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Rings of Supersonic Steel

Rings of Supersonic Steel is the only book currently in print to give you the details of the United States Army Air Defenses from 1950 to 1974. The book is an introductory history and a site guide to all of the Nike missile sites in the CONUS.

 

If Ernie were still around he'd want you to march right over to
Hole in the Head Press and pick up a copy today.

Barnes & Noble on-line, Wal-Mart on-line, Powell's Technical Books, and Border's Books by Special Order all can get Rings of Supersonic Steel for you, but some may be temporally out of stock. Please let these fine book sellers know you would like to purchase this book from them.

Get Your Copy Today. Only $19.95 plus $5.00 shipping and handling. California residents gotta add $1.60 for Arnold.

And remember, A NIKE is not always a shoe!

Hole in the Head Press
P.O. Box 807
Bodega Bay, CA 94923

A Spotlight on Facts

A lot of my time is spent on fact checking one thing or another here at Hole in the Head Press.

Unfortunately, the second edition of Rings of Supersonic Steel has been found to contain a few factual errors.  We're working hard to correct these things in Rings of Supersonic Steel III. In addition, I'm trying to ensure that new errors don't creep into the third edition.

As a micro-publisher, I just assumed that it's my responsibility to publish material that is as accurate as possible.

Apparently, not so with Random House. They take the position that it's "too expensive" to do fact checking and depend upon their authors to be truthful along with warranty clauses in their contracts that hold the author responsible for the truthfulness of the work.

Actually, there is a clause in my publishing agreement were the author certifies that his work is true to the best of his knowledge and is based upon diligent research and if the work is biographical or "as told to" the incidents in the work are true and accurate.

Well stuff sometimes happens, and even though the author thought he got it right, sometimes it ain't so. 

So, I find myself following up on feedback from my readers who helpfully point out errors and omissions in the text. I then bug my author about revising this or that portion of the work after we agree that there is in fact, an error.  While this is time consuming and tedious, it ultimately makes for a better product.

I just thought you would like to know that not all publishers are like Random House.

 

Google Hack to View Books

Here's the hack to view almost an entire book on Google Print.

I've tried this on my title, Rings of Supersonic Steel, Air Defenses of the U.S. Army 1950-1979 An Introductary History and Site Guide (ISBN 0-615-12012-1) and it works pretty well.

I don't think that I will be providing the next edition of Rings of Supersonic Steel to Google Print.

You too could try this hack, but it would be wrong.

Google Print Problems

One of the ideas of Google Print is to match up outfits that have stuff to sell with people who want to buy stuff by placing advertisements that will appeal to the customers that have found your title. 

My title is Rings of Supersonic Steel. It’s a book about the Cold War and the U.S. Army Air Defenses.  It’s about nuclear missiles.  It’s very cool, and just about the only book of it’s type on the market.  You should really get one.

Here are some of the advertisers that Google thinks are appropriate to put along side my military history book.

Jewelry at Blue Nile  Shop Forbes Favorite Online Jeweler Free FedEx 2Day for the Holidays
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Tiffany & Co. Jewelry  Shop the Official Tiffany & Co. site for exclusive Tiffany jewelry.
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Iron Ring  Find Iron Ring Info, Products, & More!
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Stainless Steel Jewelry  Over 2000 jewelry items on sale steel bracelets & gold jewelry
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Italian Jewelry - Gioie  25.000+ Styles, Lifetime Guarantee, 60 Days Money Back, Free Insurance
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Find your Diamond Steel here. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed!
www.cooking.com

Steel & Titanium Jewelry  Men's Stylish, Steel & Titanium Bracelets, Necklaces & Rings.
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Jewellery  Diamond Bracelet, rings, Earings. Low Price, Free Return & Shipping!
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At least I’m in good company with Tiffany & Co.

Google’s computerized algorithms obviously are not making appropriate matches.  I guess these companies are paying for these misplaced advertisements.  Bummer.

Another aspect of Google Print that bothers some publishers is that a person can copy much of the book off the Google Print website without paying for the book.

Google claims that they have security in place to prevent this from happening.

You might want to look at the above page from my book that I copied from Google Print using a shareware screen print program.

 

There are definitely some issues here that need to be resolved.

Rings of Supersonic Steel on Google Print

Rings of Supersonic Steel is now live on Google Print.  Take a look and see how this works.

Google Print is controversial and has already got people filing suits against each other over intellectual rights issues.

Take a look and see how this works.

Make up your own mind.

Rings of Supersonic Steel: The Nike Book

I'll bet you were just asking yourself - Where can I purchase my copy of Rings of Supersonic Steel?

If you go to Fetchbook.info and put in the title or ISBN (0615120121) - which I have helpfully already done for you - you will find some twenty places that you can purchase your very own copy of the Second Edition of Rings of Supersonic Steel.

Thank you for your support

* Please note that the above image does not appear in the book.

Where Can I Get My Very Own Copy of Rings of Supersonic Steel?

Where can I purchase my copy of Rings of Supersonic Steel?

If you go to Fetchbook.info and put in the title or ISBN (0615120121) - which I have helpfully already done for you - you will find some twenty places that you can purchase your very own copy of the Second Edition of Rings of Supersonic Steel.

Be happy and buy. 

Thank you for your support

Purchase Rings of Supersonic Steel Today

I'll bet you were just asking yourself - Where can I purchase my copy of Rings of Supersonic Steel?

If you go to Fetchbook.info and put in the title or ISBN (0615120121) - which I have helpfully already done for you - you will find some twenty places that you can purchase your very own copy of the Second Edition of Rings of Supersonic Steel.

Thank you for your support

* Please note that the above image does not appear in the book.

Get Your Copy of Rings of Supersonic Steel Today

Where can I purchase my copy of Rings of Supersonic Steel?

If you go to Fetchbook.info and put in the title or ISBN (0615120121) - which I have helpfully already done for you - you will find some twenty places that you can purchase your very own copy of the Second Edition of Rings of Supersonic Steel.

Be happy and buy.

Thank you for your support

Rings of Supersonic Steel - The Nike Book

Rings of Supersonic Steel is the only book currently in print to give you the details of the United States Army Air Defenses from 1950 to 1974. The book is an introductory history and a site guide to all of the Nike missile sites in the CONUS.

If Ernie were still around he'd want you to pop over to http://www.rings-of-supersonic-steel.com and pick up a copy today.

Barnes & Noble on-line, Wal-Mart on-line, Powell's Technical Books, and Border's Books by Special Order all can get Rings of Supersonic Steel for you, but some may be temporally out of stock. Please let these fine book sellers know you would like to purchase this book from them.

Get Your Copy Today. Only $19.95 plus $5.00 shipping and handling. California residents gotta add $1.50 for California Sales Tax.

And remember, A NIKE is not always a shoe!

Hole in the Head Press
P.O. Box 807
Bodega Bay, CA 94923