I just bought an eBook and on the first page it says, you just bought the crappy cheap version of the book you should have bought. [In so many words.]
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Author's Note
In 1970, I published my first book. It was a compilation of my long-time research of Billboard magazine's pop singles charts. I titled this 208-page, staple-stitched softcover Record Research - a name that fit so well that I incorporated it several months later. That first edition not only inspired a business but 150 more books, including a 1,344 page, hardcover twelfth edition now entitled Top Pop Singles.
My first book caught on as a tool for disc jockeys and music professionals, and then with record collectors the world over. My small business was able to deliver to this select market. As Top Pop Singles grew in popularity, it became evident that a more limited edition of my research would appeal to a larger base of music fans, which we did not have the means to reach.
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Which is the book I bought. The limited one.
