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 [email protected]. 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."
