From: Arose323 AOL COM Date: 26 sep 2002 Subject: Re: Promoting Shogi overseas (was: HABU INTERVIEW (revised)) --part1_155.14c45e8c.2ac3f031_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi, > I agree the return on investment won't be huge, but how costly would it > be to produce more bi-lingual books? "Better Moves" has sold out twice now, > has it not? There would seem to be a market for such books even if the > target market is Japanese people wanting to learn English through shogi. It would be interesting to find out. > As far as sending title matches overseas how costly was that? What is > the benefit long-term? A book once published will ALWAYS be available to > newcomers to the game (if it is kept in print!). I attended a ladies' > title match game in Atlanta in 1996. Dozens of Japanese players, > supporters, and newspeople traveled 12000 miles and, for what?? There was > no English commentary!! What was the purpose of a trip to demonstrate > shogi with no English speaking commentator? There is a benefit to having the pros come overseas, as it can be a rallying point for a group of shogi players to come together and invite others. Though I do find it odd that there would be no English commentation. > My point is that publishing a book is less costly (if not actually > profitable) and provides more long term influence than an overseas > demonstration game which reaches a limited audience for a brief moment in > time. Yes, but there is a specialness that comes from having the pro come over, particularly if it's not just watching a match, but has simuls, teaching, tournament, etc. Sal --part1_155.14c45e8c.2ac3f031_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi,


I agree the return on investment won't be huge, but how costly would it
be to produce more bi-lingual books? "Better Moves" has sold out twice now, has it not? There would seem to be a market for such books even if the target market is Japanese people wanting to learn English through shogi.


It would be interesting to find out.

As far as sending title matches overseas how costly  was that?  What is
the benefit long-term?  A book once published will ALWAYS be available to newcomers to the game (if it is kept in print!).  I attended a ladies'
title match game in Atlanta in 1996.  Dozens of Japanese players,
supporters, and newspeople traveled 12000 miles and, for what??  There was no English commentary!!   What was the purpose of a trip to demonstrate shogi with no English speaking commentator?


There is a benefit to having the pros come overseas, as it can be a rallying point for a group of shogi players to come together and invite others. Though I do find it odd that there would be no English commentation.

My point is that publishing a book is less costly (if not actually
profitable) and provides more long term influence than an overseas demonstration game which reaches a limited audience for a brief moment in time
.

Yes, but there is a specialness that comes from having the pro come over, particularly if it's not just watching a match, but has simuls, teaching, tournament, etc.

Sal
 --part1_155.14c45e8c.2ac3f031_boundary--