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Curry Chat => Lets Talk Curry => Topic started by: Whandsy on January 14, 2013, 09:25 PM
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Julians ebook purchasers have just received an update on his situation with C2G. For those interested, the email is pasted below.
I'm sure he won't mind his email being posted as it's been sent out to many people!
Hi Curry Fans!
Firstly, sorry that it has been so long with NO Youtube videos, NO blogg updates, NO tweets/facebook etc and more importantly no follow on books as promised and no paper version of the Ebook as planned.
Unfortunately, 2012 was not a very good year for our Family I am afraid!
Last summer my wife took seriously ill and was in hospital for a while. As you might imagine this had a devasting effect on the rest of the family and myself. As my wife, at the time, was my Business partner at Curry 2 Go it became very difficult caring for my wife while managing a very labour intensive business that had grown into an also very BUSY business too!
Last summer we took the difficult decision to sell Curry 2 Go, as we had greater priorities to consider.
Thankfully, 6 months on I am pleased to say my wife has made more or less a full recovery and things have begun to normalise for our family.
Obviously given the events of last year, all my other plans got put on hold- The Curry Masterclasses, Dean Clough Cooking school, Ebooks etc..
I did however feel a sense of obligation to all those who had bought my Ebook- 'The Secret to That Takeaway Curry Taste' in that in the final months of editing and preparations some errors in the book got overlooked and hence a few of you kindly pointed these out to me.
I felt compelled to sort this out but given the circumastances at that time it was never going to be a 'quick job.'
Thanks to a fellow Curry enthusiast and helpful critic and friend- Anthony Paterson, I have been able to provide you now with this FREE update to the 'The Secret to That Takeaway Curry Taste' - a revision.
I hope you will find this revision not only error free but much easier to follow and reference.
I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has been so kind and thoughfull with your many emails and kind thoughts, believe me they have been very much appreciated! I also want to apologise to anyone who may have emailed me over the past eight months but never got a reply, please accept my sincere apologies; I hated not being able to deal with those many emails at the time and please feel free to email me again and I will do my best to now answer you.
I am always amazed by how many people have enjoyed learning about British Indian Restaurant and Takeaway cuisine despite the fact this is not a new subject- there are already my other similar books out there- many before mine! Anyway, I am always pleased when I get an email from someone who has spent years searching to discover the secrets to BIR cooking and then having found my book they feel they have at last 'discovered that secret..' Thanks for your feedback!
What has especially pleased me though; is when someone who, has always fancied having a go as a Curry Chef, having read my ebook & story decided to take their love of Curry to the next level and open their own Curry House or Catering business and believe me there have been quite a few!
Which brings me to what I am doing next.....
A freind and great guy, a real Curry enthusiast who bought my Ebook and was inspired by my story & recipes has opened his own Takeaway and is having great success just a few months after opening. We are planning on working together in the near future in bringing to you soon more great recipes and Youtube videos plus more... so keep you eye on my Youtube channel!
What about my planned PART 2 to 'The Secret to That Takeaway Curry Taste' that many have asked me about? Well, thanks to my new collaboration with the above mentioned friend I plan on finishing that book during the next few months ahead with many more NEW 'BIR' recipes and videos and another interesting story!
What about Parts 2-5 of 'Homestyle Curry Cooking Secrets'? I am afraid they are on hold for now, untill I at least finish Part 2 to 'The Secret to That Takeaway Curry Taste.' but I do plan on finishing them.
As soon as things take shape New videos will appear on my Youtube channel- so keep your eye out for those.
Thanks again everyone!
Keep Currying!
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Many thanks for posting that, Whandsy. I knew about Julian's wife's illness, but as I didn't have his permision to disclose it, simply referred to her on this forum as "a member of his close family", leaving members to infer from that what they could.
** Phil.
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Whandsy,
If it helps at all, then tell Julian to get in touch if he wants use the forum to promote his new book when available.
Happy to help
Stew
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The update accompanied a link to v. 4 of the ebook. Had a quick look. Will look in more detail tomorrow. Some obvious layout changes.
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As promised. ( and keen to address something that does not have the word 'Glasgow' in it ;) ) -
I have had a good read through version 4 today albeit I have not done the actual recipes with a fine tooth comb.
Although not massively changed the layout is definitely better and several previously glaring inaccuracies have been amended. Looks pretty good to be fair notwithstanding the obvious comments members will have with regard to his constant use of Bassar Mix as but one example.
I would still recommend this, especially to the novice and well ahead of Undercover curry which in my opinion is too disjointed.
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Julians ebook purchasers have just received an update on his situation with C2G. For those interested, the email is pasted below.
I'm sure he won't mind his email being posted as it's been sent out to many people!
Hi Whandsy, any chance of the aforementioned link? I purchased the book from Amazon and not directly from C2GO so unfortunately it didn't get me on the mailing list.
Cheers
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Julian's book/vids had a massive influence on my cooking. He is the man. Great update and news. The next book will also be an auto-purchase for me.
Rob :)
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As promised. ( and keen to address something that does not have the word 'Glasgow' in it ;) ) -
I have had a good read through version 4 today albeit I have not done the actual recipes with a fine tooth comb.
Although not massively changed the layout is definitely better and several previously glaring inaccuracies have been amended. Looks pretty good to be fair notwithstanding the obvious comments members will have with regard to his constant use of Bassar Mix as but one example.
I would still recommend this, especially to the novice and well ahead of Undercover curry which in my opinion is too disjointed.
One of the better ebooks around is CBM's to which i'm sure many have taken their bits from...
best, Rich
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New blog from Julian:
http://www.curry2go-online.com/my-blog.html (http://www.curry2go-online.com/my-blog.html)
Rob
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I also purchased the book via Amazon and would welcome the link to try and update.
TonyB
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Guys
Anybody needing an update should email him directly at
julianvoigt_23@hotmail.com
The link he sends for the update expires after a couple of downloads.
Hope this helps
W
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I also purchased the book via Amazon and would welcome the link to try and update.
TonyB
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I think the Amazon (Kindle) version may already be updated. This is part of an email from Julian back in July last year:
"I have been going through the errors as they came to light in preparation for
the Amazon Kindle edition which is due out in the next few weeks - so I am
preparing all the corrections into a file and will be emailing these to everyone
who has bought the ebook so they will have all the corrections...."
Rob :)
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I received the updated ebook a couple of days ago, it is a lesson in clarity & detail, absolutely no room for any misinterpretation , a really great job.
Glad to hear Julian is going to be back on you tube soon.
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I also purchased the book via Amazon and would welcome the link to try and update.
TonyB
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I think the Amazon (Kindle) version may already be updated. This is part of an email from Julian back in July last year:
"I have been going through the errors as they came to light in preparation for
the Amazon Kindle edition which is due out in the next few weeks - so I am
preparing all the corrections into a file and will be emailing these to everyone
who has bought the ebook so they will have all the corrections...."
Rob :)
It is indeed.
I have both the original PDF and the Kindle version, and the Kindle version has definitely been corrected.
To be honest, with what Julian must have been going through with his wife's illness and trying to run C2G, I'm amazed that he managed to get the first PDF out at all.
Good to hear his wife has recovered and that he's back in the game, and I look forward to getting hold of the next book as soon as it's out.
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Pleased to hear his situation has turned around for the better.
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More vids on the way:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL8GgUYjRVw&list=UUXM2ne7ePM767NFKdizAHMg&index=1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL8GgUYjRVw&list=UUXM2ne7ePM767NFKdizAHMg&index=1)
Rob :)