You are perfectly right ! To begin with, could American publications
(ie American conch) accept credit cards ?

Sophie

>That sounds very nice. However, most European publications will remain
>inaccessible to those of us who live in the U.S. until the publishers start
>accepting credit cards (or checks from U.S. banks) for membership or
>subscription fees. Otherwise, transferring money from banks or using
>international money orders is too costly & time-consuming. I have
>considered subscribing to the Basteria & the Journal of Conchology, but
>given up, because neither accepts credit cards.
>
>Aydin
>
>
>On Fri, 17 Jan 2003 19:58:56 +0100, Gijs C. Kronenberg
><[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>>Dear Conchlers,
>>
>>It is with great pleasure that I can announce the birth of Vita
>Malacologica, a new magazine on shells.
>>Vita Malacologica is published as a supplement to Basteria, the scientific
>journal of the Dutch Malacological Society (NMV), and will look very much
>like the well known magazine Vita Marina, which seized publication some
>time ago.
>>For those who are familiar with Vita Marina, the differences are:
>>
>>+ it is now published in only one language (English)
>>+ it will appear only once a year
>>+ it is no longer devoted to marine mollusks alone
>>+ articles will be published around a central "theme" (like Stromboidea in
>Vol. 1)
>>
>>Vita Malacologica is printed on A4 size and every issue will contain
>several colour plates.
>>The first issue has 60 pages with 14 coloured plates and contains 5 papers
>with the following titles:
>>
>>Note on molluscs from NW Borneo. 1. Stromboidea (Gastropoda, Strombidae,
>Rostellariidae, Seraphidae).
>>A note on the distribution of two species of Tibia in Yemen (Gastropoda,
>Rostellariidae).
>>On the subdivision of Recent Tibia-like gastropods (Gastropoda,
>Stromboidea) with recognition of the family Rostellariidae Gabb, 1868, and
>a note on the type species of Tibia Röding, 1798.
>>Terestrombus and Tridentarius, new genera of Indo-Pacific Strombidae
>(Gastropoda), with comments on included taxa and on shell characters in
>Strombidae.
>>Revision of Euprotomus Gill, 1870. 3. Description of Euprotomus aurora
>spec. nov. from the Indian Ocean (Gastropoda, Strombidae)
>>
>>Vita Malacologica is available to members of the NMV, for membership rates
>see www.spirula.nl, please note that a subscribtion to Vita Malacologica
>alone is not possible. Loose issues of Vita Malacologica can be obtained
>through the publisher, ConchBooks in Germany. For information on prices of
>loose issues please contact the publisher (e-mail adress:
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>>
>>We hope that Vita Malacologica will get as much recognition as Vita Marina
>used to have.
>>
>>Gijs C. Kronenberg
>>
>>
>>