Graham' Brooklands Book

[Me Mums a Shot]

Just go and buy the book, you cheap @@@@!!

You're advice is about as much use as OB's - thank you.

[Phil G]

You are correct - my apologies!

[Phil G]

Also it is "YOUR" not "YOU'RE"! You quite evidently need to read more!

[Me Mums a Shot]

Thanks for the English lesson as well - I'm getting all of this advice for free its amazing.

Where would we all be without these helpful posters we have here on Shotsweb?

[MikeB]

If you genuinely want to buy the book, there are plenty of websites where you can buy it, including Amazon.

[James Frazer]

OK, you want to read it but you don't want to buy it? Suppose everyone had the same attitude. Graham would never get any recompense for his time and effort in writing the book, nor the publishers for their investment in producing it.

Out of interest OB, what is your view on the Public Library service ? I know that GB's book is unlikely to be there but their shelves are still full of other titles.

It's a good question, James. It was in my mind when I was making the post.

I think a library is a great resource for, say, youngsters that cannot afford books but we want to encourage them to develop a reading habit and a love of books, or students working on a project for which they need to consult a wide range of sources, or for access to out-of-print or rare books. (Although these days, out-of-print books are increasingly easy to buy through AbeBooks and similar online sites). The downside of a library is that you don't have a book for very long, so you can't use it as a reference source that you dip into now and again.

I don't know Me Mums a Shot's financial position (nor do I want to) but I feel if you can afford to buy a book, and you expect to make good use of it, you should. As I say, if everyone begged and borrowed books, authors would never get recompense and publishers would go under.

Most authors don't expect to make money out of writing and most of them are 100% correct ... they don't!

I don't disagree with your views on libraries but would add that libraries are also great for, among other things, checking out different authors before committing to purchase. They are also great for grown-up research where you might just want to dip into a book without needing to purchase. As you point out, they are especially great for getting young children into a reading habit and it is a great shame that library services are continually under threat from budget cuts.

All that said, none of us know why "Me Mums a Shot" wanted to borrow the book and it is a shame that some of the responses show a lack of interest in the "why".

Now back to the football.

[Me Mums a Shot]

Out of interest OB, what is your view on the Public Library service ? I know that GB's book is unlikely to be there but their shelves are still full of other titles.

It's a good question, James. It was in my mind when I was making the post.

I think a library is a great resource for, say, youngsters that cannot afford books but we want to encourage them to develop a reading habit and a love of books, or students working on a project for which they need to consult a wide range of sources, or for access to out-of-print or rare books. (Although these days, out-of-print books are increasingly easy to buy through AbeBooks and similar online sites). The downside of a library is that you don't have a book for very long, so you can't use it as a reference source that you dip into now and again.

I don't know Me Mums a Shot's financial position (nor do I want to) but I feel if you can afford to buy a book, and you expect to make good use of it, you should. As I say, if everyone begged and borrowed books, authors would never get recompense and publishers would go under.

Most authors don't expect to make money out of writing and most of them are 100% correct ... they don't!

I don't disagree with your views on libraries but would add that libraries are also great for, among other things, checking out different authors before committing to purchase. They are also great for grown-up research where you might just want to dip into a book without needing to purchase. As you point out, they are especially great for getting young children into a reading habit and it is a great shame that library services are continually under threat from budget cuts.

All that said, none of us know why "Me Mums a Shot" wanted to borrow the book and it is a shame that some of the responses show a lack of interest in the "why".

Now back to the football.

There are genuine reasons why I was looking to borrow as opposed to buy but once certain posters had given their opinions quite frankly I couldn't be bothered to explain why.

I have in fact managed to borrow one off a very kind person I stand with at our home games.

You know who you are - thanks again.