Once Upon a Team

[Edgy MD]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1683582098/ref=cm_sw_r_fa_awdo_t2_1Kp3zbWD37TVM

[Benjamin Grimm]

Cool!

[G-Fafif]

Huzzah!

[A Boy Named Seo]

Right on, man, congrats. Look forward to it.

[metirish]

Very cool, looking forward to this .....

[ashie62]

Congrats! Looks great.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I am DEEP in the weeds on this!

That's Oyster Burns on the cover.

[Guest 41Forever]

Kudos!!!

[Vic Sage]

awesome, dude!

[Guest d'Kong76]

BOC!

[Centerfield]

Wow! I am so amazed by the talent on this board. Just amazing.

[Guest Mets Willets Point]

This board is filthy with published authors. Congrats!

[batmagadanleadoff]

When I first saw that top post, I missed the author's name. I was looking at the illustration, marveling at that "Quicksteps" nickname (Quickstep Reyes) but wondering why Edgy posted the book cover in the first place. Now I see. Hah. Great work. Will there be any extraterrestrials in there? Wilmington. It figures.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Pre-ordered!

[MFS62]

Mets Willets Point wrote: This board is filthy with published authors. Congrats!

But I don't recognize this author.
Who is it?
Later

[Edgy MD]

Sorry, I posted the wrong cover.

[TransMonk]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Pre-ordered!

Ditto...congrats!

[Guest d'Kong76]

Why is there a six-month pre-order time period? I don't buy a lot of new books
so if this is now SOP I wasn't aware of it.

[TransMonk]

I'm not sure if it is the same in the book industry (and JCL can definitely speak to that better than I), but in the record industry often artists will offer pre-orders to offset some of the production and printing costs that would otherwise have to be either pre-paid by the artist or borrowed on loan at a high percentage from parent companies. The artist gets less money on the back end after the release, but does not necessarily pay up front for some of the production costs.

I like the process in the music industry as it allows for more independent artists to release their material without worrying about partnering with big companies to front the production costs. I will happily pre-order anything...especially if I was going to buy it after the release date anyways.

[Edgy MD]

When I link to a book, I try to link to it at the publisher's site instead of Amazon, because Amazon is Amazon. But a cursory search could not locate it at the publisher's site.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Once Upon a Team

[MFS62]

Kudos to JCL.

Later

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

So, I think I finished this, or at least a version of it. That's why I've been MIA for the last month.

my CAHNfidence isn't super high, so I'm hoping for robust editing session that will allow for lots of tweaks and maybe 2 more chapters.

[metirish]

Can of corn , gets those arms extended for the editing sessions

[smg58]

Awesome!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Today, exactly 134 years to the day that the Eastern League's 1884 season got underway, the book is out.

[Fman99]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I am DEEP in the weeds on this! That's Oyster Burns on the cover.

If your oyster burns, put some unguent on there.

[Guest cooby]

I love Wilmington history.
I’m very interested in this!

[Guest cooby]

Edgy MD wrote: When I link to a book, I try to link to it at the publisher's site instead of Amazon, because Amazon is Amazon. But a cursory search could not locate it at the publisher's site.

That is a good point. Where is it the most profitable to you for us to order it, Lunchie?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Maybe here? http://sportspubbooks.com/titles/13648-9781683582090-once-upon-a-team