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The eBook
 When you join our email list we will also
send you a free eBook (an eBook is a book in electronic format that
you can download and read on your PC or print out). The
eBook we will send you is "The Reptile Book" by Raymond L.
Ditmars. This book was originally published in 1907 and is
the foundation of modern herpetology. A copy belongs on the
shelf of every reptile enthusiast but you can't even get it anymore
in print. Used copies in good shape sell for more then $200.00
at times on Amazon.com.
But there is something most people don't
know, once a book is more then 100 years old it may be copied and
distributed for free. I can't sell it, and I don't want to but
I can give you a free electronic copy. Don't think that a 100
year old book is not valuable to the modern herper, there is a
reason people pay hundreds for an original hard bound copy. As
I grew up reading every book I could find on snakes it was Ditmars
classic that was referenced more then any other source.
"The Reptile Book", by Raymond L. Ditmars, covers thousands of species and is a comprehensive, popularized
work on the structure and habits of the turtles, tortoises, crocodilians, lizards and snakes which inhabit the United States and northern Mexico.
The best part is you get a 100% free copy with illustrations and
hundreds of original period photographs.
The Other Emails
 I have also often been asked, "so if I
join your email list what other stuff are you going to fill my email
box with". Look to be blunt we are NOT GOING TO SPAM
YOU. Spammers are scum! If I had my way they would all
get reincarnated as feeder mice! That said I am a breeder of
house snakes and I sell them a few times a year along with some
other lesser known African Colubrids.
When
I have snakes available I post it on our House Snake Blog and I also
drop a quick email (about two sentences) to our list letting them
know about an update. When I add a new article I might send
again a short email just saying hey we have a new article about XYX.
I am also considering creating some video products like one that
teaches you how to build Display Enclosures and another that shows
you how to build Breeder Racks. Those are "may be someday
projects" that may or may not happen. In
any event I think you get the point, I won't be emailing you about
Viagra, the latest um, Adult Toy or telling you that you just won
the Suckers Lottery so send my your bank account number so I can
wire the money to you. I won't
provide your email address to anyone else either. When you
join the HouseSnake.net email list that is all you do, sure you will
still get junk email from people and probably more in the future I
just won't have anything to do with it. Remember
my picture is on the home page, an internet search for my name will
tell you more about me then you probably know about your next door
neighbor, that is because I have nothing to hide and several
business to maintain. I can't afford the bad press of spamming
people. Now come on, just get the free stuff and if you ever
don't like the list just click a link and you're off it. We
use a professional automated email system that honors any
unsubscribe request immediately.
~ Jack Spirko
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