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genealogy direct
about our ebooks
The term ebook is short for electronic book. It is the digital media equivalent of a conventional printed book. They can be read on personal computers. Most of our ebooks can also be printed out in part or as a whole.
All the ebooks available from this website are in the form of a zipped* PDF** file.
All our ebooks contain digitized reproductions of out of copyright books or collections taken from more than one source. The PDF files are produced using Adobe Acrobat version 6.0 and can be viewed by any version of Adobe Acrobat Reader from v. 5.0 onwards.
The text is searchable unless stated otherwise.
Adobe Acrobat Reader has a Read Out Loud function, which means that the text can be read out by the computer - albeit in a robotic voice.
There are obvious advantages to downloading ebooks rather than purchasing CD-ROMs by mail order. For example, the cost is normally reduced because of the absence of posting and packing charges. Files can be downloaded quickly - no waiting for the post!
We use a reputable company
to host our downloadable files.
Payment can be made using Paypal on this site, but PLEASE NOTE that Genealogy Direct is entirely separate from its sister website UK Past and therefore you will be using a different Shopping Cart.
* Files can be unzipped using standard software such as WinZip. If you do not already have this software, please go to the Winzip website.
** PDF files can be viewed using programs such as Adobe Acrobat Reader. Most computers have this installed already. If not, a version can be downloaded free from Adobe.