Re: [Paddlewise] Paul Caffyn's book, "The Dreamtime Voyage" is back in print

I have all Paul's books and they will go to the grave with me as part of my cherished possessions. You can say what you want about Paul, but he was the man in his day and trails blazed hitherto are in his wake...
 
Dreamtime never sold well when it was on NA bookshelves, it was a long read and today's generation of paddlers are all slam-bam-thank-you-mam (or "man", sorry, gotta be PC) - or so it seems.   
 
For me, Paul's books were like awesome foreplay in something committed and long-term. He fuelled so many desires for me for adventure and challenge and pushing limits, physically and psychologically which were then realized in real-time where the melancholy was so intense because even in the joyous moments there was a realization that those moments disapear to be remembered only in our dreams.. . no I'm not weird, this is how deeply his literature influenced many paddlers in the hey-day of sea kayaking growth. And I remember how empty Paul was at the end of each of his most excellent adventures.
 
May his books find new life and readers...
 
Doug

> Bruce,
> 
> Your suggestions sounds credible to me. Could you back-channel 
> to me and
> I'll get you in touch with Paul and we'll see if we can't get 
> somethingrolling. I have no idea how Paul and high tech get 
> along but maybe this is a
> chance to get all of his books out there.
> 
> Also.. I have no idea what the story is with Sea Kayaker. Paul just
> mentioned that in an email to me with no explanation or further 
> details so
> it may be something entirely different than what it appears.
> 
> Regards,
> Craig Jungers
> Moses Lake, WA
> www.nwkayaking.net
> 
> On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 7:11 AM, Bruce Grubbs 
> <mail_at_brucegrubbs.com> wrote:
> 
> > Craig,
> >
> > He should put it on the Kindle, which gives him worldwide 
> distribution> through Amazon with no shipping costs. I've 
> published three books on the
> > Kindle in the last year and they are already outselling all of 
> my print
> > books, including some that are in their 4th edition.
> >
> > Bruce
> >
> >
> > --
> > Bruce Grubbs
> > Outdoor Writer and Photographer
> > mail_at_brucegrubbs.com
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