Book of the Week: Setting up a Tropical Aquarium Week by Week

28 Jul 2013

Reading Setting up a Tropical Aquarium Week by Week, made me think about whether we need books like this anymore. I can read whatever Google shows me about tropical aquariums. Before the internet, if I wanted to learn about tropical aquariums I would have to ask people with tropical aquariums or read books. What I appreciated about the book was that it had lots of pictures with information presented in a logical order. What was lacking was the ability to dive deeper into a topic. The problem with the internet is that there is tons of information, but it is in bits and pieces with some of the information conflicting. It is difficult to aggregate and curate information on the internet. The Aquarium Wiki is good for reference, but not a good introduction. Tropical Fish - A Beginner’s Guide is a community effort to organize information into an ebook. The ebook wins on content, but loses in presentation since it lacks design and layout. If I want to read about another topic it might not have a community-generated ebook. The internet is missing an easy aggregation and presentation layer. Purchase Setting up a Tropical Aquarium Week by Week on Amazon.com or check it out from your local library.