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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2788418, member: 19463&quot;]On the other hand:&nbsp; I have not seen the book and now I may not.&nbsp; That will discourage the publisher from putting out other books and contribute to the prevailing theory that books have been replaced by online information.&nbsp; Not having seen the book should disqualify me from reviewing it but I am always happy to see a book that is not a catalog of the &quot;...and their values ilk.&quot;&nbsp; I like books that might just interest a novice reader in the subject and drive that reader into studying more about the hobby.&nbsp; Sure, there are better books written in better style.&nbsp; There might even be books with better content (you have heard how much I like the John Anthony book <b>Collecting Greek Coins </b>- some of you even bought one).&nbsp; Of course Anthony has been out of print for years and sells for a price that suggests it was remaindered for next to nothing and was considered a glut on the market.&nbsp; The one cent copies are all gone, it seems.</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0582503108/ref=tmm_pap_used_olp_sr?ie=UTF8&amp;condition=used&amp;qid=1499201651&amp;sr=8-7" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0582503108/ref=tmm_pap_used_olp_sr?ie=UTF8&amp;condition=used&amp;qid=1499201651&amp;sr=8-7" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0582503108/ref=tmm_pap_used_olp_sr?ie=UTF8&amp;condition=used&amp;qid=1499201651&amp;sr=8-7</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Alas, now I won&#039;t be able to find a publisher for my book (working title: Illiterate Ramblings of&nbsp; a Numismatic Nerd).&nbsp; Should we support any book that gets published?&nbsp; No.&nbsp; Should we look to see if there is anything good to say about a book that might ameliorate the maddening mistakes?&nbsp; I forgave some of the books I reviewed on my site:</p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/book.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/book.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/book.html</a></p><p>Does this one deserve a little slack?&nbsp; I don&#039;t know; I have not seen the book.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Update:&nbsp; For $53.20 I expect a lot![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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