Wes,
        I've mentioned that idea to several people working on book
projects, but they all say that they don't know how to do that "Computer
illustration stuff".  Maybe we need a new Scientific Illustration CD Rom
Company, made up of people who DO know how "That computer stuff works".  It
would be a great addition to the publishing world.  Why not?
Dan Yoshimoto, Lost on THE LOST COAST
 
 
 
>Shell books with the desired characteristics are inherently very
>expensive, and only a few can afford them.
>
>There is an alternative for books of good quality and adequate
>information:  The CD.  CD's can be produced at quite low cost (though
>not at reduced work on the part of the author).  One major problem is
>that most people prefer reading a physical book.  You can print the part
>of a CD book that most interests you at a specific time.  If the
>graphics are available easily (often not the case), you can print them
>separately and lay them out on your table for comparison of all the
>species you would like to compare.  This flexibility is not available in
>a physical book.
>
>Why not go CD if you have the time, material and ability to produce a
>book?  You probably can't expect to make much money by writing a shell
>book on an obscure family in any event.  Do it for the overall good of
>malacology.  In the process, you will be awarded with the gratitude of
>people who are interested in the family, if the CD is really worth
>while.
>
>Many old books had illustrations in a separate section.  This allows
>looking at the illustrations while reading any page of the text, and
>still permits economies of printing color in one section.  Compared to
>having the color section as part of the text book, it is a great idea.
>This also brings up the possibility of having an excellent black and
>white text book with a CD holding the graphics.
>
>Aloha,
>
>Wes
 
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