>>>I think it would be more interesting to do a new book...<<<
Keep writing Theo, your off to a flying start! You just finished the table
of contents.
(Finally I get to go to work in an hour. I'm exhausted from reading/writing
Tigers AutoX all day. And to think no one has even mentioned the word
Rivets!) :-)
Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: "Smit, Theo" <Theo.Smit@dynastream.com>
To: <tigers@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 3:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Book of Norman
> So these would then be the "continuation series" BON?
>
> Trying to not draw too fine a parallel here... ;)
>
>
> I think it would be more interesting to do a new book that looks at the
> Tiger's current popularity, such as it is, the amazing amount of
> reproduction
> and remanufactured parts available for the car, and what that says about
> the
> ownership. Do some profiles of the different types of Tigers and their
> owners:
> - the unrestored but well-maintained survivor
> - the resto-mod
> - the basket case to concours winner
> - the autocross and/or track-day special
> - the barn find
>
> An appendix with an updated print registry, and a listing of current clubs
> would round it out pretty well.
> Obviously, the above information can already be distilled from a detailed
> compilation of Internet information, but having it all together in one
> place
> would be helpful and having it in print is more palatable to a lot of
> folks.
>
> Cheers,
> Theo
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-
>> bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Marc James Small
>> Sent: March 24, 2010 3:22 PM
>> To: Bill Martin; CoolVT@aol.com; m_dangelo@verizon.net
>> Cc: tigers@autox.team.net
>> Subject: Re: [Tigers] Book of Norman
>>
> <snip>
>>
>> However, these plates are no longer
>> necessary. Take one BON. Disassemble it. Scan
>> the pages. Print as many copies as you
>> wish. Norm holds the copyright. Let him do this
>> -- the overhead is astonishingly small -- and he
>> can then sell copies for, say, $100 a copy which
>> will go into his personal fisc. The effort is
>> small, the overhead is minimal, and the return is high.
>>
>> Or, to be high tech, he could scan it and sell it over the Internet.
>>
>> I am rustling money under Norm's nose ....
>>
>> Marc
>>
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