Elasmobranch Books

@Reedfish what immediately grabs me is the quality of the photos used there. I assume it covers all the orders and families, but only shows example species? Or does it cover taxa quite well?

 

Hmm... I asked since it is such a diverse group. I can imagine it'd be hard to cover all the species due to (a) space limitations and (b) inability to access good quality information and pictures on every species, especially rarer or deep-sea species.

But covering all the genera I can imagine is a bit more manageable.

Maybe a book for later consideration for my library.

 

I want to order the Aqualog polypterus from Amazon, R450 with international shipping.

My birthday is coming up, may try and negotiate it in

 

@Reedfish I've got my eye on a few things on those sites, especially since some titles you can only find there. But I did find some new titles, that I can find for a little cheaper on Amazon (and their third party dealers).

Waiting for the next paycheck, then might treat myself. Probably an Aqualog or two.

 

Gotta wait for Bday and possible exam money to get these, may be getting a 3 year Amazonas magazine subscription first

 

@Reedfish definitely keep us updated. The reviews I've read are good, but it'd be cool to hear it from someone this side, at least I can ask you more detailed questions on some aspects.

Until then, I'll leave that tab open and my mouse over the 'add to basket' button.

 

Until the Mrs finds out

 

Thanks for those links @Reedfish

I have ordered those two books
The Analogue one worked out to R279.00 and the other one R429.00 including shipping

Those books here (if you could find them) would probably be double the price

 

@MariaS you're not wrong about the overpricing of specialist books in South Africa. I spent ages looking for a (non-fish) book, never considering looking at overseas suppliers. The book this side, if available at all, was as much as R3000, and the cheapest (but with a massive waiting period) was about R700. I got the book from the US for R110, including the shipping cost.

I honestly don't know how these local stores expect to compete.

 

The sad part is that the prices of books have become so ridiculous that it puts people off buying good books written by experts and resort to everything they read on the internet which, we all know is not always accurate.

 

Looks great!!!

Im still waiting for mine..... they said 22/09.. hopefully this week...

 

Being sharks and rays, i guess they would concentrate on marine but still looks great if you enjoy reading up on the subject..