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Archive CD Books USA Newsletter
1 October 2007
Issue 2007, Number 12
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In this issue:
o Press Release: Rod Neep's Retirement
o 50% OFF Great Britain titles until 14 October 2007!
o New Data CD from the U.S
o New shipping option: Media Mail
o Special pricing for libraries/societies
o Free shipping
o How to reach us
=== Press Release: Rod Neep's Retirement ===========
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Rod Neep, Founder of the Archive CD Books Project, Retires
International digitizing project continues through other partner companies
The International Archive CD Books Project -- 1 October 2007 -- Effective immediately, Rod Neep, the founder of the Archive CD Books project, is retiring and closing the doors of "Archive CD Books, Ltd.," the British partner company in the international digitization project. The remaining partner companies in Australia, Canada, Ireland, and the United States carry on with the project, however, and will continue to add to the project's large inventory of digital reproductions of old and rare books that are of interest to family historians.
Mr. Neep started the Archive CD Books Project in 2000 as a result of recognizing a need to make certain old and rare documents more readily available to genealogy researchers and family historians. The growth of his business was explosive and within three years he had made more than 1,500 valuable titles available through his company web site. At about the same time, he was instrumental in setting up two new independent partner companies in Australia and Canada. Since then he has added two more companies in the USA and Ireland. Thus the International Archive CD Books Project took shape and continues to develop its inventory of valuable reproductions.
As always, each of the partner companies will continue to provide access to the Archive CD Books international inventory through its own web site while focusing on the digitization of additional works that were originally published in the local country. Each remaining partner company also has plans to make digital reproductions of some material that was originally published in Great Britain, continuing the good work of the project's founder.
Rod Neep said "I am really happy that the concept of the Archive CD Books project will be continuing in the safe hands of the international partners, and I wish them all the best of success in the future".
"We wish Rod every happiness and success as he moves on to take up new interests, many of which we understand will involve a golf course," said a spokesman for the other partner companies. "We are already in the process of making sure that Rod's customers will be looked after and we have plans for some exciting announcements in the near future," he said.
The principals in the remaining partner companies are Alan & Stephen Phillips (Australia), Chris and Malcolm Moody (Canada), Brian Donovan (Ireland), and Bob Velke (USA).
About the Project: The Archive CD Books Project exists to make digital reproductions of old books and other materials available to the public, to donate original publications to libraries and other institutions, and to cooperate with these repositories to preserve their existing collections for future generations.
Contact:
Archive CD Books Australia - www.ArchiveCDBooks.com.au
Archive CD Books Canada - www.ArchiveCDBooks.ca
Archive CD Books Ireland - www.ArchiveCDBooks.ie
Archive CD Books USA - www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com
=== 50% OFF Great Britain titles until 14 October 2007! ===
In the last newsletter, we noted that the British partner company of the Archive CD Books Project was offering 50% off the entire line of Great Britain products.
Now that site is closed (per the announcement above) but we have received permission to extend the 50% OFF sale on Great Britain products until 14 October 2007.
This is your last chance to get HALF OFF the quality digital reproductions of more than 1500 great old books, census records, parish records, and other valuable resources for those researching their family history in England, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands and Isle of Man.
This offer ends 14 October 2007 so visit our web site today!
www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com
=== New Data CD from the U.S. ===================
The following new data CDs support full-text search and are now available from www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com:
Orestes E. Doe, ed., THE RECORD OF BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS IN THE TOWN OF FRANKLIN, FROM 1778 TO 1872, (1898) 2007.
$12.95 http://www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com/find_acdb.mvc?refid=NEWS&p=US0298
The editor of this volume, who was town clerk of Franklin, has transcribed all vital records for the town from its organization in 1778 until 1872. Prior to 1778 Franklin had been part of the town of Wrentham, so most of the families seen in the early years of these records had roots in Wrentham. Unlike so many of the published Massachusetts town vital records, this volume goes well beyond 1850, and so much further into the period of centralized recording. After 1845, the records were entered on printed forms, which required much more information than had usually been entered in the town books before that date. Thus, for the years from 1845, the marriage and death records will always have the names of the parents, which was generally not the case before 1845. (more...)
Mary Pelham Hill, ed., VITAL RECORDS OF TOPSHAM, MAINE, TO THE YEAR 1892, 2 VOLUMES, (1929-30) 2007.
$19.95 http://www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com/find_acdb.mvc?refid=NEWS&p=US0394
Topsham, Maine, a town in Sagadahoc County, not far from Bath, was organized in 1717 and incorporated in 1764. The editor of this volume has collected town, church, cemetery and private records (such as Bible entries) from the earliest years and combined them into a single alphabetic sequence. Although this volume is organized much like the official series of published Massachusetts vital records, it differs from those volumes by carrying the records through to 1892, rather than stopping at 1850. The first volume contains birth records, while the second includes marriages and deaths. (more...)
=== New shipping option: Media Mail =================
In response to popular request, ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com now offers cost-effective shipping by Media Mail to domestic (U.S.) destinations. Shipments by Media Mail may take 2-9 days (excluding Hawaii and Alaska) but the cost savings can be substantial.
=== Special pricing for libraries/societies ===============
Libraries and membership societies that serve the genealogical community can receive a discount of at least 33% off from ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com and a FREE on-site network license.
It is a great way for libraries/societies on a limited budget to serve their patrons and members. It is also a great way for you to get access to data CDs that you may not want to purchase individually.
Please ask a representative from your favorite research library or genealogy society to visit:
http://www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com/libraries.htm
=== Free Shipping ===============================
Remember that shipping is FREE for orders of $50.00 or more at ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com! (to the U.S. and Canada. A flat rate of $4.00 applies to overseas shipments)
=== How to reach us =============================
Archive CD Books USA
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Columbia, Maryland 21045
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410-730-9734 (fax)
http://www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com
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