National Geographic Birds of North America 8th edition (2 Viewers)

[Andy Adcock]

7th edition is the most recent edition...most of the editions are largely the same, other than updates to taxonomy, distribution, vagrants, etc, as well as updates to illustrations. I think the biggest change is the coverage of subspecies in the most recent edition. 7th is the edition to buy.

Complete I believe has everything, although I have never owned the "regional versions". I don't think they are necessary versus the regional editions of Sibley, which tend to be far easier to carry around.

So it would seem that any name changes will have to wait quite some time before (if) they appear in book form.

Would Sibley do a new edition just for new names?

 

[Butty]

Would Sibley do a new edition just for new names?

Please, nooo 🙏🏻
You'd really want to pay for a new book simply to achieve what you could do with your old book + a pencil? Crikey.

 

[Andy Adcock]

Please, nooo 🙏🏻

If they do, for that reason, it won't be gracing my shelves.

 

[njlarsen]

Would Sibley do a new edition just for new names?

I guess there would be a few splits and lumps to handle as well ...
Niels

 

[raymie]

So it would seem that any name changes will have to wait quite some time before (if) they appear in book form.

Would Sibley do a new edition just for new names?

Sibley himself has said he would do so.

 

[Andy Adcock]

Sibley himself has said he would do so.

Quite a busy time for the pulp mills on the horizon then.

 

[Mysticete]

So it would seem that any name changes will have to wait quite some time before (if) they appear in book form.

Would Sibley do a new edition just for new names?

The changes make me think there won't be a 9th edition for quite a long time

 

[JSCjr64]

It seems odd to me that the official release date for the regional books is next week, and there don't yet appear to be any reviews out on the Internet - do review copies not get distributed until the official publication date? (I would have assumed that this happens some time in advance.)

 

[Mysticete]

It seems odd to me that the official release date for the regional books is next week, and there don't yet appear to be any reviews out on the Internet - do review copies not get distributed until the official publication date? (I would have assumed that this happens some time in advance.)

They might not be bothering with review copies for what the publisher might see as just an edition update, even if its a more drastic one.

Can book reviews be embargoed? I know this happens all the time with movies, but not sure how common it is for other media.

 

[JSCjr64]

I've had the book for a week now, and I'm still not sure how I feel about it. In general, I like the layout better as there's a little more white space (so it feels less cramped) and the drawings seem to have been color-balanced a little better. But, for goodness sakes, who made the decision to use the grey font for the text - don't they realize that people might want to actually consult the species descriptions in the woods, or the morning light? I'll have a chance to get it out into the field in a few weeks on a trip to FL, but I am concerned it will be unreadable outside the library.

 

[Swissboy]

I've had the book for a week now, and I'm still not sure how I feel about it. In general, I like the layout better as there's a little more white space (so it feels less cramped) and the drawings seem to have been color-balanced a little better. But, for goodness sakes, who made the decision to use the grey font for the text - don't they realize that people might want to actually consult the species descriptions in the woods, or the morning light? I'll have a chance to get it out into the field in a few weeks on a trip to FL, but I am concerned it will be unreadable outside the library.

Same problem for the many of us with old eyes and thus impaired vision.