We now have a winner for our New Year competition.
You will remember that the prize was a Diplomatist Books' 2018 Membership, giving 10% off the cost of orders.
The questions we asked were:-
- Our spreadsheet tells us we have sold 1004 books in the UK. What is the total number including overseas sales (to the nearest 20)? Answer - 1247.
- To which non-English-speaking country have we sent most books? Answer - Italy.
Unsurprisingly, nobody got the answers to these questions, so we went to Plan B and had a draw of the public followers of this blog.
And the Winner is... Paul Smith!
Paul, the e-mail I have for you is out-of-date. Please drop me a note so I can explain how the membership deal works.
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Why have we sent more books to Italy than to Spain or Germany (which are next on the list), or even Ireland? I don't know! Perhaps the subject for a future competition...
Congratulations Paul.
ReplyDeleteCan't remember what answer I gave for Question One. 1150, or there about? I know I said Germany for answer number two.
There is a large Italian wargaming community, when you think about it. Figure manufacturers and rules publishers, and quite the few top quality painters. I was thinking Northern European countries for my answer and didn't think about the Mediterranean countries, as Spain has a big influence on the European wargaming output when I consider who and what I've spotted on the Internet.
Yes, you said 1120.
DeleteFrankly, I can't remember what I've sent where over the last several years. A good third of my stock and sales are not related to Military History, so I wouldn't focus too much on the wargaming community.