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old books, new books

I'm with Gene all the way here. My own garden library includes standard references (the four volume set from RHS Dictionary of Gardening, Dirr, Jacobson, for example) plus specialty titles. I, too am a sucker for old books, as is my husband (but in history, not hort). We frequently plan trips around bookstores. But as a garden writer for the masses, with an academic background, I find that I avoid general, beginning and moderate level garden books. It's not that I think they shouldn't be there! My own (first) book, with a regional slant, will be out in February; it is geared to the beginning to moderate gardener. I will be happy to share sales numbers when the time comes (and I'll wait to make sure the numbers don't include returns). Maybe I should say I'd be happy to exchange sales numbers. I know there has been talk on the list before about finding out how many copies a book has sold. I find I cannot get up the courage to ask exact numbers from authors, and can barely get it out of my own editor about other garden books from the same publisher.

Marty Wingate

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