Subj : Music Songbooks
To   : Nigel Reed
From : August Abolins
Date : Wed Apr 07 2021 09:25 am

Hello Nigel Reed!

** On Wednesday 07.04.21 - 03:45, Nigel Reed wrote to Fidonet.MUSIC:

 NR> I was a big user of swappano and pianofiles and the like
 NR> before they all got taken down.

 NR> For those unfamiliar, these are sites where people list
 NR> music books they have and want and can exchange pdf files
 NR> with other users.

I was just reading that the closing of pianofiles was mentioned  
in 2014.  Swappano was a pheonix rising in the ashes, but the  
catalog never built up?

Meanwhile, I think some people have simply turned to ScribD for  
postings of existing copies.

 NR> 1966 Gary Lewis and the Playbooks is listed at $399.99 +
 NR> shipping. Elton John Super Deluxe 1977 songbook is listed
 NR> at $599 for buy it now or $389 if you want to bid on it.

Wow.  I see a "vintage" copy of the 1966 Gary Lewis one for  
$64USD on ebay right now.

I sold a handful of "vintage" songbooks at my shop for about $50  
each, one time.

 NR> I just wondered if there's any one else around who collect/
 NR> swap songbooks and would be interested in swapping lists.

Not myself, but I find current songbooks "good enough"  Hal  
Leonard publishes many songs in book form.  I don't see anything  
over $25USD.

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