<div dir="ltr">Dear all,<div><br></div><div>Sorry to bother you once again about our field guide. </div><div>The publication date should be October 26, however, the book is published already!</div><div>For instance, Veldshop.nl has stock, which means we ship straight away after your order:</div><div><a href="https://www.veldshop.nl/nl/hoverflies-of-britain-and-north-west-europe.html">https://www.veldshop.nl/nl/hoverflies-of-britain-and-north-west-europe.html</a> </div><div>I hope you like the book.</div><div><br></div><div>Best wishes,</div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Sander and Frank</div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Op za 30 sep 2023 om 10:13 schreef Sander Bot <<a href="mailto:botsander@gmail.com">botsander@gmail.com</a>>:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Dear friends,</p>
<p style="margin:0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p>
<p style="margin:0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">Frank Van
de Meutter and I have been working on an English translation of our Dutch field
guide. The book is finished and will be published within a month, October 26 at
Bloomsbury: <a href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/hoverflies-of-britain-and-northwest-europe-9781399402477/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/hoverflies-of-britain-and-northwest-europe-9781399402477/</a>
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<p style="margin:0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US">The
book has the same 384 species as the Dutch edition, but on top of that we added
over 10 species to cover the UK and Denmark as well.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US">It’s
not just a translation, it has many new improved photos, the text is fully updated and maps and flight time
diagrams now also cover the UK, Denmark and parts of Northern France and
Western Germany.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US">Every
species has its own account including a description, similar species, ecology, spectacular
macrophotography, a distribution map and flight time diagrams.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US">Before
the species accounts is an extensive, fully illustrated key to all species.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US">The
book is wider and higher than the Dutch edition, which makes the photos look
even better.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US">Every
species comes with an English common name, most of them for the first time.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US">For
sample pages see <a href="https://www.veldshop.nl/en/hoverflies-of-britain-and-north-west-europe.html" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">https://www.veldshop.nl/en/hoverflies-of-britain-and-north-west-europe.html</a>
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<p style="margin:0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">Needless
to say, you want this book, regardless of whether you have the Dutch one already. Within Britain you best buy somewhere in Britain,
but if you live in continental Europe or elsewhere you might consider buying it directly
from Sanders shop: <a href="https://www.veldshop.nl/en/hoverflies-of-britain-and-north-west-europe.html" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">https://www.veldshop.nl/en/hoverflies-of-britain-and-north-west-europe.html</a>.
If you order now, we ship immediately when the book arrives which should be by
the end of October, give or take a week. Here is an overview of the shipping
costs: <a href="https://www.veldshop.nl/en/service/levertijd-en-verzendkosten/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">https://www.veldshop.nl/en/service/levertijd-en-verzendkosten/</a>.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US"><br></span></p><p style="margin:0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">If you have any questions, let us know,</span></p><p style="margin:0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span><br></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">Cheers,</span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Sander Bot and Frank Van de Meutter</p></div>
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