Jim Evans exclusive interview - part two

[His High Holiness]

Originally posted by GarthB

I assumed, especially after my post to Peter, that a reader would have understood that my posts were not meant to be specific, but rather a general discussion regarding pricing.



Peter guesses that only 100 people would purchase the JEA. My disagreement with that is based on the information I have that the J/R sells more than that. I'm not sure, but I would guess the BRD also sells more than that. I am convinced the demand for the JEA would, initially, be greater than for either of those books.

Garth;

In my original post, I was trying to accomplish three things:

1. I was pulling your chain. I thought that the " " was dead giveaway. I will now try to be serious so as not to be misunderstood again.

2. I tried to point out that umpires are terminally cheap ba$tards who think that others owe them a free lunch.

3. My last point was directed at the idea that the new JEA might be in digital format. Given what has happened to digital music with Napster like technology on the loose, I believe that a digital JEA would be ripe for theft. See point 2.

For the record, I have no idea how many copies of the JEA would sell and at what price. I paid $75 for mine about 9 years ago. Inflation and added material would indicate a price in the $150 range for a hardcopy loose leaf version that was like the original.

Peter