To come back to the credit card part, the publisher of Vita Malacologica, Basteria and Spirula (the Dutch Malacological Society) is accepting payments by credit card (VISA). So that would not stop somebody from subscribing.....
Greetings
Fred L.J. Vervaet
Hon Treasurer Dutch Malacologicak Society


-----Original Message-----
From: Sophie Valtat [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: dinsdag 21 januari 2003 15:31
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: A new magazine on shells and mollusks


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:
>[log in to unmask])
>>
>>We hope that Vita Malacologica will get as much recognition as Vita Marina
>used to have.
>>
>>Gijs C. Kronenberg
>>
>>
>>