[Richard T. Eger]

Dear All,

As recently noted, Ian Allan sold the Classic Publications imprint to Crecy. Add to that that much has been said about the declining state of affairs for book publishing and Robert and Eddie may have found themselves in a possible financial squeeze, accepting the page limitations dictated to them by the number of pages that could be published and still eek out a profit. The result may seem like an anemic book.

Had they narrowed the topic range to cover some aspect in more detail, the anticipated number of buyers might have made the book uneconomical to publish in the first place. At least here we are getting a 336-page book, not the 220-page book that Chevron was constrained to under Ian Allan.

Let's see how well this one sells as to whether there is a market for books on a very staid old warhorse such as the He 111.

As for switching publishers, John Vasco said it well under a different TOCH! topic:

"Because the volume of work that Crecy have taken on is so huge that it will take quite some time for everything to be assimilated into their system.

This will, as far as I am aware, include contact with all the various authors (myself included) who have had work published through the Ian Allan imprints now with Crecy, examination of contracts, possibly entering into fresh contracts for new/revised works, etc..

It is a massive change, and any benefits will necessarily take quite some time for the buying public to see how everything has shaken into place and is then taken forward."

So, be kind out there.

Regards,
Richard