure, but never forget it is an international effort, people from all over the world helped to make this happen. It is a book in the spirit of this forum!
@Robin Lumsden: yes, it is quite an undertaking! Being the researcher, writer, layouter, photographer, graphics designer, marketing, sales and logistics manager all in one person has many advantages, but can be exhausting. It is time consuming and when it is done, it is very expensive to bring it to the market for a private person, but I certainly had my reasons to go exactly down that road. An adventure but so far I do not regret any minute of the time invested. And even if I should sell just the first (small) print run, I can say that I created the book concept I always wanted as a collector for me and my friends!
It is going to be the kind of book I personally was always looking for and did not find so far. This does not mean that other books are bad. Not at all, I own and enjoy many of them. They just had different goals and that is perfectly fine. But a series which concentrates just on defining, describing and showing ALL types of a certain badge in a clear and simple way was sorely missed.
I went with the drafts of the book to the Kassel show to present it to a number of dealers and the response was very good. Keep in mind that such a book will do good AND bad for the hobby. It will certainly help to raise interest in certain badges, because suddely a neglected badge like the GAB becomes "collectible", you can actually try to find all types which are in the book for your collection. We saw this happeneing with the PAB and to some extent with the IAB since about two years. A book like this will certainly raise interest AND prices.
I am overwhelmed how many of you offered your help in this. Even if I was dissatisfied with the pictures initially, you kept working on it until the standard for the book was met. And for the cases where you could not make it work, many of you chose to actually send me your badges. Thank you for your trust!
@John T:
..it is nice to finally see some nice works on the subject coming out of Germany.
@Robin Lumsden: yes, it is quite an undertaking! Being the researcher, writer, layouter, photographer, graphics designer, marketing, sales and logistics manager all in one person has many advantages, but can be exhausting. It is time consuming and when it is done, it is very expensive to bring it to the market for a private person, but I certainly had my reasons to go exactly down that road. An adventure but so far I do not regret any minute of the time invested. And even if I should sell just the first (small) print run, I can say that I created the book concept I always wanted as a collector for me and my friends!
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. The few examples you posted look fantastic. Best of luck!
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