Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest
Shay Elliott - The Life and Death of Ireland's First Yellow Jersey
-
12-08-2011 10:40am#1
Comments
-
-
-
Just looking at the other thread there on good cycling books and seeing recommendations for David Millar's book. I quite fancy reading it but I'm not sure if I want to fork out 20 notes for it (or whatever it costs) considering the primary reason his book is on the shelves is because he doped and was caught. I'm a bit turned off by the fact that he'll profit from my buying his book, as a result of his cheating... if you get me.
So having said that (bear with me, I'm coming to a point
) - if I want to spend my hard earned on this Shay Elliot book, about an Irish rider, and in support of an Irish writer - where's the best place to lay my money down? - From the writer's point of view. Take Eason's Hodges whatever and Amazon, as listed above. Who's the most benevolent middle man out of those three, in terms of ultimate kick-back to the lad who wrote the book? Anyone here in the publishing business? .
Seriously, I'm sure it's a long and arduous labour-of-love writing a book about what is quite a niche topic, and a (relatively) minority sport. Should I stroll into Eason's with my tenner, or dial up amazon.com?0 -
-
Just looking at the other thread there on good cycling books and seeing recommendations for David Millar's book. I quite fancy reading it but I'm not sure if I want to fork out 20 notes for it (or whatever it costs) considering the primary reason his book is on the shelves is because he doped and was caught. I'm a bit turned off by the fact that he'll profit from my buying his book, as a result of his cheating... if you get me.
So having said that (bear with me, I'm coming to a point) - if I want to spend my hard earned on this Shay Elliot book, about an Irish rider, and in support of an Irish writer - where's the best place to lay my money down? - From the writer's point of view. Take Eason's Hodges whatever and Amazon, as listed above. Who's the most benevolent middle man out of those three, in terms of ultimate kick-back to the lad who wrote the book? Anyone here in the publishing business? .
Seriously, I'm sure it's a long and arduous labour-of-love writing a book about what is quite a niche topic, and a (relatively) minority sport. Should I stroll into Eason's with my tenner, or dial up amazon.com?
Its a non-argument. Elliott doped as well. I enjoyed the Millar book more because its more recent and knew who the main protagonists were. Not so in the case of the Elliott book but he was someone I've known very little about, despite his obvious stature. Sean Kelly admits as much too in the foreword.
Get both. You'll enjoy them both, but for different reasons. Its apples and oranges in terms of comparison but having read both I'd say I enjoyed Millar's book a little bit more than the Elliott one. Its the difference between someone telling their own warts-and-all story and someone else telling a retrospective tale about someone using second-hand information. Obviously the former case is going to be more revealing and of greater depth.0 -
Advertisement
-
-
-
-
-
-
Advertisement
-
-
-
-
-
Advertisement