Hello all, I've got a few private emails, so I think it may be better to republish this post from December 2012, updating it a bit in the process.
Francisco Gomes has published his 'Casais das Flores e do Corvo' book in e-book format. This book covers ALL the available marriages in the islands of Flores and Corvo between 1675 and 1911, for a total of 10.247 marriages. This book is ESSENTIAL to anyone doing research in either of these two islands. You've got a choice of stores, each with it's pros/cons: - Amazon (pro: Kindle, con: only Kindle, more expensive $18.44) http://www.amazon.com/Casais-Flores-Portuguese-Edition-ebook/dp/B00AQAOOF6 - iTunes (pro: cheaper $14.99, con: only Apple devices) https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/casais-das-flores-e-do-corvo/id588378486 - Barnes & Noble (pro cheaper $14.99, con: NOOK format) http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/casais-das-flores-e-do-corvo-francisco-gomes/1114254163?ean=9789892034348 - XinXii (pro: DRM-free PDF, con: most expensive $19.58) http://www.xinxii.com/pt/casais-das-flores-do-corvo-p-339506.html 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 do a full-text search on the contents. Note that I know from having traveled to Flores last year, that the new 'Museu das Lajes das Flores' still has paper versions of this book to sell. They also have lots of other books on sale, including the Familias das Flores from the same author (which I'd also like to see as an ebook). 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 http://tombo.pt/en -- For 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." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
