Book publisher Haynes is dumping its race-star autobiographies to concentrate on the “core” workshop manual format.
The Somerset-based company has taken the decision following its recent business restructure.
This move will affect a swathe of well-known specialist bikesports authors such as Mat Oxley, Michael Scott, Julian Ryder and Mac McDiarmid, typically producing biographies and ghosted autobiographies showcasing motorcycle race stars. Just about every top name in British motorcycle sport, including Carl Fogarty, James Whitham, John Reynolds, Mick Grant and Joey Dunlop, as well as MotoGP stars like Valentini Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo, have appeared in the Haynes catalogue.Â
In the first instance, writers are being offered the chance to purchase residual stock of their books at enhanced discount prices. Presumably the rest will be remaindered for disposal through the book trade.
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