Chohan's book.

yea the old 7 ball in your side or 9 ball in your side of the table was played long ago. it put some thinking and strategy into the game.
didnt last long though.

but we did play a lot of pocket a piece on the 9 only. and that makes a good game. and forces the run out player to do more than just have a shot on the 9 for any hole.

i think for those wanting to learn one pocket and think its too slow can get a big benefit by playing your 9 ball that way.
and if good at moving then you can beat a marginally better 9 ball player than you are.
 
Some billiard books go way up in value over time- I think that $85 is not out of line today for a limited audience detailed work - several billiard books are many times original purchase price if you can even find one - so a higher price point may also make this one more rare in the future.
 
straightline said:
Except there's this law of supply and demand which has blown up out of control because consumers wont exercise and enforce their part. As it is now, First you supply, then you demand. _<THAT>_ is the defacto function.

Every business move is another good opportunity for somebody to raise.
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I understand Supply and Demand at a Macro and Micro level, but I need more information on how this applies to Tony's book? He has set the price on his perceived value and what he thinks the market will bear, thats how he described it to me when I spoke with him and at that time he didn't mention a price.
 
JAM said:
Whoever invented one pocket—where did one pocket come from, its genesis?—must be happy to see all these great books come forth. Good luck to Tony Chohan on sales. Pool peeps are a tough crowd sometimes when it comes to spending.
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The homeless complain less about prices than poolplayers
 
King T said:
I understand Supply and Demand at a Macro and Micro level, but I need more information on how this applies to Tony's book? He has set the price on his perceived value and what he thinks the market will bear, thats how he described it to me when I spoke with him and at that time he didn't mention a price.
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King T said:
You are spot on. In this era of $10,000 Pool Cues, $3000 Cue Cases, 10 year waiting list for a Southwest and $8000 BarBox Pool Tables a $85 book just cant be called out of line??? I mean if you learned on shot that you didn't know, it might be the shot that won the Money. When Tony was hear he gave lessons to some of my Friends and what he showed them was invaluable.

So for everbody saying that you need his stroke or his ball pocketing ability to learn from the book, your WRONG! Some of the shots you just have to know there in front of you, recognize them and practice them,.

Tts $85 dollars to make your investment in your $2000 dollar Cue with the $70 dollar Tip and the $500 Case and all the per hour table time pay off.
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This is losers bracket "que sera sera". Make sense now?
 
JAM said:
Whoever invented one pocket—where did one pocket come from, its genesis?—must be happy to see all these great books come forth. Good luck to Tony Chohan on sales. Pool peeps are a tough crowd sometimes when it comes to spending.
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I am almost certain it evolved from corners, and the true two-pocket tables. Bob Jewett can verify.
 
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The Roots of One-Pocket: An Amateur Sleuth Reports - Pool History

Prompted by a question raised on this website, amateur sleuth Brandon Scott King began researching one-pocket’s origins some years back. He now has nearly finished an entire book on the topic that should add to our understanding of one-pocket’s history. Just below we present a few words from Mr...
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ITS TOO BAD BRANDON'S BOOK WAS NEVER COMPLETED AS FAR AS I KNOW
 
I had a pretty good idea for a one pocket book that I haven't seen done yet, but like these books, it's niche, and I don't have a name like Steve, Tom, or Tony. So probably far less copies sold.
 
Small print run books are often expensive. In the golf world, new books for a small audience (e.g. golf course architecture) with retail prices of $100-200 are not uncommon. Once scale increases, then the price can and will go down.
 
skip100 said:
Small print run books are often expensive. In the golf world, new books for a small audience (e.g. golf course architecture) with retail prices of $100-200 are not uncommon. Once scale increases, then the price can and will go down.
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Golfers spend money more freely, they as a group also have very high Credit Scored. How many PoolPlayers can brag about a 869 CREDIT SCORE.
 
CocoboloCowboy said:
Golfers spend money more freely, they as a group also have very high Credit Scored. How many PoolPlayers can brag about a 869 CREDIT SCORE.
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Hey Bruce go play some muni or pasture courses and you will see guys never pay for anything. They chip and putt and take any range balls they find either to the range or home with them.

If they do play they are always looking for tees and lost balls. All OB should be full of poison ivy , rattlesnakes , and or alligators.
 
skip100 said:
Small print run books are often expensive. In the golf world, new books for a small audience (e.g. golf course architecture) with retail prices of $100-200 are not uncommon. Once scale increases, then the price can and will go down.
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Amazon offers print on demand. No inventory. You pay them more, but I doubt they'll charge more than $15 for a 150-page paperback book, plus their usual percentage. Edit... I overestimated. google sez:

Amazon KDP print-on-demand books have no upfront cost to publish, but printing costs are deducted from sales royalties, typically ranging from $2.50 to $6+ per unit depending on page count, binding (paperback vs. hardcover), and color. For a standard 300-page black-and-white paperback, costs are roughly $4.60.​
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If you have color, which is actually a bad idea for pool books, it costs more. Large pages cost more.
 
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