From: Samran Sombatpanit <samran_sombatpanit@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:07:21 -0800 (PST)
To: sombatpanit@yahoo.com, samran_sombatpanit@yahoo.com
Subject: No-Till Farming Systems book is now in print.

No-Till Farming Systems 

At last the No-Till Farming Systems book is now in print. It is NOT a small book. It is 544 pages thick and weighs around 0.5 kg.  Up to the printing time (Nov 26), 67 agencies had joined as co-publishers, with a total sale of 7,000 copies. Of this amount, 1,200 copies are for Thailand.  Despite the book being much larger than what we had expected few months ago, we still honor all purchase agreements that were made previously. Copies will be sent out soon, but as the number is large, it might not be too soon that you would receive your copy(ies).  At this time you are kindly advised to remit the payment (if you have not done so), preferably to one of the two addresses as follow (but it may be possible to use alternative addresses if required, pls ask):  Dr. William (Bill) C. Moldenhauer, Vice President (Assist. Treasurer), 2400 Sunrise Ridge Circle #107 Brookings SD 57006 , USA . Phone: +1-605-6976470, Fax: +1-605-6279123 Attn: W.C. Moldenhauer, moldwc@itctel.com

<http://us.f350.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=moldwc@itctel.com>.

He can receive money from US and Canadian members through Personal Check, Money Order, or Bank Draft (payable to WASWC), and can receive VISA and MasterCard credit cards and Bank Draft (payable to WASWC) from all over the world.For sending money through a bank, please give the following information to your bank: United Bankers Bank, St. Paul, MN, USA; Routing Number (ABA Number) 091 001 322; SWIFT Code: UBBKUS41, For Benefit of First National Bank of Volga SD, Account No. 250-2334; Further Credit World Soil, Account No. 703-488.

Dr. Samran Sombatpanit, WASWC Immediate Past President, 67/141 Amonphant 9, Soi Sena 1, Bangkok 10230 , Thailand . Phone/Fax: +66-25703641, sombatpanit@yahoo.com

<http://us.f350.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=sombatpanit@yahoo.com>. He accepts Bank Draft from every country. Mark the draft “payable to Dr. Samran Sombatpanit”. He receives SWIFT through the Bangkok Bank, Bangkhen Branch, 2124 Phaholyothin Road , Jatujak, Bangkok 10900 , Thailand . Phone: +66-25614091/ 25791146-8, Fax: +66-25791149. SWIFT CODE: BKKBTHBK, A/C No. 161-0-210864.

Sending of copies will go along the line of ‘first come, first served’ to certain extent. But we will try to send single copies out as soon as we can. For the purchase of the book from now on, the standard prices (including delivery) have been established. They are valid for sending to various continents as follows:
- US$15/copy for sending to any ASEAN country (For Thai readers pls contact sombatpanit@yahoo.com

<http://us.f350.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=sombatpanit@yahoo.com>  for details;

for AIT academics/scholars contact Rajendra Shrestha rajendra@ait.ac.th <http://us.f350.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=rajendra@ait.ac.th>

- US$16/copy for sending to any other country in Asia

- US$18/copy for sending to any country in Africa, Australia, Europe and Oceania

- US$20/copy for sending to any country in the Western Hemisphere

 

Each copy will have one CD included. The CD contains several powerpoint files showing no-till activities from some countries and few other items - plus a bonus e-book on Durable Rural Development by Peter Storey.

For promoting the sale/use of the book, a discount will be made available for bulk purchases. Pls inquire about this from sombatpanit@yahoo.com <http://us.f350.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=sombatpanit@yahoo.com>

Apart from this, we also have established 30 sale agents in 28 countries where you may buy the book locally, using local currency. The agents and their particulars are shown at the bottom of this page*** (more may come later). You are welcome to contact them directly.  We hope this book will be useful for many of us, especially to start with when you want to do some research or to implement it in the field right away. Pls convey this message to your friends and colleagues who might be interested in it as well. As we are using modern communication, the internet, you are welcome to contact authors or editors an interact in certain aspects that may help make the technology about No-Till flourish and become more acceptable in wider geographical areas and applicable in more aspects. We thank you all for your interest given to this book.

*** COUNTRIES WHERE THE NO-TILL BOOK WILL BE AVAILABLE TO BUY LOCALLY, USING LOCAL CURRENCY:

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