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 Several
years back, while I was in Australia, bro. Shipley asked readers
to express interest or disinterest in bound volumes of Plain
Talk. He explained our efforts to supply back issues to the
many who requested them, the obvious limitations of such a
procedure, and indicated he would like to make bound volumes
available to the public. He received what he considered an
affirmative reply.
Oaks-West
church cannot reprint, bind, and supply such books for your
libraries. Nor would the church enter into a commercial venture.
In fact we are trying to be super-cautious about the extent to
which we use P.T. to let you know about the sale of any product.
But information about preservation and supply of this church
publication seems a reasonable course.
With
hesitation on my part (thinking it a poor business
venture) bro. Shipley and I have formed a partnership, put up
the money, and are reprinting volumes one through four of Plain
Talk. These will be indexed by scriptures and subjects, and
bound in a hard cover, with a nice dust jacket. The printer, a
book publisher, tells us we must dispose of 600 books at $11.95
each (includes tax and mailing) to have sufficient return of our
capital to justify entering the next stage of our project, viz.,
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reprinting and binding volumes five
through eight. We would like to continue this process through
volume 16, making a set of four matching books. Each book will
have nearly 400 pages, including 48 question and answer pages,
church history, current "issues," exegesis of
scriptures, and practical sermons.
To
inform you of this project via personal mail would be very
expensive ($1,440. for one mailing); but we cannot turn Plain
Talk into an advertising media, no matter how worthy the
project. Therefore, if you approve of our objective and want the
first indexed book containing volumes one through four of Plain
Talk, we hope this announcement will be enough to prompt your
reply. Send order to: SHIPLEY-TURNER 1608 Sherrard Street
Burnet, Texas 78611 Mailing date set for May 15. We would
appreciate your telling us if you want future volumes reserved
for you. The paper PLAIN TALK will continue to be published by
Oaks-West church of Christ, mailed free of charge each month to
those who request it. We are trying to make this a useful
teaching medium, with special emphasis upon the development of
proper attitudes, toward God and our fellowmen. Your comments
and questions are appreciated and your prayers solicited.
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