Daniel Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 I am after a book 'Cichlids from West Africa' by Linke and Staeck. Does anyone know where I can get this in Aust. ? thanks,Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 No, but try 'Amazon' on line.Eg. Catfish book $69.95 best price in Aus. AU$30 from Amazon USA (with a foot note = shipped from UK) so went to Amazon UK !!! AU$19.00 posted. Go figure : depends where the book is published, and carefull ! I found 2nd hand and damaged books from some sellers dearer than new.Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSC Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 Hi Daniel,Have had success in ordering books through Angus and Roberston online.The ISBN for the book in question is ISBN 1-56465-166-5If you go to www.angusrobertson.com.au and change the search feature to...actually, lol, I'll post you the url http://www.angusrobertson.com.au/frontpage...rchbycat=&db=usCichlids from West Africa: African Cichlids 1Type: Trade Cloth By Linke, Horst $61.40 I am sure Dymocks or other stores can also order the book in. Just remember that most of these books, have to be shipped in from either the UK or USA.HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeW Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 I've got a copy. It is a nice book . I ordered mine through Dymocks.Bit outdated now... but I'm not certain there is much newer.HHT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melbourne_Bill Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 There is an updated edition of the book available now.Great - but it is still only available in German. Great only for those who did a PhD in the old days and were required to be conversant in reading German (some journals were only published in German)Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted December 5, 2003 Author Share Posted December 5, 2003 Many thanks for all your replies. However, this book appears to be out of stock (Amazon UK, Amazon USA and Angus & Robertson Aust. (thanks for the link MSC)each confirm this). Do you think they are holding off till the new edition in English arrives ? Any other ideas as I am pretty keen to get a copy? This appears to be the only decent book available for West African Dwarfs. Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link2Hell Posted December 7, 2003 Share Posted December 7, 2003 Daniel try this siteAquatic Book Shophe was advertising in a US mag African Cichlids 1 West Africa US$18.88alsoT-68 African Cichlids II, Cichlids From Eastern Africa By Dr. Wolfgang Staeck and Horst Linke East Africa is home to more than half of the known 1,500 cichlid species. Since their first appearance in the hobby in the late 1950's, East African cichlids have enjoyed a special popularity with cichlid keepers worldwide. This book is completely revised, updated, and expanded edition. A representative species selection overviews the multitude of forms and patterns and provides insight into the various living conditions and reproductive behavior of these appealing fish. Special consideration is given to cichlids found in the two great lakes of the East African Rift Valley; Lakes Tanganyika and Malawi. Tanganyikan cichlids are renowned for their vivid coloration, while Malawi cichlids are especially valued for their fascinating breeding behavior. Over 200 pages, 200 photographs, hardback. US$18.88 He seems to have some seriously good stuff L2H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted December 9, 2003 Author Share Posted December 9, 2003 Link2hell, Many thanks for your help. They indeeed have a very good range of books. I have made an inquiry with them for the West Africa book. Either way, I think I will be doing an order -the strong A$ helps too !cheers,Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishtraderlau Posted December 30, 2003 Share Posted December 30, 2003 Daniel, If you do end up being able to grab the west african book off them, can you shoot me an email, as i would love to get one too- i just had a look and yeah, they do have a heap of good books and while the AUD is where it's at, why not grab them! Cheers, Andrew, Blackwater, Queensland fishtrader_lau AT hotmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchar Posted December 30, 2003 Share Posted December 30, 2003 Hi Daniel, I would also be interested in the book. Maybe it'll work out cheaper for all of us if we chip in together. Please email me too if you track it down. merjo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted December 30, 2003 Author Share Posted December 30, 2003 Seahorses.com has an incredible range of books but unfortunately do not have this book in stock. Apparently, they wont be getting it in either (they told me this by email). However, I was still going to do an order for 10 or 12 other books that interested me (helped by the fact that they are so cheap with the booming Aussie dollar). However, I have been told that they are no allowed to accept credit card orders for foreigners. Bummer ! The only way is to pay by international bank draft (which will cost about $20 I think). I am now hoping that someone I know will be travelling to the US shortly and can bring these books back after paying by credit card in the USA. The only other alternative is that I was considering asking other people in this forum if they would like to do a combined order of say $500 or more, which would make it worth the hassle and expense of bank draft and shipping. I am still umming and arrrring though. It would work out that each book will cost an additional 20% after converting to AUD (current rote of exchange 0.74). Still works out pretty cheap, around 50-60% of the cost of buying these books locally. Baensch Atlases are particularly cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melbourne_Bill Posted December 30, 2003 Share Posted December 30, 2003 Hi If anyone is looking for a "few" pages of text out of the book (within copyright restrictions etc etc of course), could you please contact me offline (Bill_Phillips@ozemail.com.au) and I will arrange to copy those pages and send them to you next week. Cheers and Happy New Year to all. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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