Using the Britannica Concise Encyclopedia for Android for the last week and a half, I have to tell you, it is an amazing information tool to hold in the palm of your hand. Back in the day, you had to carry the whole mass of some 20 volumes of books in order to hold the knowledge you can now hold on your phone. Thanks to the developers at the Paragon Software Group, the Britannica Concise Encyclopedia for Android is one of the most useful phone applications I have ever had.

Sitting around the table, chatting with friends has given me multiple opportunities to utilize the Britannica Encyclopedia. A friend would ask what a certain group of people believed spiritually and I would offer my knowledge gained from the encyclopedia application. I was even able to do these searches in places where a data connection was not available because the entire application is stored offline right on my phone.

One of the greatest features in the application is the ability to not only search for whatever you are interested in, but it allows you to do even further research by allowing you to click on words that are used to explain what you are searching, and dig deeper into those words and their descriptions as well.

The only complaint I have is the search button on my phone was not bound to the search feature of the Britannica application. If it were, this would allow for quicker and easier searches instead of having to reach up to the top left and press the search button.

There isn’t a lot to say about the application aside from how incredibly useful it is. In the time that I was able to spend with the Britannica Concise Encyclopedia, I found it quick, easy, and powerful. Never once did the application force close. If you are in search of knowledge about the human endeavor, a know-it-all and wanting to improve, or love to research, the $19.99 price tag on the Android market should not stop you. For everyone else, there is a free trial out there so give it a try!

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Britannica Encyclopedia.

Now, hear me out here. Britannica, in its hay day, was THE most trusted source to get information from. As the years went on, Britannica became outdated and was too expensive to produce a completely new edition, not to mention its editors delayed the content for 25 years for fiscal sensibility. To stay competitive in today’s market, Britannica is using its power house of information and bringing it to the mobile market.

Britannica paired up with Paragon Software Group to create Britannica Concise Encyclopedia 2011 (available in English and Spanish). Included is the latest content of the encyclopedia (no more holding content just to pinch pennies) with more than 10,000 additional entries, nearly 2,700 full-color maps and images, hyperlinked articles and easy to use search functions. Previously available for iOS devices, the new 2011 welcomes Android and BlackBerry devices to its compatibility family.

Stay tuned for our review of this app for the various devices soon. But if you’re curious to see what it’s all about now, you can download it now and get a special 33% discount, available through February 17 by using the promo code we’ve posted on Facebook and Twitter.

Happy researching!

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