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Model Railroader books: duplication and deception
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Great points brought up in this thread. I have several older books / booklets (both editions of Thorne's electronics book, the museum guide, the historical guide, Armstrong, Dave Frary) and only the Frary one duplicated photos and materials from MR articles, but even that contained mostly fresh material. I fully understand the business decision to re-purpose materials from the magazine, and as others have noted, its even quite useful to many purchasers. However, I'd like to see (and likely purchase) more publications that provide mostly fresh information. The booklet being advertised about the Golden Era seems interesting but I've been skeptical that it has fresh information; I look forward to having a look at it at my LHS and making my purchase decision. <br /> <br />Michel, your LHS is going to the trouble and expense of shrink-wrapping these titles presumably because they are paranoid about alleged freeloaders. This is a very negative perception of their customers and they, not MR, are the reason why you were not able to inspect the contents prior to purchase. I for one would not purchase such booklets sight unseen. <br /> <br />Terry's response is admirable and causes me to comment that since the early 60s I have repeatedly observed that MR and its parent company have always been very ethical. However, since Russ Larson was promoted from the editorship, MR's communication with, and responsiveness to its audience has in my opinion improved very noticeably (not to say that it was some big problem to start with).
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