[AJD] Disappointment: New JD Book-HOBBY BOOKS IN GENERAL

Howard R. Weeks weeksh at bellsouth.net
Sat Dec 11 14:33:55 PST 2004


I am a relative "newbie" to old tractors.
Back in the 90s when I first began to develop an interest and desire to
learn,
I bought everything I could find for a short while.  Now, I rarely buy
anything.
I have found that nearly 80 percent (or more) of what is on the shelf is
pictures
and most of that is duplicated elsewhere.  I enjoy pictures but I only need
a few.
What I really want is accurate information that I can learn from and (most
importantly)
use.  I have found those books to be few and far between.

Howard Weeks
Harlem, GA



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I agree with John and Richard. In fact I am exactly like John, I rarely
purchase any of these books anymore as they are basically a rehash of
existing work. At times they do stray into new realms but they can even get
documented facts wrong. The trouble with this careless journalism is that
once it's printed, it's treated as The Word. Less knowledgeable collectors
take it as gospel and erroneous info is perpetuated. No one's perfect but
extra care should have been taken by the editors.
When these books first started to come out I bought each and every one, in
fact I used to sell them in our store. But as the avalanche of similar
titles continued I disengaged and no longer even attempt to sell or
recommend titles, simply too many in my opinion.




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