If you are at all familiar with BookFinder.com you probably know all about our annual BookFinder.com Report which tracks the demand of the 100 most sought-after titles which are no longer in print in the United States. The list differs from year to year as trends change and books get republished (Indie publishers take note, there may be a hidden gem in the list for you.) This list is no different as number of titles from last year’s report have been republished in the past twelve months including The Sixteenth Round: from Number 1 Contender to #45472 by Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, Old Southern Apples by Creighton Lee Calhoun and Aran Knitting by Alice Starmore, leaving room for some new additions.
In fact Alice Starmore, a superstar in the knitting world, took her own spot on the list. Aran Knitting lived on the BookFinder.com report for years before getting re-published in 2010 and now another one of her works, Tudor Roses, has jumped onto the list to take its place. Tudor Roses is interesting because it includes a number of sweater designs inspired by the Tudor royals (eg. Henry VIII and Elizabeth I) and their over-the-top gold embroidery, velvet, jewels and lace.
Current events also have an impact on the list. In A Payroll to Meet, David Whitford discusses the incidents surrounding Southern Methodist University's (SMU) receiving the "death penalty" from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA); which involves banning the school from competing in a sport for a year or more (two in SMU's case). This book has been out-of-print since 1989 but scandal in college football has never been more in vogue. The recent rash of cheating, bribing and recruitment scandals to hit Ohio State, Southern Cal, Auburn, North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee, LSU, and the Hurricanes in Miami have renewed the interest in the grandfather of college football scandal. I somehow doubt this book will see reprint but it’s always interesting to well researched books jump back into the spotlight because of current events.
View all 100 books in the 2011 BookFinder.com Report
Great! I have two copies of Madonna's 'Sex', both in mint condition but one has been opened.
Posted by: Gorden Chorney | August 27, 2011 at 03:40 PM
Books on my Bookshelf. There are so many topics, The Golden Book of the Civil War by Charles Flato and The Glass of Fashion by Cecil Beaton are in collection.
Posted by: Jewellery | September 05, 2011 at 01:03 AM
I think a lot of the books on that list are books that people own and are looking to see what they are worth. The list really doesn't reflect actual sales.
Posted by: Barry Cassidy | September 22, 2011 at 10:01 AM
I am Looking for Alice Starmore book "In the Hebrides"
in under $30.00
Posted by: Robert Major | April 21, 2012 at 11:32 PM