Downloaded last nite, really helped find a few more that I didn't with the hardcopy.
On Friday, December 28, 2012 3:33:47 AM UTC-8, João Ventura wrote: > > Hello all, > > Finally, Francisco Gomes has published his 'Casais das Flores e do Corvo' > book in e-book format. I suggested this to him recently after I saw the > website for the book disappear from the web. I was informed that he had > managed to sell all the paper copies, and I asked him to consider keeping > it 'alive' as an e-book. > > Even though I own the paper version, I bought one e-book, because of one > important factor that the paper version lacks: the ability to search. This > amazing book for anyone doing genealogy in Flores and/or Corvo requires you > to know the parish in which your ancestor decided to marry. With search > capabilities, that doesn't matter so much anymore. Also, it was only > possible to discover details using the name of the groom as the book was > indexed that way. > > You've got a choice of sites, with pros/cons: > > - Amazon (pro: Kindle, con: only Kindle) > http://www.amazon.com/Casais-Flores-Portuguese-Edition-ebook/dp/B00AQAOOF6 > - Lulu (pro: cheapest, con: Win/Mac Adobe Digital Editions only) > http://www.lulu.com/shop/francisco-gomes/casais-das-flores-e-do-corvo-extratos-dos-assentos-de-casamento-1675-1911/ebook/product-20563362.html > - XinXii (pro: DRM-free, con: +$4.5 than Lulu) > http://www.xinxii.com/pt/casais-das-flores-do-corvo-p-339506.html > > I bought the XinXii version, as I prefer to have my e-books in a format > that I know I'll be able to open 20 years from now. If you decide to do the > same, please be responsible when sharing it in your family.. I'd like to > see the 'Famílias da Ilha das Flores (Vila das Lajes e freguesias da > Fazenda e do Lajedo)' book be re-published as an e-book one of these days, > and I don't see it happening if the author only sells one e-book copy. > > Best regards, > > João Ventura > (not the usual one) > > -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
