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Well I can announce it finally.... :-)
This thread....
http://news.lugnet.com/general/?n=56284
I am writing a 9 volume LEGO Encyclopedia that involves 6 Volumes (450 pages
each) on LEGO sets from day 1 of 1949 thru 2017. Most of this info for the
earlier years is from my 2800 page LEGO Collectors Guide (2800 pages available
formerly as a DVD and now only as a computer desktop download).
Also included will be 3 additional 350 page volumes that I label A, B and C...
which have rare LEGO parts (A), LEGO early toys (B), and LEGO retailer display
and glued display models (C).
There's good news and bad news about this though... the bad news is that the
first country to get the 9 volume books will be China... they are currently
gettting translated into Chinese as I finish the volumes (1-3 are completed, and
of the remaining 6... 2 1/2 are already done).
The good news is that I am updating my online version (available as a computer
desktop download)... and that will probably go to over 3500 pages when
completed. The online version of my guide will only be a fraction of the cost
of the paper volumes when completed. As I said, right now China is working on
translating it to simplified Chinese... and other countries are currently
negotiating for translations. The English version won't require translations,
since it was written in that language. But that is still a ways away from being
produced.
But anyway... for those of you who have my online guide... you will be getting
all future updates found in the 9 volumes... for FREE. :) And I can still
offer the current guide (with future free updates) for those who will be
interested in a desktop version (only $29.95, a fraction of the book costs).
Here are the Encyclopedia volumes... (note 5 and 6 are still not firm for
start/end dates)....
https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2887/33484209630_c3621f40fd_b.jpg
Volume 1...
https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2850/33131771723_1e4be6852a_b.jpg
Volume 2...
https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2854/33559662290_36de1fccc3_b.jpg
Volume 3...
https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2917/33787387792_ddbdf9bae5_b.jpg
Volume 4...
https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2826/33814882361_bd4a9c7cda_b.jpg
Volume 5...
https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2904/33101427074_b440d2f8f6_b.jpg
Volume 6... (start/end years not yet set)
https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2811/33101420944_279a527389_b.jpg
Volume "A"...
https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2942/33814839311_4156ef109f_b.jpg
Volume "B"...
https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2827/33787341382_a3830d340e_b.jpg
Volume "C"...
https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2816/33131716683_0545b4fc65_b.jpg
As I had mentioned, my online version of these guides will be free for those who
already bought my online guide (10-15 min. to download)... with free future
updates to add the remaining volumes of data to the 73 chapters already done).
For info on that, see Lugnet.Marketplace for price and link.
My publicists is already telling me to stop selling the online guide to current
collectors, but I'm holding off a bit... But once it's a closed edition, the
online guide with future updates will only be available to current owners of the
guide, even though it will be a closed edition.
Thanks to all my friends! :)
Gary Istok
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