Dave et al,
The German map & travel guide publishers Reise Know How, uses a water
and rip-proof paper for their maps. I have also recently bough some
maps of N Thailand from a small publisher, GT Rider, who use a similar
paper for their maps. In both cases the colour printing is good, so
the product is out there.
Perhaps the publishers are believers in the concept of built-in
obsolescence. The average field guide only just manage to survive 2
complete drenchings.
Cheers,
Carl Clifford
On 12/01/2011, at 5:18 PM, Dave Torr wrote:
But probably not easy to write notes on - I know many people write
details
of their first sighting etc next to the bird. But apart from that
could be
useful for when visiting the wetter parts!
On 12 January 2011 16:58, Tony Keene <> wrote:
Hi all,
I did a bit of a review of the big four bird guides for birdforum
and one
subject I touched on was what the books are printed on. Simpson and
Day has
a waterproof cover under the dustjacket and waterproof end papers,
while
Slater and Morcombe have plastic sleeves (Pizzey doesn't appear to
have any
waterproofing), but why stop there? Reading about CSIRO's nascent
field
guide, I wonder if they would entertain the idea of using similar
paper for
the book as they use for Australian bank notes - you'd have a guide
that
would be completely waterproof and that much more useful in the
field as
well as more resistant to normal wear and tear.
Just an idea.
Cheers,
Tony
www.tonykeenebirds.co.uk
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