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Hi Rik,

thanks for the e-mail. Have just send an inquiry.
I know who Brel and Gaugin are and their relationship to FP. This is just question of style, the basic info is quite fine.

Re NHBS, their prices are extremely high. E.g. the recent Orchid Seed Diversity from Berlin, Dahelm sells for something like Euro 25, while NHBS charges Euro 40. My book is sold for $80 plus $70 shipping, NHBS charges $185 (without shipping). However, Dalhelm does not accept any payment except bank transfer (no VISA!), which is costs more in fees than the book, so NHBS is "cheaper".

In general, though, it is by far better to go straight through the publisher (e.g. Natural History Book Borneo; Indonesian Orchid Society) than one of those highway robbery resellers. Amazon is still the easiest, but smaller titles are often not offered.

Strange restriction on your website. Every book review I have written and have read include price plus one or even often multiple sources. You already have your own domain, so no problem there. If it has to do with hosting service, that is very cheap. I pay some $100 per year, and can do whatever I want. Re contacting you by e-mail, that is a nice offer, but I did not see it. This should be part of every single review, right underneath the bibliographic information.