Defunct Toy Manufacturer's book

[samurainoir]

I noticed this book showing up in the MM Amazon banner up top.

Anyone own one or know anything about it?
Amazon.com: Defunct Toy Manufacturers: Lionel Corporation, Mego Corporation, Baseball Talk, Palisades Toys, Ives Manufacturing Company, Meccano Ltd, Ljn (9781156947487): Books LLC: Books

The plain cover and cumbersome title makes it seem very "no Frills".

[generic]

Isn't this more of an online resource thing? I don't know that it's actually a physical book (thus the non-cover). I could be wrong.

[samurainoir]

It appears to be a physical book according to the description.

Product Details

* Paperback: 168 pages
* Publisher: Books LLC (May 26, 2010)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1156947480
* ISBN-13: 978-1156947487
* Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.4 inches

Product Description
Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Lionel Corporation, Mego Corporation, Baseball Talk, Palisades Toys, Ives Manufacturing Company, Meccano Ltd, Ljn, Louis Marx and Company, Polistil, Popy, Lone Star Toys, Entertech, Aurora Plastics Corporation, Ideal Toy Company, Remco, Hafner Manufacturing Company, A. C. Gilbert Company, Auburn Rubber Company, Frog, Nichols Industries, Inc., Barclay Manufacturing Company, Takatoku Toys, Marvin Glass and Associates, Lionel Kiddie City, Larami, Deluxe Reading, John Hill

[Bruce Banner]

There are "books" like that springing up on every subject now, including bands, movies, collectibles, etc. etc.

They basically just take internet articles from sources like Wikipedia and print them in book form.

So essentially the publishers of those "books" are charging people for information which they could simply get on the internet for free.

I would advise anyone to steer clear of such blatant sham publications.