Benjamin Holcomb's Mego Book!

[Random Axe]

Okay, somebody help me understand this, cause I'm obviously not very bright.

If you publish a book that completely sells out nationwide at every retailer at every level and now demands 150 dollars or more in the secondary market, how do you NOT go forward with a second printing? What possible business sense does that make, especially during this re-mego resurgance when potential sales would increase exponentially?

It's not like they have to pay the author or photographer or editor again, just dish out the royalties and pocket the profits, even if those aren't as great as they'd hope. Just push the print button. It's free money. If it's GP dollars they are concerned about increase the retail/wholesale five dollars.

Maybe that's oversimplification of the situation, but I cannot fathom how a publisher can ignore something like this unless there are behind the scenes stuff going on, which isn't any of our business. It's just kind of pathetic to see a publisher like Two Morrows let a product of this quality and passion forever be relegated the OOP section of online bookstores.

[Adam West]

I'm thinking that maybe a 2nd run would have to be x amount of copies to make it profitable and the demand for x amount of copies simply isn't there for a 2nd run.

[Adam West]

One did sell for around $90 on Ebay recently.

[Gorn Captain]

My only regret is that we haven't got a book just as good on the other Mego lines...

[megoapesnut]

My only regret is that we haven't got a book just as good on the other Mego lines...

Tell me about it. If somebody doesn't publish one on POTA soon, I might have to do it myself.

[johnmiic]

My only regret is that we haven't got a book just as good on the other Mego lines...

I keep prodding Acroray to do one on the Micronauts toys. He's done all the homework and he has his lecture that he did at Mego Meet as an outline but he keeps saying he can't do it. All it takes is 1 guy to do the next book and the others will follow.

[AcroRay]

Ben also did most of his own photography and layout, which is one of the best features of the book. I don't, unfortunately, have quite that level of skill or a camera of any good quality. I'd have to hire in that talent.

Believe it or not, I also don't have a complete collection of Micronauts...

[cjefferys]

Tell me about it. If somebody doesn't publish one on POTA soon, I might have to do it myself.

You'd definitely have one customer right here, sir!

It's funny, it seemed like it took forever for Ben's book to finally come out, the wait was killing me. And now here we are talking about it as an out of print book that came out nearly half a decade ago. Man, time flies!

[Bruce Banner]

I'd also love a book detailing Mego's various 3.75 inch lines, from Comic Action Heroes, to PSH, and all their licensed movie and TV show lines, etc.

[Toyman_Chris]

Just push the print button. It's free money. If it's GP dollars they are concerned about increase the retail/wholesale five dollars.

I agree 100%

Tell me about it. If somebody doesn't publish one on POTA soon, I might have to do it myself.

Ummmmm. Please.

Ben also did most of his own photography and layout, which is one of the best features of the book. I don't, unfortunately, have quite that level of skill or a camera of any good quality. I'd have to hire in that talent.

Believe it or not, I also don't have a complete collection of Micronauts...

With the help/support that Ben was able to get from the fine people here, I believe you would be able to get plenty of it as well. I am sure someone here is a capable camera talent. All they would have to do is come to Megomeet and voila....pictures. Heck, the people who have the items you don't can bring them to a meet as well. It won't happen over night, but where there's a will, there's a way!

[bobws]

I'd Love a book on the other 8" Lines.

[starsky]

i'd love to see one on all the tv shows/ movies as well!!