Posted 12/29/2009 4:55 pm
Hi ichirensha,
I would say it depends on which years you are looking at getting. I say this because the Krause books for 1601-1700, 1901-2000, and 2001-Current come with a DVD (according to the page I just looked at on their web-site). I would assume that future versions of 1701-1800 and 1801-1900 will also come with a DVD.
I like having both. (I have 1901-2000 Circulating Issues, 12th Ed.) The DVD has the entire catalog in .pdf format. And it also has the catalog broke into seperate, smaller .pdfs for quicker viewing. The nice part of all of this is you can copy these .pdf's to a thumb drive or any other small digital storage and always have the entire catalog with you. The downside is (obviously) you need a computer to view it.
Which is why I also like having the print catalog. If I want to sit in my recliner and ID some coins while watching "Dirty Jobs" I can.
So, if your use of the catalog is always near a PC (or if you have a lap-top), save a few bucks and get the DVD version. Personaly, I recommend getting the Print/DVD "combo".
And, (at least with the 1901-2000 and 2000-present) they have been selling the "combo" for a couple years. (I think? Someone help me with exactly how many) So, you may be able to find one that is a year or two old for "cheap" on Amazon.
Hope that helps!
I would say it depends on which years you are looking at getting. I say this because the Krause books for 1601-1700, 1901-2000, and 2001-Current come with a DVD (according to the page I just looked at on their web-site). I would assume that future versions of 1701-1800 and 1801-1900 will also come with a DVD.
I like having both. (I have 1901-2000 Circulating Issues, 12th Ed.) The DVD has the entire catalog in .pdf format. And it also has the catalog broke into seperate, smaller .pdfs for quicker viewing. The nice part of all of this is you can copy these .pdf's to a thumb drive or any other small digital storage and always have the entire catalog with you. The downside is (obviously) you need a computer to view it.
Which is why I also like having the print catalog. If I want to sit in my recliner and ID some coins while watching "Dirty Jobs" I can.
So, if your use of the catalog is always near a PC (or if you have a lap-top), save a few bucks and get the DVD version. Personaly, I recommend getting the Print/DVD "combo".
And, (at least with the 1901-2000 and 2000-present) they have been selling the "combo" for a couple years. (I think? Someone help me with exactly how many) So, you may be able to find one that is a year or two old for "cheap" on Amazon.
Hope that helps!
Edited by schmidty
12/29/2009 4:56 pm
12/29/2009 4:56 pm
