Winter's Gold Coins of New Orleans Mint (2006 edition)-- dirt cheap on Amazon

Longacre

For the Southern gold collectors in the house, Amazon is offering the new 2006 edition of the Winter New Orleans Gold Coin book for $22. This is dirt cheap. I am not sure if this is a misprint or not. The book seems like it should be sold for a lot more money, and I understand that the author (and some board members who assisted with parts of the book) spent a lot of time working on the new edition. Personally, I feel a little weird buying the book for such a discount (it is offered by the publisher for around $35). The link on Winter's site brings you to the publisher's website, so I don't think he is selling them directly. I would prefer to buy from him directly and wet his beak rather than the Amazon behemoth.

For the 3 or 4 of us out there who collect New Orleans gold, here is the link:

Amazon/Winter book

Barndog

<< <i>Personally, I feel a little weird buying the book for such a discount (it is offered by the publisher for around $35). The link on Winter's site brings you to the publisher's website, so I don't think he is selling them directly. I would prefer to buy from him directly and wet his beak rather than the Amazon behemoth. >>


That's such an odd statement to me. Rather than save $13 (and if you got free shipping from Amazon, you would save even more) you would rather purchase something from a higher-priced, albeit smaller, seller? I take it you refuse to shop at Wal-Mart, Sears, any supermarket, etc in deference to mom and pop operations, roadside vegetable stands, and the like? Either that or you have a thing for Mr. Winter that you haven't revealed to QDB yet in hopes that you can have both of them?

johnsim03

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<< <i>Personally, I feel a little weird buying the book for such a discount (it is offered by the publisher for around $35). The link on Winter's site brings you to the publisher's website, so I don't think he is selling them directly. I would prefer to buy from him directly and wet his beak rather than the Amazon behemoth. >>


That's such an odd statement to me. Rather than save $13 (and if you got free shipping from Amazon, you would save even more) you would rather purchase something from a higher-priced, albeit smaller, seller? I take it you refuse to shop at Wal-Mart, Sears, any supermarket, etc in deference to mom and pop operations, roadside vegetable stands, and the like? Either that or you have a thing for Mr. Winter that you haven't revealed to QDB yet in hopes that you can have both of them? >>



It doesn't really matter - most book sales are wholesale, anyway.
The author receives the same royalty, in most cases.

John

Longacre

QDB is still #1 in my book.

Actually, I do try to support the locals in my town when I need to buy things. However, I do shop at a grocery store, although I am tempted to steal a few cows from the farm next to my house.

ziggy29

<< <i>I take it you refuse to shop at Wal-Mart, Sears, any supermarket, etc in deference to mom and pop operations, roadside vegetable stands, and the like? >>

Nothing wrong with that as long as you don't try to force others to do the same.

TheRaven

I have zero New Orleans gold coins at present, but this book would go good with my Carson City Winter book, also have zero CC gold pieces.....

They are an interesting read and you can know a bit more about a bunch of coins you are likely to never own.....

This price also looks like the standard Amazon rebate.....

MrBreeze

<< <i>dirt cheap >>



I am offended that you think dirt is cheap. Have you priced dirt lately? The last truckload I got for my garden wasn't free.

Whew, I needed something to get offended about, and now I have it. I was beginning to think I was getting left out because I wasn't offended enough.

Barndog

<< <i>I am offended that you think dirt is cheap >>


Your offense offends me.

MrBreeze

I am offended that you take offense to my taking offense.

DaveG

Actually, a number of collectors prefer to buy their numismatic books directly from the authors when they have the opportunity.

I don't think that most numismatic authors get royalties in the same way that a mass market author would - most of them don't actually have "publishers" to pay royalties, after all. And, since most numismatic books sell, at best, a few thousand copies, many collectors, in an effort to financially reward the authors (and encourage them to write more), buy direct, which gives the author not only a royalty (if any), but the difference between the wholesale and retail price of the book.

Of course, I do buy older numismatic books at the cheapest price I can find, and I did buy RWB's latest book at the pre-sale price (but from him/the publisher).