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DVD & Video Guide Update

Monday, January 28, 2008
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If you’re like me, the DVD & Video Guide by Mick Martin and Marsha Porter is THE GUIDE for movies.  For as long as I can remember, I have used the guide, and I buy it every year.

Well this year it’s not available!  One of our readers, Ed, was able to contact Mick Martin.

Here is what Mick wrote:

“Hello Ed –  Random House surprised us on 9/11/06 by deciding not to publish “The DVD & Video Guide” anymore. Their rationale was that “people can get the same information on the internet.” We disagree and are trying to get it published by Sterling Publications, which owns Barnes and Noble. We’ve been “on the hook” for eight months now, but we’re not giving up! — Mick”

Ed is going to email him again and see what we fans can do.

Thanks, Ed!  Stay tuned for more information.

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8 Responses to “DVD & Video Guide Update”

  1. Langston says:

    January 30th, 2008 at 8:50 am

    Appreciate the update and I hope the get a publisher in the very near future.

  2. Jim says:

    January 30th, 2008 at 5:39 pm

    Please start a petition so that Mick Martin and Marsha Potter can continue to publish their magnificent annual movie guide.

    I’ll sign it in a heartbeat.

  3. F. Shawn Martin says:

    March 2nd, 2008 at 3:35 pm

    I was,also,disappointed this movie guide was no longer available.
    I was buying the Martin & Porter guide every year.

  4. Terry says:

    March 4th, 2008 at 5:46 pm

    I buy the Mick and Marsha video guide every year. How can the publisher suppose people are just going to get up and use the computer when it is rasier to have the book right next to you? That is extremly crazy thinking.

  5. Jo Ann says:

    May 8th, 2008 at 10:06 am

    Thank you so much for finding out what happened to DVD & Video guide. I have been looking everywhere for the 2008 edition!!!!! Please let me know if the new publisher will take it over and also let me know if I can do anything to help. I bought that book every year and will really miss not having it. I agree that Leonard’s book is not very good. Have you looked at Video Hound’s Golden Movie Retriever? Thank you again for tracking down the reason we can’t get the DVD & Video guide.

  6. Scott says:

    November 28th, 2008 at 12:50 pm

    Wow, I always buy at least 7 at Xmas time for all my family and friends. I have been looking all over and this is the first note I have seen about this. Any updates yet as to Barnes and Noble Publishing?

  7. Don McKenzie says:

    December 7th, 2008 at 6:53 am

    The guide had no rival. Real reviews with insights that allowed
    your own personal taste to be the final judge. I was so dependent on the info, so it is a big loss.

  8. Jerry Beck says:

    February 1st, 2009 at 8:33 pm

    No wonder publishers are losing money. Many of us bought these guides every year.
    Random House made a major mistake when they elected to stop publishing this Guide

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