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This is a globalized world. There are no borders, so commerce transits from one country to another without prohibition or legal constraints; countries are economically interdependent. Languages are not barriers to communications, so books get translated with regularity. The debut of Cigar Aficionado in 1992 stimulated writers and cigar experts of every stripe to publish English-language cigar books that resulted in a concomitant flood of translations in at least three other languages, French, German, and Italian; often, many also included Spanish. I estimate that the number of cigar books published since 1992 is at least tenfold the quantity of pipe books in any language published during the same timeframe.  
This is a globalized world. There are no borders, so commerce transits from one country to another without prohibition or legal constraints; countries are economically interdependent. Languages are not barriers to communications, so books get translated with regularity. The debut of Cigar Aficionado in 1992 stimulated writers and cigar experts of every stripe to publish English-language cigar books that resulted in a concomitant flood of translations in at least three other languages, French, German, and Italian; often, many also included Spanish. I estimate that the number of cigar books published since 1992 is at least tenfold the quantity of pipe books in any language published during the same timeframe.  


Is it possible that cigar smokers are more avid writers and readers—compared to pipe smokers—who believe that the more cigar books the better? It appears so by the extraordinary quantity of titles in so many languages. I have kept score through the years, and there are far too many books to list, but such a list would be of little interest to pipe smokers and pipe collectors. (BTW: there are at least five different English-language cigar magazines in circulation and just one for pipe smokers and collectors. Hint: It’s not The Pipe Smokers Journal offered on Amazon.)   
Is it possible that cigar smokers are more avid writers and readers — compared to pipe smokers — who believe that the more cigar books the better? It appears so by the extraordinary quantity of titles in so many languages. I have kept score through the years, and there are far too many books to list, but such a list would be of little interest to pipe smokers and pipe collectors. (BTW: there are at least five different English-language cigar magazines in circulation and just one for pipe smokers and collectors. Hint: It’s not The Pipe Smokers Journal offered on Amazon.)   


In recent history, a few foreign-language pipe books have been released in English, and a couple English-language books have been published in foreign languages. This table lists only the authors, titles and the languages into which these books have been translated. Also included are titles penned by exophonic authors—writers of one nationality whose books have been published in a different language—which is an uncommon formula. Some books will be unfamiliar to those who do not read foreign languages, but their subject matter should be of interest to most pipe smokers. They are either (a) a history of tobacco pipes; (b) an illustrated survey of briar pipes and briar pipe makers; or (c) treatises on pipe smoking. No book on this list is solely about clay, meerschaum, porcelain, meerschaum, oriental, or ethnographic pipes. Hopefully, readers will find this article—exclusive to pipedia.org—elucidating and revelatory.
In recent history, a few foreign-language pipe books have been released in English, and a couple English-language books have been published in foreign languages. This table lists only the authors, titles and the languages into which these books have been translated. Also included are titles penned by exophonic authors—writers of one nationality whose books have been published in a different language—which is an uncommon formula. Some books will be unfamiliar to those who do not read foreign languages, but their subject matter should be of interest to most pipe smokers. They are either (a) a history of tobacco pipes; (b) an illustrated survey of briar pipes and briar pipe makers; or (c) treatises on pipe smoking. No book on this list is solely about clay, meerschaum, porcelain, meerschaum, oriental, or ethnographic pipes. Hopefully, readers will find this article—exclusive to pipedia.org—elucidating and revelatory.
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