Update Feb 3rd I'm absolutely delighted and thrilled to say that the book is finally available, (and at a 30% reduced price for February) Thank you everyone https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1915382025 (see post #16 for availability in other countries) ------ Original post, continues unchanged, below. ------ Hi all, I’m looking for a volunteer or two maximum. My Dad, Peter Cornelius, was highly regarded in the early Triumph scene (1902-1940) and through his research found out many details that were lost when the Coventry factory was bombed during WW2 in 1941. He’d written 28 books on the early models and the early history of Triumph I’ve inherited the source code for all these books and am intending to publish them on Amazon etc. However I don’t want them to be an amateur attempt so to ensure they are properly professional I am needing honest feedback from people like yourselves. I have a number of people already few people already but these are mainly from the veteran Triumph scene and what I need is people who also love modern Triumphs. The benefit is that you get a free book to keep (I’ll pay for the book and postage) All I’m asking for in return is: · I need, private, honest, feedback (I want to the good and the bad) · If you want to, then maybe a public review on Facebook · Again if you want to, then when the final edition is published, then a review on Amazon would be extremely helpful The first book is one of the smaller ones, so about 50 pages, and is on the Triumph model LW (also called the Junior or Baby) from 1913-1926. Again I'm looking for an enthusiast of modern Triumphs as I've plenty of volunteers from the classic enthusiasts already. If you’re interested, please let me know. Thank you - Richard
Hi there. Interesting project and i'd love to help but unfortunately, i'm not upto speed on the history enough. I'm certain that peter knows his beans and someone here will be able to assist you. Thanks for posting! Ps, not on farcebook. Don’t trust the feckers.
Hi Richard (@Cornelii ) I would be interested in helping out with a an honest review of the book. Having only really owned triumphs since the late 70s this will be a very interesting subject.
Thanks for the interest. I'm actually not looking for experts (that's what my dad was and the majority of the content is as he had written it so I'm not concerned about the accuracy) rather I'm looking for real market feedback, from people who have a love for Triumph and are wanting to know more, rather than those who think they already know it all.
Thanks Richard, You sound like a typical modern-ish "Triumph nut" (if I can use that phrase?) which is what I'm looking for and hence why I came to this forum as I love the banter that goes on here. What I'll do is put your name with the others, along with your specific perspective, so that after this weekend I can decide. Whatever happens, I’ll let you know what happens, and I'm really grateful for your offer.
Thank you everyone. I now have from a number of sources an awful lot of people that I have reduced down to less than 10, and requested inclusion of 2 people from this forum (if they accept )
If anyone's going to review the grammar, they'll tell you it should be "... fewer than 10 ..." Uhmmmm ..... that is meant to be humourous (as well, I suppose, as pedantic and pedagogic ..... OH MY!) Much more seriously, PM on its way 'dreckly' - as us sez down yer.
Just to update people, and my thanks to those who have been involved, this first book is almost ready for publication , I'm planning for it to be before Valentines day. My final (?) task is to add "metadata" into Amazon so that people can find the book if they want it. To help me with this task, what search phrase did people last use when they searched for a bike related book?
Cheers Wessa I don't expect huge sales, this is more about not losing knowledge so that future generations can continue to look after our lovely bikes. I've got a further 19 books to do, covering all the pre-war Triumph models, plus yet another book on dating the early bikes Then there's a history book covering the early period of Triumph (and it's founder Siegfried Bettman) from 1863-1936. This one will be very interesting as I've read some of Bettman's autobiography (my dad had a very rare copy of it) and the social aspects are brilliant.
IT'S AVAILABLE NOW ! Excuse the capitals and shouting, as I'm really excited I was expecting some delays and actually everything went so smoothly that t's available now, links below. However first I need to say thank you to some of the people on this forum who helped with the market research, and I want to give people I know the opportunity to get the book at a discount price. I can't actually (or not that I've yet found) give a discount code, so instead I've set an initial promotional price (£10.49), which is approx 30% off the actual intended long-term price (£14.99). This discounted rate is only for February. I also want some honest reviews on Amazon, so please do contribute one if you get the book Thanks everyone United Kingdom https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1915382025 United States https://www.amazon.com/dp/1915382025 Canada https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1915382025 Germany https://www.amazon.de/dp/1915382025 France https://www.amazon.fr/dp/1915382025 Spain https://www.amazon.es/dp/1915382025 Italy https://www.amazon.it/dp/1915382025 Japan https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/1915382025 Australia / New Zealand https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/1915382025
