12-31-2005, 01:00 AM
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Swami
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Britannica Concise Encyclopedia 2006 Handheld Edition Released
"The Britannica Concise Encyclopedia 2006 Handheld Edition, with nearly 25,000 entries that are ideally suited for PDAs, covers key topics that you encounter everyday: Arts, Business, Geography, History, Literature, Medicine, Philosophy, Politics, Science, Sports, and more. . . . Key Features include: Full-color Cover Page, Storage Card Compatibility, Keyword Search - allows for multiple entry searches, 2,305 photos, maps and illustrations, Adjustable font sizes and styles, . . . Cross Reference Links - tap on a link to see related entries without leaving the entry you are viewing, Entries contain graphics, dates, biographies, measurements, history, terminology, footnotes and more"
If you are looking for an authoritative encyclopaedia, they don't come much better than Britannica. Their tagline is 'the knowledge you need from the source you trust'. I wonder if they are playing up on fears about Wikipedia's reliability? :wink: Well, you can judge the quality for yourself as there is a free trial here and if you like it, you can buy it at Handango here. [Affiliate] Happy encyclopeding.
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01-01-2006, 05:24 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Mar 2005
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01-01-2006, 05:35 PM
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Developer & Designer, News Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Originally Posted by Muntasser
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Around 46.4MB.
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01-01-2006, 08:15 PM
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Swami
Join Date: Feb 2004
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Originally Posted by Darius Wey
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Originally Posted by Muntasser
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Yes, that's the other attraction of this encyclopedia. It packs a lot of info in a small size.
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01-01-2006, 08:34 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Jan 2006
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Man thats adds a one more reason for someone to buy a ppc
Sunny
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