Would say a good price for this set. Wordery $53.-, Fishpond $52.- and so on, everywhere more than double the price. You can also buy the yearly updates for only $9.99 a year
Browse 123 years of National Geographic magazine—more than 1,400 issues, 8,000 articles, 200,000 photographs, and hundreds of maps exactly as they appeared in print.
Our definitive collection of every issue of National Geographic magazine through 2011 is digitally reproduced in high resolution. Use the visual interface to explore a topic, find photographs, browse the globe, or wander on your own expedition.
Features include:
• Rediscover every printed page - every article and advertisement, and thousands of photographs - from 1888 through 2011.
• Reference hundreds of the magazines classic maps digitized as part of the magazines archive for the first time.
• Use Geobrowse - a visual geographic search tool - to find articles, photographs, and maps about the location you choose.
• Browse special read lists from National Geographic or personalize your archive by creating and saving your own lists of favorite articles.
• Test your knowledge of subjects, including exploration, the environment, geography, history, and cultures with a trivia game that links to related articles.
System requirements:
Windows - Intel Pentium III 1GHz or faster processor, 512MB of RAM Windows 7, Windows Vista Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise, including 64-bit editions, Windows Vista SP1, Windows XP Tablet PC Edition SP2 and SP3, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows 2000 SP4, and Windows 2003 Server.
Mac OS X - -Intel Core Duo 1.83 GHz or faster processor; PowerPC G4 1 GHz or faster processor - Mac OS X 10.4.11 or Mac OS X 10.5.4 and 10.5.5 or Mac OS 10.6 -512 MB of RAM. External display recommended with MacBook Pro Retina systems.
To download an update, simply register with National Geographic, select your update, and complete your purchase. Each update year is only $9.95. Your new issues will download and install right away.
Wouldn't it be cheaper for them to put it online and reduce all this waste???