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Alan writes Re: Subject: Technical dive sites Rick Williams wrote: > I have a publisher interested in this project and I would consider > placing the data online sometime after the book is published. I can > assure you that this is something that the publisher will insist on. I > certainly intend to list everyone who contributes sites to the project > and I will be needing photos which I will pay for. It may be just me but I am not entirely happy with this concept. If all the information is coming in over the internet it seems wrong to withhold it for commercial reasons from the very people who are supplying parts of the information. It also seems wrong to ask us to supply information on sites and countries Rick has never been to so that he can publish a book. It wouldn't be so bad if it were some minor section for which he just needed some extra info, but we are talking the whole book here. He is going to take the information, edit it and submit it for publication without the original author getting a chance to approve the final version. <<<<<<edited for brevity>>>>>>>>> How about the Australians doing an Australian guide and we can do a European one. It makes more sense than getting an American to do it. You guys in the US can do a US one. Then we can talk to a publisher and issue a box set :-) To which..IMNSHO... valid points...HOWEVER, if someone is going to go to the trouble of ORGANISING the information given then if that person wants to publish a book for profit then good on them. I suppose it's similar to publishing a Compendium of say World Golf Courses or even the Guiness Book of Records. If however Rick would like for individual countries to be listed in say seperate volumes then why not have the relevant details passed to those of us on the Net in that country who may wish to comment. For my trouble I'd be willing to do it for the thanks and maybe a copy of the book. I am sure we can all help out to some degree without needing monetary recompense. In return I would hope for the same assistance back. At least SOMEONE is doing SOMETHING to get the tech diving details out there to a broader range of people. This can only strengthen the case for MORE tech acceptance. Richard Taylor A diver..........Sydney, Australia
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