>From memory there is already a european guide in electronic format incl video
>clips and calls as well as photos and illustrations.
My only question is whether I would want to carry an I-pad/Kindle with me in
the field (and the associated chargers) along with bins, 'scope, tripod,
camera, .............
Tony Crittenden
www.tcphotos.net
tcphotosdotnet.blogspot.com
Adelaide
South Australia
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> To: ;
> Subject: RE: [Birding-Aus] Bird guide design
> Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 18:09:45 +1100
>
> I think the polymer used for the banknotes would be prohibitively expensive.
> I also think that the polymer used for the notes may be too thick (and
> perhaps too heavy). I notice that there is waterproof paper - which can be
> written on - but a quick check of the price of packets of waterproof A4 paper
> ($56 per 200 sheets or $140 per ream) compared to regular A4 paper ($6.30 per
> ream) shows that it is slightly more than 22 times the cost. This would mean
> that Pizzey ($45 from Andrew Isles) would probably retail at about $1000 in a
> waterproof edition - about three times the cost of a volume of HANZAB!
>
> With the incredible take-off of electronic readers like Kindle, and of course
> the burgeoning revolution in tablet devices like the iPad, it may be that
> electronic delivery is the appropriate medium for the future?
>
> Paul Dodd
> Docklands, Victoria
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> On Behalf Of Tony Keene
> Sent: Wednesday, 12 January 2011 4:59 PM
> To: Birding-aus
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Bird guide design
>
> 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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