WorldBook Encyclopedia 2005 (2 CD Set)

by TOPICS Entertainment

Product Features

• Student-friendly CD-ROM reference resource
• Superior navigation with clear labeling and easily accessible entries
• Retrieves information up to 20 times faster than online services
• Thousands of revised articles; hundreds of new maps, tables, and illustrations
• Brings homework, school reports, and research papers to life

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00032IYDK
• Item model number: CS-521S
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 2, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,068 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #91 in Software > Children's Software > Reference
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Thoroughly updated with thousands of revised articles and hundreds of new entries, maps, tables, and illustrations, the latest student-friendly version of this award-winning CD-ROM reference resource is ready to bring your child's homework, school reports, and research papers to life.

Features:

• 25,700 articles
• 1,570 maps
• 775 audio clips
• 114 videos
• 104 panoramic views
• 56 animations and simulations
• 2,241 tables and timelines
• 10,643 photo and illustrations

New for 2005:

• 640 new illustrations and maps
• 267 new articles
• 42 new table
• 4,000+ newly revised entries

Product Description

Topics Entertainment World Book Encyclopedia 2005 the latest student-friendly version of this award-winning reference resource 2CDs Windows 98, ME, NT 4.0, 2000, XP

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Product., July 15, 2005

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D. O'Rear - See all my reviews
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This review is from: WorldBook Encyclopedia 2005 (2 CD Set) (CD-ROM)

World Book 2005 is a good software product. The content is not as good as Encarta 2005 in my experience. It is just not as complete or encompassing. Of course, no comparison to EB 2005 textual content need be made as EB is obviously much more academic. That being said EB 2005 is horrible software and ruins the experience. WB 2005 is fast and well organized. Good for casual browsing as it has a random browsing feature which Encarta 2005 does not really have. Encarta 2005 has a Visual Browser but you have to already have an idea of a topic your interested in.

I am glad I purchased this product. If I want further info on a topic, I can search it on Encarta as well.

I really would not purchasee Encyclopedia Brittanica 2005 software. It is just way to slow. See my review of the Deluxe cd version of that product. I gave it a one star.