Ciaffone Books

[Jinx230]

I just purchased "PL & NL Poker" and "Improve Your Poker", based off of recommendations both here and from Amazon.

How come these books are not sold in stores, and receive nearly no major attention?

[joewatch]

Ciaffone hasn't been able to get his books picked up by a major publisher. I think he prints them out of his house. Most likely, it's because he hasn't won any major NLHE tournaments (he is primarily a pot-limit omaha player), so does not have the celebrity to sell books like Hellmuth and Brunson.

[Siegmund]

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Ciaffone hasn't been able to get his books picked up by a major publisher.


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Maybe. But he DOES have his books listed with the major wholesale supply houses, which most people who self-publish don't/can't do.

In other words, it's entirely a recognition issue. Your local bookstore can carry Ciaffone just as easily as any other book in print, if it chooses. Have you approached the managers of the bookstores you frequent and offered a suggestion? Most of us are very interested in knowing what our customers want and will stock anything we've been asked about twice or heard good things about and asked about once.
(And we aren't going to take chances on anything we HAVEN'T heard buzz about, especially if it's self-published... its extremely rare for self-published books to be any good, but Ciaffone's are.)

I've not read his NL/PL book but think very highly of his middle limit book. Making a note to self to order a copy so I can flip through it while I wait for someone to buy it, as a result of this thread.

[chopchoi]

anyone know where i can order these and pay with neteller?

[Rudbaeck]

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anyone know where i can order these and pay with neteller?

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From Bob himself? He charges less in S&H than any bookstore known to me as well.

[bobbyi]

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anyone know where i can order these and pay with neteller?

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From Bob himself? He charges less in S&H than any bookstore known to me as well.

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Also, if you order from Bob, he autographs the books and you can email him any questions you have.

[Siegmund]

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anyone know where i can order these and pay with neteller?

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I hope I won't get in trouble for saying this on the fourm since it's a direct question in reply to a post I made... I do accept special orders over the net and can accept neteller payments or transfers on poker sites.

[The Monk]

Bob Ciaffone chooses to self publish his books. There are publishers who would love to publish his books. He is a great bridge, chess and poker player.

[avatar77]

He's also a phenomenal backgammon player.

[TransientR]

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He's also a phenomenal backgammon player.

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Do you know if he plays online anywhere?

Frank