Further to my post of 24 October in which I mentioned the impending retirement of Alan Seddon and the closure of Browzers, the text below is a summary of some email exchanges with Alan and has been agreed by him in terms:
"Over the years I've purchased items from Browzers Books and did so again last week, noting from their website when I did so that Alan Seddon, the proprietor, is retiring at the end of the year and that the business is to close.
I met Alan once when I visited Tony Peach's home, and he therefore knows of my interest in matters VDW. After my recent purchase he emailed me re the VDW aspect of his business - Browzers being far and away the main stockist of the various VDW booklets and other material published by Tony's company, Moss Publications. Alan is wondering whether any VDWer might be interested in taking on the VDW aspect of Browzer's business.
I asked Alan what that would mean in practice. Currently Browzers has upwards of 2000 VDW and related items (the various VDW booklets plus other Moss publications such as the Marvex and Streak pamphlets), though the stock of a couple (most notably "The Ultimate Wheil of Fortune" and "Silver Lining") are either exhausted or very low. In addition to the current stock, in association with Tony, Alan is able to offer the rights to reprint the various booklets and the originals from which reprinting would take place, currently held by the printer Tony uses. In short, what is potentially available is a small business with the rights to publish the various VDW booklets and the other Moss publications, the original copies from which further print runs could be undertaken, and Browzers remaining stock of such booklets. As far as I can see, this includes everything of any worth, VDW-wise, possibly even including the agreement of Raceform for the republishing of "Systematic Betting", but that is subject to confirmation.
Alan tells me that despite not having made any positive efforts to advertise the VDW material over the last couple of years, with Tony having retired, sales of the various booklets continue, and he would of course re-direct any orders/enquiries to anyone who took on the VDW aspect of his business.
The cost of taking on the VDW aspect of the business - stock, original copies of the booklets and republishing rights - is no doubt for negotiation, but Alan has indicated that he and Tony would be looking for around £3,000.
If any VDWer is interested in this opportunity, do contact Alan Seddon direct, at Browzers."
