Retro Rogue Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 They've actually had those Wikipedia books there and in Google Books for a while. Trust me when I say there won't be a comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 They've actually had those Wikipedia books there and in Google Books for a while. Trust me when I say there won't be a comparison. True but would people confuse the two before actually seeing them since the tiles are similar? Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro Rogue Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Legally, whoever did it doesn't have the right to use that as the title. That's the exact reason why we didn't, Atari Legal said we had to have the subtitle just as prominent so people didn't mistake it as an official Atari book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Legally, whoever did it doesn't have the right to use that as the title. That's the exact reason why we didn't, Atari Legal said we had to have the subtitle just as prominent so people didn't mistake it as an official Atari book. Shut 'em down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariNerd Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 (edited) This guy is pretty interesting. He has about 2,000 titles with him listed as editor. Most of the subjects seem kind of random, maybe what he finds interesting at the time. Most of the titles are pretty specialized and wouldn't attract much wide-spread attention. On the days he does post titles up, there seems to be quite a number at a time; sometimes a couple dozen or more . Then there are days when he doesn't post. It must take him quite a while to collate all of that information, if he's doing so directly around the time he uploads, probably much of the day. There seems to be an online shop that deals with books in mass, that has a copy of many of his works as "used" copies, unread. If I were to hazard a guess, I'm thinking the book shop may be connected to family or friends, somehow and he might be Autistic or have some other disability and preoccupies his time this way, his family purchasing copies to support him. If he is neurotypical and just squatting on makeshift books, hoping for a bite...goodness. Guess it could be a fictitious name, with several individuals involved. *shrug* Edited June 27, 2012 by AtariNerd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Pictures of the well endowed women or I'm not buying C'mon, I'm 51 tomorrow, I don't have too many pleasures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R4ngerM4n Posted June 27, 2012 Author Share Posted June 27, 2012 Thanks for the preview! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Checked out the preview and placed my (pre)order. Can't wait to check this out guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 I got a message from Amazon saying my book was shipped. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Sweet - me too That was fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 And I just now got a message from I assume Marty that Amazon screwed up. The book won't be shipped until the end of the month. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 LOL - same here Amazon automatically put our pre-orders into shipping status, your order does not actually ship until the books are made available on July 27th and they begin to ship between then and August 1st, please disregard the Amazon automated email, thank you. Oh well - at least my 3-piece roto-toms did actually ship Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg2600 Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 The e-book is color, but printed is black and white? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariNerd Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 The e-book is color, but printed is black and white? Printing is expensive and it is uncertain how many might be published; a few hundred, thousand, million. They have to presume certain scenarios with an eye to keeping costs to potential purchasers in-line. It's a bit dependant on word of mouth marketing, as the guys don't have gobs of cash to throw at this and take a modest approach about self-promotion. A few polite well-crafted submissions to Slashdot, Reddit, Engadget, or wherever interested Geeks reside, that don't sound like blatant ads, might help. Plus mentions on your FaceBook walls, Twitter Streams, etc. Of course, if you are an earlier purchaser and you find interest in what you have read, feel free to give an honest review on your website, blog, YouTube channel. They mentioned a possible color reprint, further down the line, but depending on how well this does and future demand, it could be pretty costly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+orpheuswaking Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Not interested, We don't trust curt anymore Who is we? You and your many personalities? I see you have posted random replies across many of the topics and categories after signing up today... Or are you just trying to increase your post count quickly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+HatNJ Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Not interested, We don't trust curt anymore Who is we? You and your many personalities? I see you have posted random replies across many of the topics and categories after signing up today... Or are you just trying to increase your post count quickly? Wondering the same thing I get home from work and the threads I usually check out has this persons reply in all of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innovative Leisure Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 (edited) Not interested, We don't trust curt anymore What do you mean? The book isn't due to be released until July 27th. Edited July 10, 2012 by Innovative Leisure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Not interested, We don't trust curt anymore What do you mean? The book isn't due to be released until July 27th. Previously banned member, created another account to be disruptive. Ignore him. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accousticguitar Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Are there any updates on this book? Has it been released yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariNerd Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Finished and uploaded to CreateSpace, for sale through Amazon. There seems to be a hold-up, though, for technical reasons, which they are trying to sort through. Atari Inc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accousticguitar Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 An official update would be nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w1k Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 please, add to book infos about sio2pc, sio2sd, 1990-2012 demo scene, hw projects, etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Just got this: HI, Just wanted to give everyone a heads up, Createspace, with whom we've published our book through and is directly owned by Amazon has informed us of some formatting issues in the files we had uploaded to the Amazon service for the books. We've hired the Createspace Design services team to correct the issues, they tell us it is 48 hours to correct, and then we will submit back into their review system and they can then releaase back over onto Amazon, this will take 4 days or so to complete and we expect by Monday to have the issues cleared up. We are very sorry about the delays and we will send everyone who ordered through out site separately an Atari History Bumpersticker for free when we release those in September, those are a $7.99 value that we will send to everyone free for your trouble, thanks again for your support and patience. Please follow us on Facebook for more updates and information. Syzygy Press Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLund1 Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Any updates on this? https://www.createspace.com/3928085 still shows: "This title is still being prepared for sale and should be ready soon." Can't find "Syzygy Press" on FB to follow. Would really like to read this book!!!! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBuell Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Look for "Syzygy Company" on FB. Now saying end of this month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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