why dont the people from this site write a book on octo,cuttlesquid and nautius care! itll be the first any where!!!? :D

:cthulhu: :cuttle: :squid: :nautilus:

Everyone but them would probably think it's a good idea. :heee:

I remember reading somewhere that Dr. James Woods was writing a book....

:) There was a plan once... Nancy, Colin and I had once very seriously embarked on such a project -- a couple years ago now. It kinda fizzled out, but we had a fairly good start at it.

Just think -- a book on ceph care, including excerpts taken from this board... I believe I was just gonna write the forward, so it would be easy for me... :D

It's still a good idea I think! Nancy, Colin, PM or email me if you want to start again, I've still got all the materials we created in '02. :)

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Yea, its a great idea! Who gets the money? and do I get royalties? :mrgreen:

nah i think the site should use some of the money to adopt more coral reef or invest it or a breeding programe or reasearch or sumpin'

It is a great idea, but have you ever hear of Cephalopods - A World Guide. It is out there, but would not be as ggod as TONMO could put togther! :D

btw here is the link
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/3925919325/inktomi-bkasin-20/ref%3Dnosim/103-4370571-1125442

nah i think the site should use some of the money to adopt more coral reef or invest it or a breeding programe or reasearch or sumpin'

aye, right then :wink:

Start working Colin, why did the previous book writing thing stop?

we could also donate it to steve o'shey to help in the hunt for the giant colosal squidy thing :madsci:

or what about a brand of ceph food er no probably not eh a star called tonmo? or how about for an ocean cariety

we could also donate it to steve o'shey to help in the hunt for the giant colosal squidy thing :madsci:
I want to donate 20% of TONMO.com subscriptions for that purpose, but can't seem to find the right avenue to make that happen. Steve, if you're reading, let me know if you have a contact for me!

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could whoever is going to or is thinking about writing this thank everyone at tonmo.com :grad: :notworth:

Who voted no? :(

yeah whoo voted no! :x :lol:

Oh, that was me; I misread it and thought it was saying that if you checked yes, then you would be saying that you should be the one to write the book, and so I checked no. There should be a book out there though, but they could never have as much info as tonmo.com does. :wink:

ok :lol:

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Ok Nick! :)

Forgiven Nick.

Then what about the other 80%?

one for the pytoners any word on my cunning plan of marching up and down the squa..eh....i mean my cunning plans

hmmmm cunning plan, indeed.

With all the ceph owners (and ceph owner-wannabes heh) there's bound to be lots of pictures of their critters and the setups in which they live to populate such a book.

I guess there's a demand for it. Is it possible to do the "book" online, then let people pay for it then download it.

Hmmm actually I was just talking to my mate about writing a book for marine hobbyists by marine hobbyists..... Cos most of the books in the market now at least in Singapore where I come from are books written by scientists and all... so there is not much information on the invertabrates and uncommon fishes..... Its always the standard book describing common fishes like angels and damsels....

I was thinking perhaps we could have a book put together by hobbyists as in that everyone sends in their contribution and accounts of their experiences. Then it could be complied into a either online book or can seek publisher to publish it. Dont u all think that Hobbyists will be able to give a more accurate account of the care and requirements as opposed to normal books?

I guess there's a demand for it. Is it possible to do the "book" online, then let people pay for it then download it.


Great idea! We could constantly be updating it too. :D

But would it be easy to get the stuff to be able to do that?

This is beginning to sound like TONMO.com itself! :wink: But we're free... just a Supporter's area for those who want to... support... and goof off. :)

Besides the ceph-care book, I'd personally like to see a book about deep sea cephs...besides the giant squid there is very little in book form about any of the other amazing squids and octopuses out there. (of course I am aware that there is very little information period!)

I would love a book on a GS and Coloassal Squid. Also some more deep sea cephs and maybe some more breif decrptions on deep sea marine life ( just don't write about the hag fish)

Books on marine life are uncommon
Books on deep dea marine life are rare
Books on deep dea ceph is unheard of.
But I'm telling you, I will be the first to contribute.

On the paying thing, I agree we should post it online to update things ( such as new squid length records, weight...etc.
Poeple who are on already on this site beforer the published website should be able to acess it for free.

Has anyone read the Reef Invertebrates book by Anthony Calfo and Robert Fenner?

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0967263034/ref=wl_it_dp/102-4224295-7683354?%5Fencoding=UTF8&coliid=IC9P7UL1JINWC&v=glance&colid=1C9Q50OPWGYZS

Is there anything at all about Ceph's in it? Do any ceph's even live on reefs?

Books on marine life are uncommon
Books on deep dea marine life are rare
Books on deep dea ceph is unheard of.
But I'm telling you, I will be the first to contribute.



They are rare, but there is a book out there on Deep Sea Marine Life (at least around NZ!) Called Deep New Zealand by Peter Batson. He has a ceph chapter in it (amongst LOTS of others!) and it has stunning photo's (& yes he's a friend and no I'm not being paid :grin: )

Cheers

J

I would love having a book like that...hint hint
Does anyone know that my B-Days on October 11?
Hint Hint :roll:


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I voted yes as Tony plainly has way too much spare time.
it should be a novel involving all the Tonmo moderators (& Jean).
Fast paced like Phil's pint arm,
high pressure like just outside a U-boat & full of sexual
dimorphism
:oshea: can be the inspiration for the hunchback !

move over Salman Rushdie (& Willie Rushdon) here come the
"Pelagic Verses"

Keef

They are rare, but there is a book out there on Deep Sea Marine Life (at least around NZ!) Called Deep New Zealand by Peter Batson. He has a ceph chapter in it (amongst LOTS of others!) and it has stunning photo's (& yes he's a friend and no I'm not being paid :grin: )

Batson's book is great! published in 2003 iirc so very up-to-date info all around. Was lucky to find it at the local library :grin: Some amazing shots indeed! It remains a summary of our state of knowledge but if one wishes to learn about the deep sea and its associated challenges, that's a book i can recommand. Enjoy!

(no i'm not being paid either but if Mr Batson is reading us and has some spare copies of his book...well... hint, hint :lol: )

TPOTH

well if he's reading I wouldn't mind telling him what I want for Christmas or Birthday. Hint Hint again...

I actually looked into publishing a book on saltwater flyfishing a few years ago. The first step is getting published in a magazine, then formatting. You have to contact whatever vendor your attempting to use to publish the book about their specific requirements to get it published. Then they consider it, and years later, they actually might publish the book. It's complicated, but the info would be presented to a great many more people than an online forum or downloadable book. I would recomend contactingTFH first, maybe starting with a small book on octo care, as that seems to be the most popular (Whats a cuttlefish?.....EWWWWWWWWWWW!)

Hmmm. Well, it certainly would be something. Colin and Nancy could put together one hell of a book, that is for sure! The world of publishing is soooooo whacky though...I shake my head every time I have to read over another query letter...the publishers out there are sharks ! Any chance you could just publish it privately, Tony? Hey, the Tonmo press might be the best way !
greg

A cuttlefish is not EEWWWW...
It's very cute. :cuttle: hehehe...

meant to post yes- but messed up and can't change it.

Ok...um...we forgive you?

Hmmm. Well, it certainly would be something. Colin and Nancy could put together one hell of a book, that is for sure! The world of publishing is soooooo whacky though...I shake my head every time I have to read over another query letter...the publishers out there are sharks ! Any chance you could just publish it privately, Tony? Hey, the Tonmo press might be the best way !
greg
Ever heard of CafePress (http://www.cafepress.com/cp/info/sell/books.aspx)?

They print them as they are ordered for a reasonalble price, so you can self-publish for cheap and not have to worry about prepaying for a warehouse full of books you don't need.
-Jared

what's the book about ?

Keef

Absolutely you should write a book -- this site has some of the best scientific (if not eccentric) minds around -- and very knowlegable on cephs of all shapes and sizes. Yes, I think it would be a great blessing to all interested in cephs.