Iain Barker
Member
Hi all,
well, as you're all aware it's eighteen years since the last edition came out and even if you are lucky enough to get hold of a copy it is now very much out of date.
John Beck and myself have spent the last (four?!) years editing a new edition, bigger, more surveys, photo's, better in every way. The snag is that Dalesman who did virtually all the "official" caving guides doesn't want anything to do with caving anymore. What with the current economic crises causing many publishers to sit on thier hands and wait for improvement, finding a good new publisher for the book has been an imense task. We now have one interested, Francis Lincoln. This company publishes the Wainwright walking guides and the Pouchers. That's a good enough track record for me. This will be new ground for Francis Lincoln's if they do decide to produce it; they have never done a caving guide before.
Now here's the rub; How do I convince this company that there is a demand for a new edition of Caves of the Peak District? Is it needed - will it sell?
Over to you - post your comments please.
well, as you're all aware it's eighteen years since the last edition came out and even if you are lucky enough to get hold of a copy it is now very much out of date.
John Beck and myself have spent the last (four?!) years editing a new edition, bigger, more surveys, photo's, better in every way. The snag is that Dalesman who did virtually all the "official" caving guides doesn't want anything to do with caving anymore. What with the current economic crises causing many publishers to sit on thier hands and wait for improvement, finding a good new publisher for the book has been an imense task. We now have one interested, Francis Lincoln. This company publishes the Wainwright walking guides and the Pouchers. That's a good enough track record for me. This will be new ground for Francis Lincoln's if they do decide to produce it; they have never done a caving guide before.
Now here's the rub; How do I convince this company that there is a demand for a new edition of Caves of the Peak District? Is it needed - will it sell?
Over to you - post your comments please.