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Press Releases Questia Provides Resources Beyond Bookstore Shelves HOUSTON (November 7, 2001) -- A renewed sense of patriotism has sparked international curiosity about world history and the soldiers who fought in past wars. Facing uncertain times, Americans are finding comfort in knowing that their country has persevered and overcome tragedy throughout its 225-year history. This year, Veterans Day on November 11 is more meaningful than in years past for Americans. In fact, people of all nationalities and ages are striving to better understand the events and history surrounding past wars. This resurgence of interest in history has led many people to the Internet searching for answers to questions that face the world today. Questia, the world’s largest online library, makes available backlist, out of print and current titles seldom carried by bookstores, especially those printed in the first half of the 20th century written about the Civil War and World War I. While bookstores and online vendors frequently highlight more recently released titles, the demand now is for the hard to find titles. Contained within the 66,000-title collection are works reflective of important historical events relevant to U.S. history, including more than 2,100 titles dedicated to domestic and foreign wars. Recent visitors to the site have searched for books on every U.S. conflict from the Civil War to the Gulf War, accounting for a 750% increase in site traffic devoted to learning more about U.S. military history. Often, a book that is a challenge to get your hands on holds a unique perspective that will have a greater impact on a reader, especially one who is truly interested in immersing themselves in a particular subject,” said Nancy Buchanan, a collection development librarian for Questia Media, Inc. “This Veterans Day promises to be especially poignant, and Questia takes pride in featuring the stories of soldiers that are not available on the average bookstore shelf -- such as My Home in the Field of Mercy written about World War I in 1917. For information about U.S. wars and soldiers’ personal memoirs, Questia recommends the following previously published, backlist and out of print titles for reference:
On the Civil War
On World War I
On World War II
On Pearl Harbor
On the Holocaust
On the Vietnam War
On the Gulf War
A source for insight and information for all generations, Questia just launched version 2.2, which enables any visitor to access the entire table of contents and the first two pages of every book for free. Visitors must become subscribers to view the full content of the Questia collection of more than 66,000 books and journal articles. In September, Questia upgraded to a new, advanced search technology helpful in locating specific works or those relating to other topics and cutting search times by 90%. We are constantly working to be responsive to our customers’ needs and to instantly –within three seconds -- provide topical books and articles of interest to both curious learners and students,” said Troy Williams, CEO and founder of Questia Media. “Additionally, the service is an invaluable tool that saves students an incredible amount of time when writing a research paper. In fact, to further demonstrate the benefits of being able to access an entire book online, we provide all visitors with the table of contents and a few pages of each book for free. And in light of our world events today, access and speed are critical. Questia is available at www.questia.com for a monthly subscription rate of $9.95 per month and $19.95 monthly thereafter, and for an annual rate of $149.95. About Questia Contacts Media: |
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