modern mushroom growing 2020 harvesting

Yay, we finally got them all uploaded as of this morning!

Becoming an Indie Publisher and Co-Author is NOT an easy task...

But we can rightfully say: Mission Accomplished 

Photos are made at the studio of Gillis Video click for info.

We both are grateful to Mr. Gil for his excellent work and above all, for having a photo with both of us together.

Here we proudly show the Hardback.

Uploaded the EPUB this morning, with IngramSpark, so now all 3 forms are available.

modern mushroom growing 2020 harvesting Ebook: ISBN 978-1-7352413-2-6

modern mushroom growing 2020 harvesting Paperback ISBN 978-1-7352413-0-2

modern mushroom growing 2020 harvesting Hardback ISBN 978-1-7352413-1-9

All, for Worldwide Print On Demand and in English, not American English.

Once more we went back to our roots as we both studied Oxford English... 

We had the help of a professional graphic designer: Elisabeth Heissler Design from the U.K.

Found her via Reedsy.com and we selected her, because of her academic and educational publishing experience. Click on link above.

She got me started, after doing the interior design for me, to type away for my 12 chapters and many sub chapters, which I did send her one by one via WeTransfer.

For several days I got this message 'Welcome back! as I continued typing ahead...

Aside from the Interior Design she also did the Typesetting and inserted all Figures and Tables and helped with the more complicated Tables that I could not do... too old for learning it all!

Yep, that's a lot of words! And complicated ones due to the scientific nature of the book. 

But I got to the end of its 12 chapters.

We did the final corrections and editing of the Proofs, using Adobe Pro, for placing sticky notes for Elisabeth, to change.
At times you can laugh, like here, with the funny abbreviation of thresholds. You see my sticky note next to it.
Yes, our entire book is done in metric, as that is for us the natural way, being Dutch by birth and also in regard to worldwide publishing.
Funny is that legally, the US also is metric, but it only is being used in the medical world and some other industries...

Final print ready PDF for uploading...

And after Elisabeth's vacation, she did the conversion and formatting for the Ebook
It sure was quite a challenging task with its 448 pages, some 240 Figures and lots of them in full color. Also 30 Tables.
Husband Pieter did the illustrations and most of the photos. Some he got from a University such as an electron microscope enlargement 80.000x of virus particles.
We are grateful to the special people that created the Forewords.
We had NO SPONSORS... this is by no means a book for promoting certain mushroom spawn companies, ingredients, any machinery or turn key projects.
We tried to offer a combination of scientific facts with a good portion of practical (personal) experience, gained over a lifetime. 

Also using profound mushroom growing terminology.

Doing it all on our own; purchasing the ISBNs from Bowker Identifier Services for use with each format.

 Also going through the very tedious and complicated process of applying for copy rights.

Guess, all government offices are complex! Sure, they make you pay up front... Haha.

The good thing was that after speaking first with a very helpful and friendly lady, I knew I only needed to apply once for all three formats!

We really were so happy after having received the proof prints of our book!
Thanks Mr. Gil for capturing us together... as Team Vedder

Pieter holding the Hardcover book in his hand

P. J.C. Vedder and M. Van den Munckhof-Vedder the authors for Modern Mushroom Growing 2020 Harvesting

It started out in 1961 with the 1st Dutch edition, a total of 5 Dutch editions.
Center bottom row shows the compact German edition

Husband Pieter J.C. Vedder also wrote for elementary schools about paddestoelen (mushrooms) and subject matter for Agricultural Schools.

We produced numerous training manuals for Campbell Soup and other companies we worked for...

Aside from the 5 Dutch editions above and the German, here are the other foreign languages, including our newest edition.

Hardcover front and spine

Hardcover back

Hardcover flap

Excerpt from foreword by Jack A. McDaniel, Pennsylvania/USA
Both of us worked with him for Campbell Soup's Mushroom Division

Excerpt of foreword by Ir. P. Jan Smits
We all three worked for the Practical Training Centre at that time when Pieter was still its Principal

Yes, our books are available POD (Print On Demand) worldwide and also via Universities and Libraries.
We opted for publishing with IngramSpark for this reason and for lowering the shipping cost.

ISBN-13: 978-1735241319

modern mushroom growing 2020 harvesting hardback at Amazon USA but scroll down to the information they provide! You can also look inside. Not all international book sellers show this info...
That's where I also published the 6 Mushroom Editorial Reviews from, they're all listed here below this post.

Look for our book in your own country at any Big Book seller, Library or University! We published worldwide print on demand (POD) for keeping shipping costs LOW!!!
 modern mushroom growing 2020 harvesting click link for viewing some worldwide distributors via BookFinder.com.

On September 4, our Hardback modern mushroom growing 2020 harvesting book is listed as #53 Best Sellers in Crop Science (Books)

On September 6, in the United Arab Emirates ranking #2 in Agricultural Science...

When I woke up, it was #3 in Agricultural Science; #12 in Technology and #28 in Engineering in the UAE

The above is from the UK, also on September 6. #44 in Crop Husbandry; 200 in Agricultural Science and 311 in Agriculture Industry

As of January 25, 2023 there now also is a Russian translation. We granted our Ukrainian friend Maksym Yenchenko legal permission for translating our book, together with his UMDIS team.

Not an easy task during the ongoing war in the Ukraine but they finally managed.

Russian speaking people can find it here: vedder.umdis ←click link.

With thanks and appreciation to Maksym Yenchenko and his team!

Those that never met husband Pieter, can see and hear him here: P.J.C. Vedder on Mushroom Cultivation during Technology Transfer Seminar part 1

P.J.C. Vedder on Mushroom Cultivation during Technology Transfer Seminar part 2

Related links:

Editiorial Review from CEO Campbell Soup: You Brought a World-Renowned Professionalism to our Operations when they Sorely Needed Expertise | previous post

Editorial Review by British Mushroom Journal: P.J.C. Vedder as an Eminent Mushroom Expert, and a Gifted Teacher is Greatly Valued and Admired Internationally | previous post

Editorial Review by Dr. Murray O'Neil: You Are Both Beautiful Natural Teachers  | previous post

Review Quotation: Pieter J.C. Vedder; One of the Best Teachers in Mushroom Growing in the World | previous post by me

Editorial Review: P.J.C. Vedder's Modern Mushroom Growing - The Content is so Clear and Comprehensive | previous post by me

Editorial Review: P.J.C. Vedder's Modern Mushroom Growing - Europe's Best Trade Book | previous post by me

modern mushroom growing 2020 harvesting in University Textbooks together with Mushroom Cultivator | newer post by me

1978 - P.J.C. Vedder's Modern Mushroom Growing Book Published in English | previous post

Husband Pieter's Design for the Campbell Mushroom Plants in Dublin, GA and Hillsboro, TX | previous post

The Three Most Important Items for Mushroom Production 'Compost, Compost, Compost!' | editorial written by Campbell colleague upon Pieter's resignation and departure to Italy...

1982 Sinden Award for Pieter at The Hotel Majestic, Harrogate, England | about highest recognition in the mushroom industry

Editiorial Review from CEO Campbell Soup: You Brought a World-Renowned Professionalism to our Operations when they Sorely Needed Expertise

Final 'Mushroom' Editorial Review, that I used for our new book.

This is all said by others, and you can either hear them say it, or read their words.

No self-aggrandizement as we both loath that.

As Pieter always said: 'Let others figure out, how good you really are, no need for putting yourself on a pedestal'.

~

Sure, having to say goodbye to your employer is never easy, but if you do receive such a meaningful letter as a farewell, it is different.

From R. Gordon McGovern, President Campbell Soup Company:

Dear Pieter:

The announcement of your leaving for Italy could not pass by without my writing a note of thanks for your contribution to Campbell mushrooms.

You brought a world-renowned professionalism to our operations when they sorely needed expertise.

All of us here wish to express our appreciation and best wishes. We hope succeeding generations can live up to your standards.

Regards, 

R. Gordon McGovern

This was sent to our apartment in Cornuda, Treviso/Italy where we then lived and worked.

Another valued editorial quote which I used for our new publication: modern mushroom growing 2020 harvesting click link. Amazon is listing full information! modern mushroom growing 2020 harvesting  ←click it.

Others might omit it...

Related links:
Editorial Review by British Mushroom Journal: P.J.C. Vedder as an Eminent Mushroom Expert, and a Gifted Teacher is Greatly Valued and Admired Internationally | previous post

Editorial Review by Dr. Murray O'Neil: You Are Both Beautiful Natural Teachers  | previous post

Review Quotation: Pieter J.C. Vedder; One of the Best Teachers in Mushroom Growing in the World | previous post by me

Editorial Review: P.J.C. Vedder's Modern Mushroom Growing - The Content is so Clear and Comprehensive | previous post by me

Editorial Review: P.J.C. Vedder's Modern Mushroom Growing - Europe's Best Trade Book | previous post by me

Techniques for Harvesting Quality Mushrooms & Gratitude to Mushrooms Canada | previous post by me about Technology Transfer Seminar mentioning Dr. Murray O'Neil
1978 - P.J.C. Vedder's Modern Mushroom Growing Book Published in English | previous post by me
1982 Sinden Award for Pieter at The Hotel Majestic, Harrogate, England | about the most prestigious award in the Mushroom Industry
Visiting A.G. Linfield Mushroom Compost Facility in England | previous post by me

The Three Most Important Items for Mushroom Production 'Compost, Compost, Compost!' | editorial written by Campbell colleague upon Pieter's resignation and departure to Italy...

Editorial Review by British Mushroom Journal: P.J.C. Vedder as an Eminent Mushroom Expert, and a Gifted Teacher is Greatly Valued and Admired Internationally

British Mushroom Journal

Good-bye P.J.C. Vedder

As you may have seen in the last number of Champignoncultuur, P.J.C. Vedder retired on 1st August as Director of the Centre for Instruction in Mushroom Production. He will take up a job in the United States afterwards.

In the past years, Vedder has made a considerable contribution to the development of Dutch mushroom production. As an eminent mushroom expert, and a gifted teacher, he expanded the CCO to an institution which is greatly valued and admired, not only at national level, but also internationally. The governing body regard his departure as a great loss to Dutch mushroom production.

This got published in the September 1983 issue from The Mushroom Journal click link for Pdf from International Society of Mushroom Science (ISMS)

Another valued editorial quote which I used for our new publication: modern mushroom growing 2020 harvesting click link. Amazon is listing full information! Others might omit it...

Related links:
Editorial Review by Dr. Murray O'Neil: You Are Both Beautiful Natural Teachers  | previous post by me

Review Quotation: Pieter J.C. Vedder; One of the Best Teachers in Mushroom Growing in the World | previous post by me

Editorial Review: P.J.C. Vedder's Modern Mushroom Growing - The Content is so Clear and Comprehensive | previous post by me

Editorial Review: P.J.C. Vedder's Modern Mushroom Growing - Europe's Best Trade Book | previous post by me

Techniques for Harvesting Quality Mushrooms & Gratitude to Mushrooms Canada | previous post by me about Technology Transfer Seminar mentioning Dr. Murray O'Neil

1978 - P.J.C. Vedder's Modern Mushroom Growing Book Published in English | previous post by me

1982 Sinden Award for Pieter at The Hotel Majestic, Harrogate, England | about the most prestigious award in the Mushroom Industry
Visiting A.G. Linfield Mushroom Compost Facility in England | previous post by me

The Three Most Important Items for Mushroom Production 'Compost, Compost, Compost!' | editorial written by Campbell colleague upon Pieter's resignation and departure to Italy...