$1850 for an e-book!!!!!!

I have read many poker books over the years and probably more than most people. To be quite honest, I think that the overwhelming majority of poker books that are out there at this time are totally inadequate for teaching players enough in order to make them successful in todays online environment.

I remember the flak that I took when I first placed COSST on The Hendon Mob forum and the biggest obstacle was the price which at that time was $200 if I remember correctly. COSST was designed as a kind of “Kill Phil” SNG e-book for novice players. It was never meant to be sophisticated but yet I felt that it was good enough to make novice players transcend into being winning online poker players for the very first time and certainly at the small stakes.

The SNG’s have toughened considerably since I wrote that bookand those basic strategies are no longer workable above I would say the $33 level. I wrote that book to target the masses but recently I have encountered another e-book by a couple of top online professionals that is being sold for a staggering $1850.

Now I am not one to quibble over price because at the end of the day, price isnt the issue……quality is. In fact even that isnt correct because you can get a very high quality book that still will not teach you enough to transform your game sufficiently enough to make you a winner. If I think that an book is +EV then I really do not see that price can be an issue.

I would not baulk at paying $100k for an e-book if I knew that it was going to return me 200k as a result of reading it. The book is called “Let there be Range” and has been produced by Tri Nguyen and Cole South.

I am aware of these players and the strength of their games so I suspect that this book will be of a very high quality. I am going to attempt to read this book and if I do so then I will tell you exactly what I think of it and if this book is worth the money. But like I said, although the price will very much be the issue fo many people, it is the potential return that is the key here and not the price and that has always been my view.

Will keep you informed

I will also be compiling my year end results soon and I think I am slightly ahead despite my bad run during the middle of the year. Had another good session last night in the 25-50 game and picked up a nice $4100 in just under two hours.

Anyway, enjoy the rest of your Christmas

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