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Originally posted by 777:
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Originally posted by rgaraymd:
My book arrived after a month in a nasty dirty semi torn box. It aslo appeared to have been wet at some point. When I opened the box and saw the book I was instantly ****ed. It looked like it was bent on purpose. from the side it was shaped like a banana.

Raul, each book is packed SOLID and sent on next working day, so if your parcel came damaged and after a month, BLAME THE POST. If you were "instantly ****ed" (whatever it means) why didn't you contact the seller first reporting what's happened? Did you complain at the post for what THEY have done to your parcel? But, if you prefer to make it public, I can officialy offer you another free copy if you'll send your "banana shaped" book back to me.
For your information, dear Raul: the cover is finished with special expensive paper covered with matt laquer, not a "printed cardboard". If you like glossy things, you may not like it, de gustibus non est disputandum...

For general information: the landscape format of such heavy book will ALWAYS cause problems, no matter how good binding is. The pages are stitched on the short side and even if book stands on the shelf the weight of 300+ pages will work as lever against the upper part of binding. The binding of my german copy also doesn't look good after normal use (shall I whine about it on the forum?).

I'd like to thank the vast majority of guys here for good response, people like you help the things go forward. Ralf Siegert and Sven Georgi work on second book and they need your support.

To those who hate the book I'd like to say: it is your right to express your opinion, even if fellow members who truly enjoy the book do look like ignorants in your eyes. Criticism is easy and enjoyable to some, so enjoy.

To those who think about buying the book: use your own brain, don't let anybody tell you what to do ("don't buy this book, buy that book").

Sincerely,
:Adam:


Adam, it is a fact that when one has a vested interest in something such as this book for instance, the view as to completeness, etc is skewed toward saying the book is all fine, which of course, it is NOT!
"Critcisim" in this case is indeed valid when a person sees the poor quality of both construction and contents. I could easily note such deficiences on say the Feldherrenhalle dagger. Two pages of brief text and two pages of pics of the dagger and two pages with the dagger in wear. One pictorial page appears to be a sellers description!
The old adage, "it takes money to make money" should have been taken into account when the German edition was translated into English. A knowledgeable translator should have been employed and a proof reader's services obtained which is apparently not the case here.
I would suggest that if a new book is being produced for the English speaking market, my recommendations should be followed.
To those who have just gotten their copy, take your time deciding IF this is truly "the" SA/NSKK book you really want to have. I think that after you put some time into reading this volume you will note that there is much more that could have been done to make the book worthwhile!