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  1. Andy Adcock

    Birds of Bolivia - Rip off?

    £50 would still be expensive IMHO.
  2. Andy Adcock

    Birds of Bolivia - Rip off?

    So would I but not for £95 plus postage, that's a ridiculous price, driven by the fact that it was so hard to get one.
  3. Andy Adcock

    Birds of Bolivia - Rip off?

    Excellent, thanks Matt, let's see how much they think it's worth!
  4. Andy Adcock

    Birds of Bolivia - Rip off?

    Good news but surely it won't retail at $95 plus $35 postage? Any idea who the distributor will be or will it be ordered directly from the publisher 'a la' Lynx?
  5. Andy Adcock

    Birds of Bolivia - Rip off?

    Consevation would have been better served by making the book more widely available, not expensive! I'm sure the original price was not $95 plus postage was it and my 'Rip off' line was aimed at those who wer bumping the price, simply as it was hard to get.
  6. Andy Adcock

    Birds of Bolivia - Rip off?

    I gave up on it a long time ago. I won't pay $130 for it just because it's hard to get, poor effort IMO. A real missed opportunity, especially if the proceeds are going to conservation.
  7. Andy Adcock

    Birds of Bolivia - Rip off?

    I contacetd them direct at the time of publication, three times and got no reply.
  8. Andy Adcock

    Birds of Bolivia - Rip off?

    I don't want it badly enough to pay this silly price Robert but thanks for the update.
  9. Andy Adcock

    Birds of Bolivia - Rip off?

    And me!!!! A
  10. Andy Adcock

    Birds of Bolivia - Rip off?

    No Rafael, you print on both sides of the planet as is routinely done with European and American versions of the same book! To make it cheaper, it needs to have a version printed in Europe, the original charity would still make plenty of money but those who want it would get it at a fair price...
  11. Andy Adcock

    Birds of Bolivia - Rip off?

    The title isn't unfair, it's not aimed at the publishers, the cost of the book if you could get it, is less than half of what is being charged in Europe. A
  12. Andy Adcock

    Birds of Bolivia - Rip off?

    Robert, we live in a computer age, why would they have to be printed in the Southern hemisphere to be shipped to the Northern? Versions of the same Books are printed routinely in Europe or America without the neeed for shipping, all we need is a european printer / publisher. A
  13. Andy Adcock

    Birds of Bolivia - Rip off?

    Even with a donation, the book shouldn't cost more than £40-50 but then, the whole proceeds are supposed to be going to the cause anyway so you're supporting simply in buying it at the retail price. A
  14. Andy Adcock

    Birds of Bolivia - Rip off?

    Good luck with that, I never got a reply to at least three requests to buy it direct. My regular supplier had it listed in anticipation of receiving a small stock but it seems to have now been delisted. The current Amazon listing inclusive of postage will cost about £100 as they're all in the...
  15. Andy Adcock

    Birds of Bolivia - Rip off?

    More than £100 per copy, exclusive of your donation? Who did you contact to get one, I can get no reply from the official site? A
  16. Andy Adcock

    Birds of Bolivia - Rip off?

    That's a very well worn argument that has been used ad nauseum to justify other high costs in the past e.g guide fees. I pay plenty to charities and various conservation organisations as it is but thanks for the lecture. As I understand it, all the proceeds from the book will go to charity so...
  17. Andy Adcock

    Birds of Bolivia - Rip off?

    It would be extremely annoying if, having paid £90 for this book, it was then printed in Europe and sold at half that price which is probably what it's worth at most? It was first offered on the Wildsounds site for £70 I believe but it's academic as no one can get any. A
  18. Andy Adcock

    Birds of Bolivia - Rip off?

    Had a pm to say that the title is $75 in the states although even there, there seems to be no stock. A
  19. Andy Adcock

    Birds of Bolivia - Rip off?

    Anyone else think that this price is extortionate? http://www.wildsounds.com/products/5116-Field-Guide-Birds-of-Bolivia.shtml It's not priced on NHBS, still, no one can actually lay their hands on them. Not printing this in English and not making it available in Europe, has to go down as a...
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