Mike, just my opinion but writing something and publishing it is a bit risky nowadays. So many people exchange information freely - and for free - that it's hard to compete.
That being said, I did buy Dr. Motes orchid books within the last year. Already there is information, new bugs and diseases, and there are products that have appeared for orchid use that are not in his books. Printed materials go out of date, but information on the internet is so easily updated. Unless you publish an update every few months, your booklet may be outdated very quickly.
Side note: Dr. Motes' doctorate is in Literature, I believe. But he has been growing orchids in Florida for 50 years so that qualifies him as an expert by any standards.
Another expert, who just passed away recently at age 90-ish is Thomas Sheehan, an associate professor of Biology at the University of Florida. He co-authored a book I have and when I finished it, I asked myself "Where's the information on fertilizer?" So I was able to find an e-mail address for Dr. Sheehan through the University and wrote to him. Know what his answer about fertilizer was? "Every orchid grower has their own system and combinations of products they use and it changes very often. I've been growing a greenhouse full of various orchids for nearly 70 years and I spray them with a hose-end sprayer and Miracle-Gro every second week".
Hoo Boy! So much information, and so much of it conflicts. I'd think twice about setting myself up as an "authority" on any subject so changeable.
