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[zangdook] 05/7/2011 10:53

I've just been going round a few bookshops in Hong Kong. No-one seems to have the book, or have heard of it - does anyone happen to know a shop here which does stock it?

More or less every bookshop has a big shelf of investment books near the front, mostly American, so I suspect there might be demand for it. I don't really know how publishing works, but if such a thing can be done it might be worth the publisher's while trying to get a few copies on shelves here.

I saw a few copies of Anthony Bolton's book. Perhaps he's been knocking on some doors since he moved here, trying to flog a few.

[charlie] 27/6/2011 10:59

According to Amazon the book is much more popular in Germany than France. I would expect limited overseas interest generally but I'm puzzled as to why Germany is so much higher....figures here

[charlie] 27/6/2011 10:52

Thanks very much, I have been trying to find the reason for the sales surge.

[strollingmolby] 27/6/2011 10:17

Just noticed that Free Capital was plugged in an email from Selftrade, that was sent last Friday. You can imagine ST has thousands of clients so will have helped sales push on again!

Email links to this PDF newsletter (review on P.11):

[davidosh] 26/6/2011 10:13

Just to let you know the Sainsbury Entertainment website has it back available to order but due to demand has moved the price up it appears.

[charlie] 26/6/2011 09:29

Thanks qvg.

Has anyone seen the book reviewed somewhere this weekend? The sales rank on Amazon was down to 8,000 on Friday, but it's back up to around 1,000 ( and #1 in investment books) today.

[qvg] 26/6/2011 06:46

freecapital / guy
thanks for the book, very much enjoyed it and (I hope) learnt something

[stegrego] 07/6/2011 22:03

Invisage, you are a first class idiot and why anyone even gives you the time of day is beyond me.
You continually harang high profile investors on these boards like some kind of demented sponge, sucking the life out of everyone.

How about you do us all a favour and pack it up?

[invisage] 07/6/2011 21:27

Masurenguy

Colourful language. When I read bb's I tend categorise posters, with language like that my view of you has dampened somewhat. But you should continue to post as you wish, it helps me refine my filter.

There is a lot of dross posted on this thread today, none of which helps me make any money. I am a focused Investor, getting too involved in heated arguements or bb spats does'nt help me make any money. It is a waste of valuable reading time.

But folk should continue to do as they please, as I say it helps me refine my filter and makes my bb reading more effective as I know who to ignore and who to listen to.

I view free capital & daviddosh in a higher regard after today because clearly they are very focused investors who don't get involved in the nonsense & are interested in making money, whereas the rest are more interested in entertaining themselves.

[bluebelle] 07/6/2011 20:14

Invisage - 6 Jun'11 - 18:15 - 84 of 106
I think I am at a stage where I want to grow as an Investor & just want to be pointed in the right direction to develop.



Mas
I think your post does just that !

[fyodor espenson] 07/6/2011 19:48

point proven?

[fyodor espenson] 07/6/2011 19:34

frankly Invisage specialises in being an ignorant, repetitive grossly insensitive breacher of good manners

[bluebelle] 07/6/2011 15:31

Thanks zangdook : JT has more patience with the guy than I would !

[zangdook] 07/6/2011 13:23

Bluebelle

Yes, JTC post 37924 and the next few.

[zangdook] 07/6/2011 12:02

Looking back over the thread I am reminded that this is the second time Invisage has named a person he thinks is one of the anonymous interviewees. He's since deleted that post (21) (as he deleted a couple of posts he made on the JTC thread a while back, purporting to identify the host of that thread). I note also post 23.

Obviously he understands that publishing the identities of anonymous people is bad manners, but he continues to do it.

[zangdook] 07/6/2011 11:55

Invisage

Two of the people in the book are identified. The others are anonymous. People who know them (perhaps from the bulletin boards) may be able to guess who they are. To name one of the anonymous ten publicly, as you claim to be doing, even without saying which of the ten pseudonyms he is, is a grossly insensitive breach of good manners and, as davydoo points out, jeopardises any future book.

I repeat, please stop being such a public idiot.

[invisage] 07/6/2011 11:19

davydoo

I was merely responding to davidosh's comment that the author is not one of the investors. This is untrue and I wanted to put the record straight.

[davydoo] 07/6/2011 11:16

It's not the revelation it's the repetition that is frankly unnecessary, and in pursuit of their entitlement to anonymity, i wanted to express my distaste at what youre doing, it should not be that they have to confirm or deny anything.

[invisage] 07/6/2011 11:10

davydoo

I have'nt revealed anything. It is all in the public domain. It is all public knowledge.

The bit I don't get is the the author interviewing himself.

[davydoo] 07/6/2011 11:07

Invisage, I agree with Zangdook here, you really should show more respct to people's right to privacy. I have benefited greatly from the book, and I would hate that similar books in future may not get written if those with a story to tell arebreluctant to do so, or if the author has to butcher the the truth and essence of their stories in a greater effort to protect them from you publicly posting their details.

[zangdook] 07/6/2011 11:02

Invisage

The subjects of the book are anonymous, not as a challenge, nor as an opportunity for dim people to show off, but to protect their privacy. One of the reasons for protecting their privacy in this way is so they are not harassed by idiots like you badgering them for advice and personal coaching sessions.

Please stop being such a public idiot.