The Prokaryotes Print Only Sale

1. 50% off The Prokaryotes Print Only Sale A Major Reference for Libraries, in 7 volumes Valid from July 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010

2. Half-Price on all print volumes of The Prokaryotes E-mail your orders to orders-HD-booksellers@springer.com

3. What are the conditions? • Each volume individually is available at half price. Buy the whole set and get an extra 5% discount. Libraries get the same full content and quality either way. • Sale prices are valid on all orders from July 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010.Previous and later invoices cannot be credited. • All orders will be processed normally and promptly dispatched with your other Springer orders unless you request special handling. • This is a print-only sale. The sale price is not valid for the e-reference and not valid for the combination print + electronic Prokaryotes on SpringerLink. • All sales are final. There is no right of return on sale price invoices; all other regular terms and conditions apply.

4. What are the benefits? • There is more than one reason to check your library’s holdings. • Complete collections. If your library does not have the third edition of The Prokaryotes, then you are missing a major reference for microbiologists and bacteriologists. • Replace missing volumes. Now is the time to replace lost or damaged volumes, or even get duplicates. • Update from previous, older editions. The Prokaryotes was first published in 1981 as a 2-volume set. Make sure you have the most recent, 3rd edition in 7 volumes! • Supplement e-only collections. Despite the search advantages of electronic references, sometimes print is better. Now you can give your e-readers the print choice, too.

5. Previous editions of The Prokaryotes were bought by, amongst others: Environmental scientists and agencies: EPA and other government agencies interested in pollution control, water treatment and purification. Academic libraries serving life scientists and microbiologists. Pharmaceutical industries Corporate libraries such as The Energy Industry. Prokaryotes are a microbial system that can be exploited to produce energy from waste materials. The Car Industry. Prokaryotes eat paint, so the car industry researched and developed a paint resistant to prokaryotes. Potential customers in industry, academia, and research University of Wisconsin observing growth of iron bacteria in a run-off channel from the Chocolate Pots along the Gibbon River, in Yellowstone National Park. An acid hot spring at the Norris Geyser Basin in Yellowstone is rich in iron and sulfur. A black smoker chimney in the deep sea emits iron sulfides at very high temperatures (270 to 380 degrees C).

6. The print reference is still needed! From the reviews of the third edition: “This encyclopedia is an absolute treasure for practicing bacteriologists. … All articles have extensive tables on the organisms discussed, and full-color illustrations where needed. … The Prokaryotes will be particularly useful for bacteriologists whose research leads them to an unknown prokaryote or prokaryotic process; they can become knowledgeable on that microbe in one sitting, with ample references to lead them further. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Universities with extensive prokaryotic research efforts; upper-level undergraduates through professionals/practitioners.”(R Seelke, Choice, Vol. 45 (1), 2007) The Prokaryotes Dworkin, M. (Ed.-in-Chief) S. Falkow, E. Rosenberg, K.-H. Schleifer, E. Stackebrandt (Eds.) 3rd ed., 2007. 7000 p. 4-color illus. Vols. 1-7 (Set) HardcoverISBN: 978-0-387-25499-9

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