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Message:: [QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 680825, member: 112"]Thad one of the big issues with writing books such as you suggest is that you have a very limited audience. That is because books, or pamphlets, such as you suggest deal with such specilaized topics. Typical publication numbers run about 500 copies and that's it, often less. And even then it can take years just to sell those 500 copies. Specialized books just don't sell - generalized books sell ! So before you get too far along on deciding which way to go with this, perhaps your decision should be more along the lines of what you hope to accomplish by doing it, in other words what is your goal ? If your goal is to make money then the book is the way to go, but you're not gonna make much after publishing costs. If your goal is to disseminate information and help people, then perhaps it would be best to publish your book via someone like Heritage who maintains a permanant on-line library. Or to contact the ANS, become a member and publish through them. Now I can tell you that by publishing through Heritage you maintain the rights to your work. Going via the ANS, you do not maintain your rights, they own them. Same is true if you publish via one of the coin mags. And by publishing a book, you also lose your rights, unless you self publish. So that too may have a bearing on your decision. Like I said, your goal in this is what determines which path you take. But best of luck whichever way you go :thumb:[/QUOTE]