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Encyclopaedia Britannica 2008 Ultimate Edition (PC DVD ROM) | 
| From: Focus Multimedia Ltd
Category: Software
List Price: £39.99
Buy New: £36.61
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 271
Platforms: Mac Os X, Windows Vista, Windows Xp, Windows 2000
Media: DVD-ROM
Operating System: Windows Vista
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5031366020987
ASIN: B000UNRNXO
Release Date: September 24, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews: Read 1 more reviews...
 Why Choose Any Other? January 14, 2008
Mr. B. Savage (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
8 out of 11 found this review helpful
This is a fantastic knowledge-based tool; a permanent fixture of my own personal learning. It contains a children's library, a student's library and an adult's library. From the outset you get the opportunity to choose which one suits the level of your interests. All of the articles are accessible and concise, and with a free years subscription to Britannica encyclopedia, what else can you ask for? Knowing all this, why choose any other?
 Interesting but not much depth January 6, 2008
J. Rowell (UK)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I like Britannica 2008 Ultimate Edition, I bought it for the full price elsewhere. I am a bit disappointed at that. I should have looked on Amazon first :-( br / br /I also have the printed Britannica including Micropedia and Macropedia. Supposedly this contains all the articles from the printed edition, but the printed edition just seeeeeeeeems to have far more depth. I much prefer the printed edition. Most articles on the DVD seem very brief, being only a few paragraphs long at most. br / br /On the other hand this DVD edition makes it very easy indeed to find information, and amazingly fast. I especially love the animated brainstorming tool. br / br /There are "Further Reading" sections for some articles. I wish there were more: if every article listed at least one pointer to a more in depth source it would be so much more valuable to me. br / br /Overall I think I am going to find it useful, if only to quickly identify relating topics to better plan my research.
And Vista Compatible December 31, 2007
Wendy Jones (Southampton, England)
14 out of 16 found this review helpful
I was not sure whether to get Britannica or Encarta and having looked at the reviews was hedging on the side of Encarta, however, one thing made the final choice for me. Britannica is the only one which works with Vista. Now that I have used it, I am glad I made this choice. Although Britannica has all the Bells and Whistles of the animations, it can also be used as a serious reference tool. The articles are informative and I have used them in my teaching and research. As the previous reviewer outlines there are a great many of them and I have found everything I have wanted or needed so far and in enough detail to be interesting. The lack of the child friendliness of encarta is not missed as there are no children in my household. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to do background research and I feel it would be excellent for teenagers to use as a starting point for their research or studies. Well worth every penny and Amazon appears to sell it for the best price.
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