Jim Evans exclusive interview - part two

[David B]

Originally posted by Tim C
The original JEA is over 1,000 pages . . . add the updated addenda that happened every year or so.

I know you cheapskates will faint:

The real deal (printed) should go for about $150.00 -- IF it was done on Disc the cost could be considerably lowered. I would expect that it should eventually cost about the same as a college text book.

A fully searchable disc, premium addition, could run about $75.00.

That makes it a value for the user, a profit for the writer and makes sure that it is a committment by the purchaser.

Of course I am just pi$$ing according to Master Foulds . . .

I would not expect many of the "free riders" on eUmpire to purchase the resource.

Tee

Tee,

We're not talking apples to apples here.

The new edition would probably be a new and updated edition with much left out.

If it were 1K + pages sure it would be a great work to have in my library.

I know I paid a pretty penny for the two volumes of the baseball guidebook and that was 10 years ago or so.

But a condensed version, not worth the same as an unabridged version.

Kind of like Carl's book. I don't mind paying for BRD, but I don't like to pay for it every single year since there are not that many changes.

But every other year I do purchase. It would be great if it were bound better and lasted longer for the price, but that's the world we live in today.

That is what I would be talking about. I can't speak for anyone else.

Thanks
David