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August wrote:
> Hello Nigel Reed!
> 
> ** On Wednesday 07.04.21 - 03:45, Nigel Reed wrote to Fidonet.MUSIC:
> 
>  NR> I was a big user of swappano and pianofiles and the like
>  NR> before they all got taken down.
> 
>  NR> For those unfamiliar, these are sites where people list
>  NR> music books they have and want and can exchange pdf files
>  NR> with other users.
> 
> I was just reading that the closing of pianofiles was mentioned  
> in 2014.  Swappano was a pheonix rising in the ashes, but the  
> catalog never built up?

Swappano had a large number of users. I'd get several requests a month for
sheets that I had. It was a good resourse.

> Meanwhile, I think some people have simply turned to ScribD for  
> postings of existing copies.

Yeah, probably.

> I sold a handful of "vintage" songbooks at my shop for about $50  
> each, one time.

Should have asked more :)

>  NR> I just wondered if there's any one else around who collect/
>  NR> swap songbooks and would be interested in swapping lists.
> 
> Not myself, but I find current songbooks "good enough"  Hal  
> Leonard publishes many songs in book form.  I don't see anything  
> over $25USD.

I have no interest in current music, most of my interest is oldies to 80's.
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