The book Tiki Quest... - Collecting Tiki

K Kenike Tiki Socialite McKinney, TX Joined: Jul 24, 2003 Posts: 1207	K Kenike Posted posted on Sun, Sep 11, 2005 5:08 PM Pegboard Press is Duke Carter -- Duke and his wife Amy could not find a publisher that was willing to put the book together they way they wanted it -- as a full-color, large picture, not-a-price-guide loving tribute to tiki collectibles. Rather than put out a book that didn't fit their vision, they put their money where their mouth was, and self-published under the name Pegboard Press. That's why the book costs a little more than you might be used to seeing for a paperback. I'm sure Duke & Amy are just as disappointed, if not more so, that some of the pages fall out in people's copies. But in the end, it doesn't change that there's no other book like it, and I'd gladly pay twice the price for it. Now I remember…I completely forgot about that until I re-read the original Tiki Quest thread from a couple of years ago. I think I speak for everyone when I say how truly grateful we are that Duke & Amy even bothered to share their collection…let alone what it took to put together an actual book. Few people would have the patience to self-publish a book about their collection and I think that their true love for tiki is what drove them to complete such a project. I can’t even begin to say how much I’ve gotten out of Tiki Quest…and how many of us get REALLY excited when we find something that’s actually in the book??? Having said all that and having been thinking about this thread over the weekend I finally decided to do something about my copy which has more pages out than in. Here is the result… Here’s what you do…carefully pull out the remaining pages of your copy, take $4.32 out of your piggy bank (taxes may vary), go to your local FedEx/Kinko’s, tell them you want the “coil binding,” wait 5 minutes and it’s done. Your copy of Tiki Quest is better than ever. If you have a copy with this problem, spend the money and get it fixed. It will be your favorite book all over again. Now if I could just find me one of those Tiki Quest mugs.... [ Edited by: Juno 2005-09-11 17:09 ]

Pegboard Press is Duke Carter -- Duke and his wife Amy could not find a publisher that was willing to put the book together they way they wanted it -- as a full-color, large picture, not-a-price-guide loving tribute to tiki collectibles. Rather than put out a book that didn't fit their vision, they put their money where their mouth was, and self-published under the name Pegboard Press. That's why the book costs a little more than you might be used to seeing for a paperback.

I'm sure Duke & Amy are just as disappointed, if not more so, that some of the pages fall out in people's copies. But in the end, it doesn't change that there's no other book like it, and I'd gladly pay twice the price for it.

Now I remember…I completely forgot about that until I re-read the original Tiki Quest thread from a couple of years ago. I think I speak for everyone when I say how truly grateful we are that Duke & Amy even bothered to share their collection…let alone what it took to put together an actual book. Few people would have the patience to self-publish a book about their collection and I think that their true love for tiki is what drove them to complete such a project. I can’t even begin to say how much I’ve gotten out of Tiki Quest…and how many of us get REALLY excited when we find something that’s actually in the book???

Having said all that and having been thinking about this thread over the weekend I finally decided to do something about my copy which has more pages out than in. Here is the result…

Here’s what you do…carefully pull out the remaining pages of your copy, take $4.32 out of your piggy bank (taxes may vary), go to your local FedEx/Kinko’s, tell them you want the “coil binding,” wait 5 minutes and it’s done. Your copy of Tiki Quest is better than ever.

If you have a copy with this problem, spend the money and get it fixed. It will be your favorite book all over again.

Now if I could just find me one of those Tiki Quest mugs....

[ Edited by: Juno 2005-09-11 17:09 ]

Post #186007 by Kenike on Sun, Sep 11, 2005 5:08 PM