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Message: <blockquote data-quote="macrourus" data-source="post: 1243632" data-attributes="member: 43747">Just quickly as I need to prepare a raptors ID lectures in late July ...Well, just had a quick look at the book...the stuff I want to underline are:1) printing quality: this is extremely LOW and disappointing, but THIS IS NOT THE AUTHOR'S FAULT... not at all...  I published in 2005 Avifauna di Sicilia, on all Sicilian birds...and the printing wuality was horrible, nothing as I was promised!!  Also, I did not put any word on it, as the editor simply decided without any comments from me... he just went through.  The issue here is not about that book, but about nowadays tendency of birding books and editors and the world in general. All of those printing company try to take as more money as possible, are far awya and sadly old the time when birding was done for passione and love, and therefore the books too...nowadyas they are msotly done for money ... this one has been done for pasisone at least i can feeol this, but the editor does not deserve attention to that!!  I hope we may change this trend, complining all the time with the editors ... 2) CONTENT:  I found Id section on raptors rather poor and basic but the one on maerlin that is very nice (however already published in BW)... the other stuff are quite good in general wile the one on ducks and geese are EXTREMELY good and helpful.  I find also other arguments quite interesting and new and friendly and nicely presented, qith a easy to read style and easy to understand.All in all, any birders should have it, but we hope for better quality in printing nex time, with ian splendid plates deserving a high quality printing style and Martin's great attention to fine details keep going ...</blockquote>

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