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Ben Rapaport can be reached by E-mail at ben70gray@gmail.com . | Ben Rapaport can be reached by E-mail at ben70gray@gmail.com . | ||
'''Note:''' Ben is nearing completion on his 9th (and he reports his final) book. It will apparently be self published. The following was sent via E-mail. Please let him know if you may be interested: | |||
<blockquote>Friends and acquaintances: A year in preparation, I am close to finalizing my 9th book: From the Briar Pipe of Saint-Claude to the Cigarette in World War One Trenches. An Intimate History of the Tobacco Industry, 1850-1920. It’s about a 200-page documentary. If you like to read about the evolution of the tobacco industry (writ large) in those 70 years, or you like to read about soldiers and their smokes in The Great War and how they handled tobacco under duress, this may be book for you. Intimately familiar with all the books in print on every aspect of the tobacco industry — and knowing that there is little in print about these 70 years in the U.S. and European trade, and that no one has, to date, has focused on how British, American, French and German soldiers coped with (and without) tobacco (principally cigarettes and pipes) — I felt the urge to research these two topics, and concluded that there was a colorful story to tell. | |||
This will be my last book, my swan song in tobacco research and writing, because I am getting on in years and I am mentally exhausted after having undertaken this year-long research endeavor. | |||
I write to you at this early stage for the following reason. It appears, as of now, that no publisher I have contacted so far is interested in taking on this manuscript. Thus, I probably will be publishing it on my own nickel, and I’ll be doing it on the cheap, e.g., soft cover, no imagery. From what I have determined, it’ll cost about $15-$20/copy, if I order at least 20 copies. Publication date can only be determined when I know there is sufficient interest to sign a printing contract for “x” number of copies. I am considering one of the more reasonable printing services: Lulu. If there is any change in price from the printer, I’ll advise so that you can decide if you still want to buy a copy. | |||
I know all of you will want to know more, perhaps to get a sensing of its contents before you commit, but I am now trying to get a handle on how many prospective buyers I can count on in order to determine how many copies I should print. I simply want to get it published, and my intention is to sell it at actual cost (plus postage). The book could be in the mail to you before Xmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa. </blockquote> | |||
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