Bulwell Hall Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 The phone still works and the number hasn't changed!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Lambton58 Posted December 22, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 22, 2014 But what my Flavian Pobble-Beads? You mean all the saving up was for nothing! 'fraid so. It's well established that they can only be exchanged for other Flainian Pobble-beads. Try Ningis and the Triganic Pu instead. Ralph Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Not Jeremy Posted December 24, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 24, 2014 Just a quick note to say thank you for the many positive comments that people have made, they are very much appreciated. It will all be a bit quiet for a while as I get to grips with the business and set things up so that I can properly run things from down here in Bath, but I am looking forward to moving the project forwards in the New Year. I hope to keep up the very high standards of the last 35 years and am very pleased that Paul has indicated his willingness to remain very much involved on the creative side of things for the immediate future. I hope to get the Wild Swan website built over the holiday period but in the meantime the email address is already functioning at: sales@wildswanbooks.co.uk Thank you again for your encouragement and the compliments of the season to all readers far and wide. Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branwell Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Just a quick note to say thank you for the many positive comments that people have made, they are very much appreciated. It will all be a bit quiet for a while as I get to grips with the business and set things up so that I can properly run things from down here in Bath, but I am looking forward to moving the project forwards in the New Year. I hope to keep up the very high standards of the last 35 years and am very pleased that Paul has indicated his willingness to remain very much involved on the creative side of things for the immediate future. I hope to get the Wild Swan website built over the holiday period but in the meantime the email address is already functioning at: sales@wildswanbooks.co.uk Thank you again for your encouragement and the compliments of the season to all readers far and wide. Simon And the same to you too, Simon. With your attention to detail and the high standards you set yourself (apart from your choice of jumpers that is) I'm sure this will be a roaring sucess. Now, when do we get Volume Three of Banbury & Cheltenham?? All the best! David Varley Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jol Wilkinson Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 And the same to you too, Simon. With your attention to detail and the high standards you set yourself (apart from your choice of jumpers that is) I'm sure this will be a roaring sucess. Now, when do we get Volume Three of Banbury & Cheltenham?? All the best! David Varley Please, not more wishlists. A specialist publisher is very much in the hands of the authors, many of whom do it as a "hobby" and to share their knowledge. There are two books of interest to me that would add to/ complete an existing series, but I feel that there is no point in wasting Simon's time in pressurising for answer as to when/if they will be available. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
micklner Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Why the problem with wish list there are hundreds on here !! Surely they help publishers , manufacturers etc etc to know what people want to buy and therefore they make money and keep their customers happy (ish). They are even more important for the limited specialist market they then know what will sell Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinT Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 It's very good to know that the future of WSP is assured & I'm sure we all wish you success Simon. One feature that has made WS books special is the large number of historic photo collections that Paul seems to have had access to. Will these still be available for you to use? Martin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jol Wilkinson Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Why the problem with wish list there are hundreds on here !! Exactly! Surely they help publishers , manufacturers etc etc to know what people want to buy and therefore they make money and keep their customers happy (ish). They are even more important for the limited specialist market they then know what will sell It isn't always about knowing what to sell, it's about what you can produce. Specialist publishers often rely on what is made available to them. It isn't always possible to commission material to satisfy what some people on RMweb think you should produce. So while wishlists might help the RTR manufacturers choose a direction for their new product development, I think they are of less use to the "smaller" suppliers, who also probably have closer face to face contact with their customers and can get an understanding of what is popular. A publisher will also have a good record of sales patterns, what is left in stock from a print run, etc. So what might seem a popular choice to a relatively small number of posters on a wishlist, might not always appear to be such a good idea to the producer. Sales volumes are also quite often a lot lower and slower than many might think for the really specialist books, as I found from my time on the committee of the LNWR Society, a small publisher in its own right. I am sure Simon will have a good handle of what sells and probably a good idea of what is worth publishing in the future from the material available to him. I wish him well and look forward to buying any new books of interest to me. Jol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackRat Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 A web site.......WEB SITE!!!! ye gods man, it MUST be Christmas! I've cancelled the sedan chair trip up to Bucklberry and I think I may well peruse a perambulation behind one of Mr Gooch's locomotives to Bath. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted December 24, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 24, 2014 I wonder if the new ownership might like to revisit the David Geen Kingsbridge book project that was shelved at the last minute. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
modfather Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 B****y fool... good luck Simon, enjoy the festive season! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted January 7, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 7, 2015 So who's going to make the tea when we visit the shop now - His Superlativeness will no doubt be too busy for that, unless he expands to new premises and takes on an army of new staff! I'd happily work for Mr Castens, where do I sign? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted January 10, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 10, 2015 I'd happily work for Mr Castens, where do I sign? Are you sure - wanna borrow a pen, then? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted January 12, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 12, 2015 Are you sure - wanna borrow a pen, then? I did tell Simon that I'd like to work for him, in person on Friday. Still, left the shop £150 down! (but very happy with No; 88 in her beautiful blueness {take that however you wish}). Had wondered, if it did come to it, what the interview might entail... "here's a £5, go get some biscuits, your choice......", no pressure there then! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted January 12, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 12, 2015 There's a £5, go get some biscuits, your choice......", Cor them are posh biscuits! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted January 12, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 12, 2015 Cor them are posh biscuits! This is Bath you know! Sorry, to re-phrase, "here's a £5, go and get some a selection of biscuits, your choice......" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted January 12, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 12, 2015 I seem to remember that Ian Allen is deceased, though there was nothing wrong with the quality of HIS photos. Tim, I didn't know you smoked Camels. Awful smelling things! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Not Jeremy Posted February 19, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 19, 2015 LNER Wagons Part 4B Standard and other designs is now with Amadeus and I am hoping for a release in time for the Easter shows. Dustjacketed hardback uniform with earlier volumes, 184 printed pages, 240 illustrations, ISBN 9780953877119, price £38.95. Available from your favourite bookseller who can pre-order now and will have copies as soon as they are available. I am also happy to accept pre orders directly, if this suits anyone then please email me at: sales@wildswanbooks.co.uk Trade enquiries welcomed too at the same e-mail address to any bona fide retailers reading this who'd like to stock the book (and others in the range too) I am still working on a new Wild Swan website to replace the current temporary arrangement, this should be available shortly and will set out ideas for the future in a bit more detail. I also now have a printed list of all available titles which I am happy to supply to anyone who would like one. Other new titles are in the pipeline too. Thanks for reading this and apologies for "blatant plug" aspect of this post(!) Best Wishes Simon Castens Wild Swan Books Ltd Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mike Bellamy Posted February 19, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 19, 2015 Thanks for reading this and apologies for "blatant plug" aspect of this post(!) Another plug - Simon will be at the Shepton Mallet Narrow Gauge show on Saturday http://ngsw.org.uk/exhibition/ngsw2015/ . . . . and I'll be there with Paul Martin and EDM Models . . . . . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Not Jeremy Posted March 21, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 21, 2015 The Wild Swan website is now up and running at http://www.wildswanbooks.co.uk/ "LNER Wagons Vol 4B" has now been printed and is being bound, it is on schedule for publication on the 1st April. It will be available at the York show via the Bill Hudson Books stand and at Ally Pally via the Book Law Publications. To follow shortly is a completely new Edition of Brian Hart's "Elham Valley Railway" and two further titles will shortly be re-issued, "The Malmesbury Branch" and "The Tenbury & Bewdley Railway". Simon Castens Wild Swan Books Ltd Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted March 23, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 23, 2015 The Wild Swan website is now up and running at http://www.wildswanbooks.co.uk/ "LNER Wagons Vol 4B" has now been printed and is being bound, it is on schedule for publication on the 1st April. It will be available at the York show via the Bill Hudson Books stand and at Ally Pally via the Book Law Publications. To follow shortly is a completely new Edition of Brian Hart's "Elham Valley Railway" and two further titles will shortly be re-issued, "The Malmesbury Branch" and "The Tenbury & Bewdley Railway". Simon Castens Wild Swan Books Ltd I like the sound of that!... And how about a few more titles covering the Forest of Dean, old boy? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 How's about a comprehensive tome on " Wild Swan Sausages the Definitive Guide" it could curry a lot of interest amongst the members of this parish. Now, who could we nominate to write such a book ? Hmmmm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwealleans Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Isn't it illegal to make Wild Swans into sausages? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Isn't it illegal to make Wild Swans into sausages? Not if you get some of the older ones off your shelf, rip em up, make an origami replica then deep fry em ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adams442T Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Isn't it illegal to make Wild Swans into sausages? Not if you're The Queen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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