Comments on: Review: The Battle of Shiloh and the Organizations Engaged by D.W. Reed http://www.brettschulte.net/CWBlog/2008/08/20/review-the-battle-of-shiloh-and-the-organizations-engaged-by-dw-reed/ The Order of Civil War Obsessively Compulsed - Informed Amateurs Blog the American Civil War Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:02:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: admin http://www.brettschulte.net/CWBlog/2008/08/20/review-the-battle-of-shiloh-and-the-organizations-engaged-by-dw-reed/comment-page-1/#comment-1176 admin Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:46:14 +0000 http://www.brettschulte.net/CWBlog/?p=1422#comment-1176 Drew, Good points. I too would be upset if all publishers went to a maps on CD approach. I think it worked in this particular instance. The size of the book itself isn't large, so I can see how it would have been difficult to fit these maps into any kind of workable or affordable solution. I wonder how Savas Beatie would handle something like this. BTW, I was burned when I purchased that Bearss Manassas map study. In fact, I still have an extra copy of the book laying around for just that reason. Brett Drew,

Good points. I too would be upset if all publishers went to a maps on CD approach. I think it worked in this particular instance. The size of the book itself isn’t large, so I can see how it would have been difficult to fit these maps into any kind of workable or affordable solution. I wonder how Savas Beatie would handle something like this.

BTW, I was burned when I purchased that Bearss Manassas map study. In fact, I still have an extra copy of the book laying around for just that reason.

Brett

]]> By: Drew W. http://www.brettschulte.net/CWBlog/2008/08/20/review-the-battle-of-shiloh-and-the-organizations-engaged-by-dw-reed/comment-page-1/#comment-1175 Drew W. Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:28:50 +0000 http://www.brettschulte.net/CWBlog/?p=1422#comment-1175 Brett, I would guess that many won't, either through deliberate neglect or more likely ignorance. Take the Bearss Manassas map study. Going through the used book listings on Amazon a while back, NONE of the used listings even mentioned the roll of maps that go with it. As they are completely separate from the book, I could easily how those could be missed by a busy bookseller; however, there would be far less excuse if the seller sees the obvious empty sleeve in the back of Reed and fails to disclose it. I have no desire to see maps placed on a cd, except where the orig. maps are far too large to fit inside. I would hope the Reed cd will continue to be the exception. It's too bad UTPress couldn't replicate the pullouts, but I could see how a lesser publisher would more likely leave them out altogether. Brett,
I would guess that many won’t, either through deliberate neglect or more likely ignorance.
Take the Bearss Manassas map study. Going through the used book listings on Amazon a while back, NONE of the used listings even mentioned the roll of maps that go with it. As they are completely separate from the book, I could easily how those could be missed by a busy bookseller; however, there would be far less excuse if the seller sees the obvious empty sleeve in the back of Reed and fails to disclose it.

I have no desire to see maps placed on a cd, except where the orig. maps are far too large to fit inside. I would hope the Reed cd will continue to be the exception. It’s too bad UTPress couldn’t replicate the pullouts, but I could see how a lesser publisher would more likely leave them out altogether.

]]> By: admin http://www.brettschulte.net/CWBlog/2008/08/20/review-the-battle-of-shiloh-and-the-organizations-engaged-by-dw-reed/comment-page-1/#comment-1155 admin Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:04:32 +0000 http://www.brettschulte.net/CWBlog/?p=1422#comment-1155 It will be VERY interesting to see the difference in price on the used book market between those books containing the CD and those who don’t. The cynic in ME wonders if some of the shadier used book stores will even point out the existence of the CD. ABEbooks has been getting very bad lately in terms of accurately describing books for sale. I’ve been burned three times in the last 6 months. Only one of those transactions turned out successfully in the end. In fact, that topic might see a blog entry soon. Brett It will be VERY interesting to see the difference in price on the used book market between those books containing the CD and those who don’t. The cynic in ME wonders if some of the shadier used book stores will even point out the existence of the CD. ABEbooks has been getting very bad lately in terms of accurately describing books for sale. I’ve been burned three times in the last 6 months. Only one of those transactions turned out successfully in the end. In fact, that topic might see a blog entry soon.

Brett

]]> By: jmnlman http://www.brettschulte.net/CWBlog/2008/08/20/review-the-battle-of-shiloh-and-the-organizations-engaged-by-dw-reed/comment-page-1/#comment-1146 jmnlman Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:18:14 +0000 http://www.brettschulte.net/CWBlog/?p=1422#comment-1146 The maps on CD idea is intriguing. The cynic in me wonders if this is the way to help prevent people like me from picking up used copies which probably won't have them still included. The maps on CD idea is intriguing. The cynic in me wonders if this is the way to help prevent people like me from picking up used copies which probably won’t have them still included.

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