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May I use this thread to ask if you have any plans for more translations of commentaries by Kato Shin? I thoroughly enjoyed your "Peerless Pioneer" and would gladly buy anything similar. Kato's commentaries and their "lightness of touch" were very enlightening as well as entertaining.
I agree about Kato. Thank you.
I have almost finished a massive book on old go which uses some commentaries by Kato, as well as many others (almost 100 games) as well as what I see as an exciting new commentary technique.
Whether it sees the light of day depends on various things. One is whether CreateSpace can accept the diagrams at sufficient dpi quality. I probably couldn't face doing all those diagrams and/or page design again in another package. Another is whether I judge the AI surge has reduced interest in old go and old commentaries. At present I think it probably has, in which case the huge work of editing the finished book doesn't seem appealing - on the other hand, if there is a sudden increase in demand for doorsteps, this book could find a second use
And even though I say "almost finished" (95%), I have to work at a snail's pace or give something else up in go. I will also keep the precise subject matter under wraps for the time being.