On the "Best Snake Book" thread, one book that's not currently available in English stood out as being exceptional: Strumpfbandnattern by Hallman M. & Chlebowy J. In order to put in the effort to do the translation, it would have to be worthwhile for the authors. The German version currently sells for about $35, so how many people would buy a copy written in English, if it costs between $40 and $50 (USD)?
Rick
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11-21-2006, 12:57 PM #1Former Moderator
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11-21-2006, 03:56 PM #2Mr Thamnophis
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I would buy it...
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11-21-2006, 06:29 PM #3Former Moderator
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Cool. Be sure to fill out the poll, above, so everybody's results are included.
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11-21-2006, 07:42 PM #4Dutch, bold and Thamnophis-crazy
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I am pretty sure that I would buy it.
My German reading is not that bad, but my English reading is better, I think.It is always advisable to be a loser if you cannot become a winner.
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11-21-2006, 08:52 PM #5Old and wise snake
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How many languages do you know?
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I might buy it, I don't buy a whole lot of books though.0.1 Jack Russell Terrier
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11-22-2006, 06:03 AM #6Dutch, bold and Thamnophis-crazy
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Three - Dutch, English and German. We learn those at school. And at some schools kids also learn French (and in some schools you can learn Spanish too). Originally Posted by abcat1993
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11-22-2006, 12:24 PM #7Old and wise snake
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Sorry to go off topic but all we can learn at our school is French and Spanish.
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12-07-2006, 06:52 PM #8Hi, I'm New Here!
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Thx. for the nice and positive feedback. I'm happy to hear you guys would be interetsing in an english version of our Book. Unfortunately its not in the hands of the Authors, otherwise I had released it in a english and german version.
But if you want to get a english version done - get in touch with our publisher - Natur und Tier Verlag at Natur und Tier Verlag: Natur und Tier - Verlag GmbH - ...
Again, thx for the nice feedback!
Greets
J. Chlebowy
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12-07-2006, 09:18 PM #9Former Moderator
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Jurgen,
Thanks for the advise. My goal is to show that there's a market, and that it would be profitable to release your book in English. I'm certain that when enough people see the poll and read the http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/gene...ake-books.html thread, they'll realize the value of your book and vote in favor of an English translation. When the poll results are strong enough, we'll have data to support our request to the publisher. Again, thanks for your advise.
Rick
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12-07-2006, 09:21 PM #10Mr Thamnophis
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Hi Jurgen!! Welcome to the forum!! Haven't heard from you for some time!! I still want to get your book in english.... Are you totally out of garters now or still working with a few??
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