tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post6669084711825664114..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: The Secret SecretTom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-36201881052916217622006-11-26T15:58:00.000+00:002006-11-26T15:58:00.000+00:00If you wade through this article:
http://www.ches...If you wade through this article:<br /><br />http://www.chessville.com/Editorials/AlekhinesParrot/USCFFingerfehler.htm<br /><br />there is some interesting stuff about the publisher of the book.<br /><br />Essentially it's published by a new Ray Keene outfit called Hardinge Simpole which operates a 'print on demand' service.<br /><br />In the mean-time, chesscafe who offer the free version, are apparently very much anti Hardinge Simpole and USCF in fact boycott them completely.<br /><br />Intriguing!Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-7020465813622879902006-11-24T00:36:00.000+00:002006-11-24T00:36:00.000+00:00Yes that bit of their email struck me as a really ...Yes that bit of their email struck me as a really odd marketting ploy.<br /><br />I figure the logic is: "even though it's not printed well or one of ours - it's worth buying nonetheless!" (To disguise the logic of the advert which might well in truth be: "our editor wrote this, we have to advertise it, even though it's mostly freely available by the web anyhow", perhaps?!)<br /><br />Ah well. The download is good.Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-28590909460120171122006-11-23T16:38:00.000+00:002006-11-23T16:38:00.000+00:00I like NIC's latest email in which they say "the d...I like NIC's latest email in which they say "the diagrams are crap, but we didn't print them, so buy this book anyway".ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.com