The latest episode of the Numismatic Bibliomania Society podcast is now available for listening. It's on the NBS web site but also available elsewhere. President Len Augsburger provided this report.
-Editor
NBS Podcast Interviews John Feigenbaum
In the latest NBS podcast, Lianna Spurrier interviews John Feigenbaum, CEO of CDN and Whitman Brands. John grew up in the business, with a father who started as a weekend dealer and eventually took up numismatics full time. David Feigenbaum and son built up David Lawrence Rare Coins, which was eventually sold to John Brush and Dell Loy Hansen in 2018.
John covers the ever ubiquitous Guide Book of U.S. Coins, one of the best-selling books of all time of any genre, and discusses the past and future evolution of this standard guide. Feigenbaum opines on the importance of keeping this resource in numismatic hands, as opposed to a mass market publisher. Finally, John has an interesting take on the "death of print" and shares good news for all book lovers!
I gave it a play on Spotify during my Friday evening commute, and it's well worth a listen. Len's description is a good one, and I would add that it only reinforces my thought that John and his team are ideal stewards of Whitman, carrying its central hobby publishing legacy into the future. I'm looking forward to their new editions and titles.
I've had my own hand in moving to the future working with the Newman Numismatic Portal, but people need reminding that no, not everything is available on the internet for free, nor should it be. I have several bookcases of numismatic titles here in my office, and except for a handful, most are in-copyright and not available except in book form or by online subscription. The good people who research, compile, write and publish these works need to be compensated, and 240,000 purchasers of the latest Redbook agree. The hobby is alive and well.
-Editor
Link to "Inside Whitman Brands Part 2, with John Feigenbaum" on the NBS website:
https://www.coinbooks.org/resources/podcast.html
Wayne Homren, Editor
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