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People had the same complaints about my error book (e.g. it was too expensive, no one would buy it, etc.) and I have sold over 900 in the last three years. I can speak for the quality of the books as I bought the mint errors to die for book when I was looking for more print resources on learning further about errors and varieties and have mentioned it before. Yes, some books like that do actually benefit greatly from the higher quality stock and high quality color photos and therefore to certain people are well worth the premium. Of course it may also be of benefit to both you and others to perhaps make a cheaper option after awhile, such as a digital/kindle edition if can't do it in print. Not everyone is going to have that kind of money or desire enough to invest in a specialty book like that, and the more specialty it is (such as the henning nickels) it may help its appeal to others as many typical lower grade print books might be more in the 20-39 range or even digital. Heres the error book with a few others I had picked up I recommend. Its too bad some books will be or become hard to find in print as coins are one area where a higher grade book can occasionally be worthwhile with the better images. I found similar with some gaming books where there are only some that took great extra efforts to make a book worthy of print such as a table top book with great photos to keep long term vs the typical digital or lower grade just for reading the content which I prefer just a digital version in those cases and save the excess paper to those who are specialists who really will benefit from the higher quality print version in limited run. 
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06/14/2024 8:13 pm
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Author! Author!
I think I've run into a couple in circulation back in the '50's but didn't know about then.
My understanding is a lot got dumped in the river (no doubt mentioned in the book).
I do have a couple in my collection now.
Time don't fly, it bounds and leaps.
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06/14/2024 8:18 pm
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Joe I just ordered a book from you. I always loved the Henning nickels and the story behind them. I only found one in my lifetime. Hoping to find another. I will never say never.  |
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Only 6 copies left! (As of 7/11/24)
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I bought one on Joe's books. Unbelievable book. Well written and the photos are amazing. Joe goes into so much details about the Henning nickels. I love the book and could not put it down when I started reading. I have always had a fascination with the Henning nickels. That nickel I have is the greatest nickel in my coin collection because my Father and I found it going through coins when I was a kid. That nickel has all the memories for me. So this book is a special book for me. Congrats Joe on contributing to collecting.
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I'm glad you are happy with the book - and I think it is great that you treasure the nickel from your father.
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Thanks Dearborn. I enjoyed the years with my Dad in collecting. We were both so excited when we found the Henning nickel. I can still remember his face. Those are the memories we love to remember. |
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More copies are now available after the first printing sold out
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More copies are now available after the first printing sold out Thank you for the update.
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Need a new link. The old one doesn't go to the book.
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...some people have clearly never written their own book and have no idea what it costs to deliver a high-quality, professional-looking book. My pages are 80 stock and the cover is 130 stock, both with glossy finishes; that means it ain't cheap. My HD photos are bold and in color; that ain't cheap either. After I pay all of my costs, including all the packaging and shipping costs, I make around $22 per book profit; One of the most discouraging things about writing a book nowadays is this very thing mentioned. I have a couple more book sin the works and am thinking about just doing PDF downloads instead of worrying about the hassles of working with a printer and the thousands it costs for hardcopies. It is ridiculous the amount of money the printers want... and my own experience led me to believe there is price gouging involved. I authored a book for the insulator hobby in 2015. It is 270 pages full color. I chose the publisher I did b/c their color printing price quoted was incredibly low compared to any other publisher. After signing the contract the publisher came back to me and said they had made a mistake and it was going to cost $6,000.00 more b/c it was color. I told them we had discussed that already and we were under contract now. They said a mistake had been made, but they would honor the contract. They also told me they really would not be losing money anyway, the profit for them was just going to be smaller for them. In other words, at 1/3 of the price they were still making profit with a full color printing! Just like printer companies have been taking advantage of people for years selling cartridge based printers, this seemed to tell me anything involving colored ink has been way overpriced now for a long time. The printer companies now offer external ink tank printers b/c people had been making external units anyway and selling them to help people bypass the printer cartridge trap. I am hoping this will filter into printing businesses somehow as well. BTW...in the end it cost a total of only 42.00 ea. for the printer to print my full color 270 page book. Publishers suggest, believe it or not, you charge THREE times actual printing costs. I could not do that and get a good night sleep. I was not after money anyway. My price was 50.00 including shipping (media rate is about 2.00).
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18 copies left from the 2nd printing!
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