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Ian

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My book

« on: May 31, 2013, 11:19:38 AM »

Ok-so for those that are interested-I went to the book Expo in NY today and saw (for the first time) a copy of the book I wrote with Jon Stebbins-The Beach Boys in Concert. Not to brag-but it really looked good. They say they are on schedule-so should be out around June 18 in the states and around the world soon after that. Photos in it look great! It was cool to see it-as I'd only seen a proof prior to this.


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« Reply #1 on: May 31, 2013, 11:20:44 AM »

Fantastic!!


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« Reply #2 on: May 31, 2013, 11:26:37 AM »

Did you drive to Expo in your Roller or the Ferrari? LOL

Sharing the excitement! Can't wait to see the book.


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« Reply #3 on: May 31, 2013, 11:31:04 AM »

Yeah-I went in Dennis' 1966 Rolls Royce of course!!


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« Reply #4 on: May 31, 2013, 11:52:34 AM »

Looking forward to this book. I'll pick up two.


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« Reply #5 on: May 31, 2013, 01:01:40 PM »

Quote from: Ian on May 31, 2013, 11:19:38 AM

AUSGEZEICHNET!!!


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Re: My book

« Reply #6 on: May 31, 2013, 01:06:49 PM »

I can hardly wait to see this one. Good job guys.


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« Reply #7 on: May 31, 2013, 01:10:34 PM »

Also looking forward to this, will the book be released in the UK? I ask as amazon.co.uk doesn't seem to have a pre-order option for the book and is giving the release date as 20 July.


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« Reply #8 on: May 31, 2013, 02:35:37 PM »

The publisher told me that they are releasing it worldwide and it would be available in the UK a month later -so July 20 sound right to me.


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« Reply #9 on: May 31, 2013, 02:37:53 PM »

Really looking forward to this. Preordered two copies ages ago. Thanks for the hard work and research Ian and Jon!


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« Reply #10 on: May 31, 2013, 02:49:53 PM »

Quote from: Ian on May 31, 2013, 02:35:37 PM

The publisher told me that they are releasing it worldwide and it would be available in the UK a month later -so July 20 sound right to me.

Thanks for the reply Ian, I may end up ordering it from amazon.com if I'm feeling impatient!


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« Reply #11 on: May 31, 2013, 03:42:22 PM »

Excellent news, Ian!


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« Reply #12 on: May 31, 2013, 06:05:09 PM »

I have had it preordered for months. I cannot wait to see it!


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« Reply #13 on: May 31, 2013, 09:07:32 PM »

Thanks to Ian and Jon,we will have an accurate history of The Beach Boys in live performance. Congrats to you both!


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« Reply #14 on: June 01, 2013, 01:35:14 AM »

Ah, great! Can't wait to read this book. Hopefully I can buy it earlier than on the UK release date...


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« Reply #15 on: June 01, 2013, 10:36:38 AM »

As I note in the credits-big thanks to a number of you for supplying photos and translations of Swedish, Czech, Finnish, Danish, German and Dutch articles!!


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« Reply #16 on: June 19, 2013, 08:21:29 AM »

looks like i will have to wait a little longer..... got this in email today....
"Hello,

We're writing about the order you placed on . Unfortunately, we are unable to ship the item(s) as soon as we expected and need to provide you with a new estimate of when the item(s) may be delivered:

Stebbins, Jon "The Beach Boys in Concert!: The Complete History of America's Band On Tour and Onstage"
New Delivery Estimate: July 11, 2013 - July 17, 2013

We will make every effort to get the delayed item(s) to you as soon as possible. If there are other items in your order, they'll be shipped according to the delivery estimates listed in the order details in Your Account (www.amazon.com/youraccount) at no additional cost."

it will worth the extra wait......


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« Reply #17 on: June 19, 2013, 08:25:27 AM »

Quote from: Paulos on May 31, 2013, 01:10:34 PM

Also looking forward to this, will the book be released in the UK? I ask as amazon.co.uk doesn't seem to have a pre-order option for the book and is giving the release date as 20 July.

Pre-ordered on Amazon UK on Sept 20, price locked in at £9.95… which I hope doesn't dent the royalties Ian! Grin


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« Reply #18 on: June 19, 2013, 08:39:47 AM »

If you wrote it with Jon Stebbins, then it's probably all about how great David Marks is.

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« Reply #19 on: June 19, 2013, 08:44:56 AM »

Quote from: TV Forces on June 19, 2013, 08:39:47 AM

If you wrote it with Jon Stebbins, then it's probably all about how great David Marks is.

LOL

Was that really necessary? LOL


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Re: My book

« Reply #20 on: June 19, 2013, 08:54:03 AM »

Speaking as someone who works with the same publisher, this book should look great too. The editing they are doing on my Elvis book is fantastic.


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« Reply #21 on: June 19, 2013, 09:15:09 AM »

Ian, when is the signed limited release coming out? I want one of those!


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« Reply #22 on: June 19, 2013, 09:26:28 AM »

From what i've heard it should be available no later than next week in the states


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« Reply #23 on: June 19, 2013, 09:51:13 AM »

Yeah I heard there was a slight production delay, should be showing up any day now, or in a week. I've been through this book publishing/release thing five times now...and its always really vague in the days leading to the actual physical release. Just when you think its going to be delayed for awhile, the book will suddenly show up. So my instinct is that we'll see it ...oh crap i really don't know...but soon.