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<p>[QUOTE="gatzdon, post: 384342, member: 8247"]Yes, but given the current state of the internet and how quickly people can freely exchange such information, you would think that these publishers would realize that they would be best to put the basic catalog info on the internet for free and turn the books into something collectible or worth buying (not just for the basic catalog info). One feature of the Schwartz & Lindquist book is that they give an easy color photo to compare your note to in order to figure out which color variety your overprint is.</p><p><br /></p><p>Think of it this way. I only bought Schwartz & Lindquist because of the many recommendations here, but had I just used Google (which is very common), the book that would probably do best is the one that is most talked about and referenced. Had their book had "something" available via the web such as abridged catalog info, they would be showing up at the top of Google internet searches, thus gaining much more exposure to potential buyers/subscribers.</p><p><br /></p><p>Information will be freely available, rather it's going to come down to why do I want to get it from your company and not somewhere else.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gatzdon, post: 384342, member: 8247"]Yes, but given the current state of the internet and how quickly people can freely exchange such information, you would think that these publishers would realize that they would be best to put the basic catalog info on the internet for free and turn the books into something collectible or worth buying (not just for the basic catalog info). One feature of the Schwartz & Lindquist book is that they give an easy color photo to compare your note to in order to figure out which color variety your overprint is. Think of it this way. I only bought Schwartz & Lindquist because of the many recommendations here, but had I just used Google (which is very common), the book that would probably do best is the one that is most talked about and referenced. Had their book had "something" available via the web such as abridged catalog info, they would be showing up at the top of Google internet searches, thus gaining much more exposure to potential buyers/subscribers. Information will be freely available, rather it's going to come down to why do I want to get it from your company and not somewhere else.[/QUOTE]
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