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Where else to find the Stanley Book?

Some people don't like Amazon. With good reason. Amaon is the Godzilla of the book world.

The Stanley book is proliferating as we speak.

Barnes & Nobles

The Book Depository (now owned by Amazon by free world wide shipping and I like them)

Powell's Books

Bookfinder.com for current domestic and international sources, soon to increase in number

You'll notice the differing prices according to bookseller and country. The less you pay, the less the EAIA gets. The more you pay, possibly the more or less the EAIA gets, depending on how many middle people there are in the distribution chain.

Before the Board gets upset about the prices, remember this, the way this is set up, it's all hands off. The association gets a publishers check once a month from Lighting Source. Simple. No fuss. No muss. The more marketing the association does, the more books published, the more the check numbers go up. Or down. Depends on how much work you put into it.

As of very early this AM, just hours after I posted the sale announcement on my blog in the early hours of the morning, two copies has already sold to some insomniatic Stanley collectors out there. That's cash in the EAIA pocket to support it's endeavors.

Thanks and as usual,

Till next, Gary

 

 

 

On Amazon: Stanley Woodworking Tools by Jacob

Talk about fast! Just before hitting the sack, I checked to see if Bowker had sent Walter Jacob's book live and sure enough, there it is:

Stanley Woodworking Tools: The Finest Years

We still have a bunch of stuff do to on Amazon. Adding Search Inside The Box data, Amazon Marketplace signups, Images, Associate links on the EAIA website, marketing, etc.

But that's our problem.

Now you can be the first on your block to own your very own copy of the best darned book on Stanley Woodworking Tools!

Gotta say I'm darned proud of the whole crew who pulled this one together.

Till next, Gary

Stanley Woodworking Tools - The Finest Years - Sneak Peek

On to happier climes

I've the proof of Walter Jacobs new book, Stanley Woodworking Tools: The Finest Years, published by the Early American Industries Association. This weekend, at the Brown auction, there will be two cases of the book available at the EAIA annual meeting for sale. The very first time for sale, with Walter in attendance to sign copies.

The proof looks better than I though it would. I was expecting a number of problems with some halftone images but on first look through, all looks good. No, all looks great. Correct that, all looks mahvalous, dahling, simply mahvalous (with apologies to Billy Crystal). Patty MacLeish, the editor of The Chronicle and Shavings as well as the put-to-togetherer of this book, successfully reformatted each and every article, including images, to produce this excellent compilation of Walter's excellent articles, all of which were published in that excellent journal, The Chronicle of The Early American Industries Association.

Ok, so sue me, I'm proud of this book. I'm just the technical advisor, or book producer, or whatever you want to call it. Walter is the author and photographer, Wesley Tanner did the cover, Patty did the hard work, Lightning Source/Ingram does the printing and distribution and I get to advise and critique from a safe distance.

Within a reasonable amount of time, Stanley Woodworking Tools will be available through the Astragal Press, Amazon and pretty much any bookseller anywhere. I have just a few minor details to finish up with the ISBN listing once I double check the proof and we're off and running.

Herewith, an unauthorized, meaning, I didn't check with the Board first, but then they know me, Download Jacobs Sample just to show you what's in store for you.

TITLE PAGE SNEAK PEEK: Update!

Coming, by hook or by crook, for the EAIA  Annual Meeting at the end of Oct at the Browns Tool Auction! Keeo your toes and fingers crossed. Note: This is not a Toolemera Press publication, this is an EAIA book which will be available from the EAIA website, Amazon and all fine booksellers worldwide.

Coming Soon: Stanley Tools, by Walter Jacob

It's in the works, coming down the pipeline, in process or whatever you prefer to call it...

In the very very near future will be a compilation of all of Walter Jacobs articles from the EAIA Chronicle on Stanley Tools. We're planning on a soft cover book (possibly a hard cover too if I can convince the Powers That Be that it's worthwhile) consisting of every article Walter wrote for The Chronicle.

Patty Macleish, our intrepid Editor of The Chronicle and Shavings, is busily reformatting the entire run of articles. Not just a straight up reprint of the original articles, each article is being carefully formatted to create a proper book replete with higher resolution pictures whenever possible and proper indexing for the readers reference needs.

We're going to try and rush this one to completion without giving in on an inch of quality. The goal is to have copies ready by the Brown fall auction. That's easy to say for me as Patty is doing nearly all the work. I'm sitting on the sidelines playing coach and head cheer leader. Rah! Rah! Patty!

If you are not familiar with Walter Jacobs, he is one of the very best of experts on the history of Stanley tools and products. Jacobs articles have formed the base upon which so much of what we know of Stanley today comes from. I'm not even a die-hard Stanley collector any longer and I'm looking forward to this book!

Of course, all proceeds from the sale of the book will go to benefit the Early American Industries Association. If you aren't a member, you should be. This book is an example of what happens when people support the Association through membership. Without membership, this would have been a wish-in-a-well. 

To whet your interest, here is a sample of a recent article (greatly reduced in size to improve downloading) Download JacobsStanleySample

We'll keep you posted on progress.

Till next, Gary