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Originally Posted by FalkeEins
..you're getting cynical ?.... why do people do it, what makes them even think they can add anything to what has gone before having done little or no original research - is it just a money-making excercise, or is it just vanity, pure & simple on their part. Obviously the whole process is driven by the publisher - P&S exist to make money, not to bring enlightenment to the masses - bottom line. I suspect the manuscript was unsolicited and it has been printed up as cheaply as possible - no editing, no peer review, no proofing or correcting. The author is no doubt thrilled to see his name in print - he's not received any cash up front but been told to enjoy the adulation and wait for his royalty cheques to arrive....sucker !
I recall reading that Hargreaves even ended up financing the cover artwork for his own book with P&S out of his own pocket !! I think I'd have told them where to go....
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Not the cover, thankfully. Had to pay for the images, maps and index though which was not cheap... For my Poland book,
Axis History Factbook: Review - Blitzkrieg Unleashed (sorry, shameless plug
) I'm doing the indexing myself to save £500. A friend and I drew the maps, but the images cost me £500-£600 at a guess.
For those fearing another re-hash, fear not, for there is a wealth of material never seen in English before. My bibliography for the book can be found here:
Feldgrau.net • View topic - Poland 1939 - Bibliography
It took almost as long to compile the bibliography as it did write the book...
