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Some plate samples of their Colombian guide is now up. Interesting to note that they have choosen an entirely new layout in this guide.
 
CaliSteve said:
Some plate samples of their Colombian guide is now up. Interesting to note that they have choosen an entirely new layout in this guide.
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I've just had a look. At first glance, I don't see a disadvantage or a particular advantage. It looks pretty good overall, and I like that subspecies are named and mapped. The QR codes are real waste of space in my opinion. Give me useful information and make it a field guide, not a printed index of the internet :(
 
pbjosh said:
With the new edition in preparation - https://www.lynxeds.com/product/birds-of-the-indonesian-archipelago-2/ - and due soon, the old one might be less attractive. I'm certainly keen for the new edition but one thing catches my eye, under product details it lists "Product Format: Hardback" which I hope is not the only offering. Hardback books in the field get destroyed, a plasticized soft cover is vastly preferable, and the hard cover is my only real complaint with otherwise excellent the first edition! I carried mine around Malaysia/Indonesia for 2 months and it is in wretched condition.
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I see that Lynx have now updated the 'Details' link for the forthcoming 2nd. edition of 'Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago' with the welcome news that they will be publishing a flexi-cover version(y)
 
I have ordered the seabirds book direct from Lynx. The cost came out at 70 euros including delivery so the NHBS offer is a better deal if it includes postage.
I assume there will not be any problems getting a book delivered from Spain to the UK.
Steve
 
This title appears to only be available in hardcover? I really don't understand what's going on at Lynx with all the hardcover field guides?!?

I've emailed them to ask if they'll publish a copy in soft cover as well. After seeing the state of my Birds of Indonesia after 2 months of field use, I don't have much interest in buying hard cover field guides again. For larger books / books for the library, sure, hardcover is nice. But if it's going in a backpack and on a trip, it's about as useful and as sound an investment as suede mudflaps.
 
I had mailed Lynx regarding Harrison's Seabirds guide, and have received this response:

"Many thanks for your email and apologies for the late reply
We are contacting to inform you this title is not a field guide, so will only be published with the hardcover."

I'm not sure if I'm out of touch or not but it seems silly to suggest that this is not a field guide, and I still don't understand Lynx's obsession with hard cover books that will fall apart.
 
pbjosh said:
This title appears to only be available in hardcover? I really don't understand what's going on at Lynx with all the hardcover field guides?!?

I've emailed them to ask if they'll publish a copy in soft cover as well. After seeing the state of my Birds of Indonesia after 2 months of field use, I don't have much interest in buying hard cover field guides again. For larger books / books for the library, sure, hardcover is nice. But if it's going in a backpack and on a trip, it's about as useful and as sound an investment as suede mudflaps.
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Hardcover = more money
 
I could see why they might consider that more a desk reference. Since its a global guide presumably a large percentage of the book would be useless on any given pelagic.
 
Pretty useful on long open ocean trips. I just can't see any argument for hard cover being preferable.

Harrison Seabirds (91) - Softcover, my copy is ~8 years old and still in reasonable shape, has travelled a ton.
Howell & Zufelt Seabirds (19) - Softcover, my copy has been around the world almost twice, travelled for two months, looks great.
Onley & Scofield Seabirds (07) - Softcover, my copy is ~8 years old and still in reasonable shape, has travelled a ton.

1-2 trips with the new book and the covers will be about to fall off and it will be covered in tape. But whatever... I would pay MORE for a softcover. 🤦‍♂️🤯🤬
 
pbjosh said:
Pretty useful on long open ocean trips. I just can't see any argument for hard cover being preferable.

Harrison Seabirds (91) - Softcover, my copy is ~8 years old and still in reasonable shape, has travelled a ton.
Howell & Zufelt Seabirds (19) - Softcover, my copy has been around the world almost twice, travelled for two months, looks great.
Onley & Scofield Seabirds (07) - Softcover, my copy is ~8 years old and still in reasonable shape, has travelled a ton.

1-2 trips with the new book and the covers will be about to fall off and it will be covered in tape. But whatever... I would pay MORE for a softcover. 🤦‍♂️🤯🤬
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Nevertheless, the vast majority of books of this kind will never see this extensive use in the field. But then, soft covers still don't preclude "library" use.
 
Swissboy said:
Nevertheless, the vast majority of books of this kind will never see this extensive use in the field. But then, soft covers still don't preclude "library" use.
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Understood - and perhaps a shame that most will never use it in the field. And for those that will use it, it is still frustrating to pay more for an inferior product. I will buy the guide, but for the contents and not the packaging.

Sort of like when a technology vender makes a decision for you. I prefer Macs to PCs but I curse the stupid touch bar daily and I greatly dislike having to use an adaptor to plug in any USB device... How many people enjoy having to use a touchscreen to adjust the temperature in their car? How many Tesla owners are happy having to use an App and menu system to open their trunk? Someone somewhere makes a widely unpopular design decision but the product still sells for other reasons.
 
pbjosh said:
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Sort of like when a technology vender makes a decision for you. I prefer Macs to PCs but I curse the stupid touch bar daily and I greatly dislike having to use an adaptor to plug in any USB device... How many people enjoy having to use a touchscreen to adjust the temperature in their car? How many Tesla owners are happy having to use an App and menu system to open their trunk? Someone somewhere makes a widely unpopular design decision but the product still sells for other reasons.
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You are listing quite a number of features that would most likely keep me from buying the particular product. I have never seriously considered to use Apple products because I just can't get over the way they are (or more importantly used to) patronize customers. That includes, naturally, excluding competitors, thus allowing to keep prices artificially high. For a while, I loved their designs though. Meanwhile things are all look-alikes anyway.
 
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