LOL Me too, love my paper books, I don't have a Kindle but another type that has a kindle add on <G> but it is so nice to have the material where I can read it when ever.
I can't use family for Legacy tree on it yet (blaming the Android store for this) but to have the two resources together would be nice <G> I also have Kindle for PC on my computer <G> Eliz On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 6:48 PM, Ron Ferguson <ronfergy....@tiscali.co.uk> wrote: > Eliz, > > I can read ebooks using a Firefox browser add-on, they are better than PDFs, > I haven't tried Kindle, which I gather is better than reading from any > monitor screen. > > Nevertheless the fact is I am a bookworm! I have well over a 1000 comprising > a mixture of technical (including genealogy) and non-fiction. I do not > object to the cost of them, indeed many have cost much more than that of > Geoff's book + shipping. It's simply that I feel there may be a better way > of doing international trade that paying for single shipments. > > I know that when I used to ship into the UK, bulk chemicals from Japan, the > unit shipping cost decreased quite rapidly as the volume of the shipment > increased. > > Ron Ferguson > http://www.fergys.co.uk/ > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Eliz Hanebury > Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 11:03 PM > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] New Book - "The Official Unofficial Guide to Using > Legacy Family Tree" > > Ron, do you have, or ever plan on getting an e-reader? Many will deal > with *pdf very well > > > Eliz > > On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 6:00 PM, Ron Ferguson > <ronfergy....@tiscali.co.uk> wrote: >> Geoff, >> >> >> Congratulations on getting the book out, and $19.95 seems a very >> reasonable >> price. Unfortunately International shipping costs are set at $14.00 and I >> am >> simply not prepared to pay this. I appreciate that there is a PDF version, >> but I find books in this format difficult to read, and I have little wish >> to >> print 300 or so pages. >> >> Is it not possible to arrange deals with some international distributers, >> even Amazon perhaps, who are regularly shipping books in bulk? >> >> Ron Ferguson >> http://www.fergys.co.uk/ >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Geoff Rasmussen >> Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 9:04 PM >> To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com >> Subject: [LegacyUG] New Book - "The Official Unofficial Guide to Using >> Legacy Family Tree" >> >> It's here...finally...thanks everyone for the encouragement to see this >> through. >> >> 306 pages | Paperback ($19.95) or PDF ($14.95) >> >> Thousands of Legacy Family Tree users have relied on our Legacy News blog >> to >> bring them the latest genealogy news, Legacy tricks, and technology tips. >> In >> fact, many of you have been begging us to compile, categorize, index and >> publish the past six years of articles so you can have a complete guide in >> one place. >> >> Your wait is over. You now have The Official Unofficial Guide to Using >> Legacy Family Tree: Plus Research Advice, News, Views, and Technology Tips >> at your fingertips. There are some books that are meant for the coffee >> table, but this book, written by Legacy's own Geoff Rasmussen, belongs >> with >> you at your computer.... >> >> See the complete announcement at http://tinyurl.com/3jeekmj >> >> Purchase the paperback for $19.95 at >> http://www.legacyfamilytreestore.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=BGUIDE >> >> Purchase the PDF for $14.95 at >> http://www.legacyfamilytreestore.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=BGUIDE%5 >> FDL >> >> Thanks, >> >> Geoff Rasmussen >> Millennia Corporation >> ge...@legacyfamilytree.com >> www.LegacyFamilyTree.com >> > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on > our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp