Looking for books

[Tosaden]

Hi there,

 

I´m looking for books about japanese rail oder trams. Unfortunately I can read japanese, so I must try my luck to find english books. Do you some of this topic that are still available?

 

I hope this is the correct place to post my question.

[bill937ca]

Motor Books in the UK has a section on Japan and the Orient.

 

http://www.motorbooks.co.uk/showsect.asp?id=161

 

Electric Railways of Japan covers interurbans and trams in 3 volumes, but it dates back to 1995. Still, apart from low floor cars much of the tram information is still valid.

[Guest ___]

You know with the number of people, pictures, and knowledge, one would think sooner or later the board could make its own book or something.

[bill937ca]

In many ways I think the internet has killed the need and market for books.  Its a little different with DVDs as many are produced on demand.  And an all region DVD player opens up a whole new world of specialist railway DVDs.

[Guest ___]

Of course, one could note that YouTube and video hosting as well as on-demand is going to be the nail in the coffin for DVD.

[Nick_Burman]

Far Wheels I and II by Charles Small has some Japanese content. From the same author there is also "Rails to the Setting Sun". Wally Higgns's "Showa 30s" books are in Japanese but the author has furnished translations for part of the text. There is also a book called "Japan by Rail" and the book (books?) issued by the East Japan Railway Culture Foundation.

 

 

Cheers NB

[bill937ca]

Of course, one could note that YouTube and video hosting as well as on-demand is going to be the nail in the coffin for DVD.

 

A lot DVDs today are already on demand (hence no inventory costs) and are better viewed on a TV than a computer.

[Guest ___]

Of course, one could note that YouTube and video hosting as well as on-demand is going to be the nail in the coffin for DVD.

 

A lot DVDs today are already on demand (hence no inventory costs_ and are better viewed on a TV than a computer.

 

Of course that depends on the industry. Hulu and Netflix do a good job with it as well as digital cable providers like Comcast, but other sectors have not done well such as the anime industry who lost money on digital broadcasting. Persoanlly, I suspect DVD and BD will go the way of the CD before all too long.

 

Then again, they said print was dead 30 years ago, and yet bookstores still sell books, go figure.

[Tosaden]

Thanks for your posts.

 

Of course I can surf through the internet to find informations. I do it all the time, but I like to read a good book, too ;-)