MEMSO 4.0 Launched! Celebrate with a 20% discount for new subscribers

In May we launched MEMSO 4.0 which introduced a host of usability changes to Medieval and Early Modern Sources Online (MEMSO). New features include easier access and navigation of the entire catalogue, and enhanced research tools (integrating dictionaries, Wikipedia and Google maps) as part of the main interface. Since then, we have rolled out even more features, including making the 'personal bookshelf' functionality easier to access. Lots of other usability tweaks and an updated graphic design mean that MEMSO's place as one of the most innovative historical research tools is maintained.
Meanwhile, MEMSO continues to grow with new titles and content presented in ways that are designed to help historians work with them. We know it's not enough to just digitise an ebook, it's what we do with them to make them usable and accessible to serious researchers that matters.

Subscribe now and save!

Does your institution's library subscribe to MEMSO yet? If not, now is a good time to consider it. Persuade your university to take a trial of MEMSO before August 15th, and qualify them for a 20% discount on the first year's subscription. And remember, if MEMSO doesn't have the books YOU are looking for yet, just ask. Trial requests for institutional libraries can be sent by visiting http://tannerritchie.com/memso/

Personal, short term access affordable to anyone

Did you know that you can access the full power of MEMSO from just $10? You can access the entire collection, including a large collection of manuscripts from the English State Papers, for that low fee. Pay for a longer period, and you also get to download and keep favourite titles at the end of your access time. It's a great way to get all the power of MEMSO at a very low cost, for particular projects, courses, or even just to show your librarian what they're missing. To try MEMSO for size, visit http://www.tannerritchie.com/user/subscribe.php

Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for daily extracts from MEMSO

For a couple of years now, we have been publishing daily tweets on Twitter based on some of the moreunusual material we find in MEMSO. The tweets are just for fun, but tend to lead us in a host of unusual directions. If you're interested in history, the chances are you'll enjoy our extracts, which, while they not be strictly eligible for peer review, have attracted quite an audience. As well as Twitter, you can find extended accounts of the stories we post at Facebook and on our Blog

Recent examples:

1. Nuns go wild - rebellious nuns take to burning down the monastery in rebellion against Cardinal Wolsey
2. Women's rights and artichokes in Tudor Ireland. A frustrated dowager chucks vegetables at her oblivious new husband.
3. A cart of old virgins dressed in cow parts, fit for a queen.
4. Dwarfs in the courts of Early Modern Europe.
5. Think your Friday afternoon tutorial is murder? Medieval students were worse.

Designing Web Applications for the Humanities

Do you have a historical database, legacy website or new digital humanities project with which you need specialist help? Historians are increasingly involved in creating or using complex digital resources and websites, but seldom have the experience or technical knowledge to make informed judgements about the correct routes to take. Lack of experience can lead to project delays, cost overruns and expensive adjustments.
TannerRitchie Web Applications (http://trwa.ca) has been working on historical websites and complex digital applications for almost thirteen years, and has built or acted as consultant on a variety of complex applications for universities and private companies alike. Let us know if TRWA can help you make sure your project gets off to the right start.

The best books and the best research tools - now from $10

If you are interested in the medieval or early modern past, the most important research tool for your research is now easier and cheaper than ever to access.

Working with multiple sources.

Not only are we currently providing personal access to Medieval and Early Modern Sources Online (MEMSO) at our cheapest rates during the Spring Sale, but you can now also access MEMSO for just $10, with unlimited searches, the ability to view and print the books contained in MEMSO, and the ability to download from our large collection of images from the British State Papers.


Why do I need access to MEMSO?

MEMSO contains a constantly growing collection of key sources for medieval and early modern history, specializing in the history of Britain and it relations with Europe, Colonial North America and Asia. MEMSO is also widely used across the humanities, and a key resource for English literature, religion and legal history.

But MEMSO is much than a simple collection of sources. MEMSO provides advanced tools to exploit the sources in ways impossible with the original books, or through any other web interface:-

• Advanced, instantaneous full text searches of the entire resource, or just the sub-sets of sources you use.

• Detailed bookmark navigation for each and every source in the database to find the material you need quickly - a unique and important difference between MEMSO and other online publications.

• Consult multiple books and manuscripts, side by side. Researchers rarely have one book open at a time - you need to be able to open and compare many books at once. MEMSO implements an advanced desktop/window interface that lets you consult the sources in a way that dramatically increases the power and accessibility of this research tool.

• Download full ebooks* and high definition scans of manuscripts to keep forever, print in full or use offline.

 It's not just the books - it's how you can use them.

Designed by historians for historians, MEMSO is the unquestioned leader in providing, quality, accessible, historical sources, optimized for the way YOU work.

TannerRitchie Publishing: The Trusted Source for Trusted Sources.


Free trials for institutions also available: contact us for details.


*Not included in $10 access period.

The many different ways to use and view sources in MEMSO on display.

Summer Sale 2010: All ebooks reduced to $10, or 10% off a short-term MEMSO subscription

During the dog days of summer, when all good historians have to decide whether to head to a library or answer the call of the tantalising sunshine outdoors, what could be better than an ebook sale of historical souces? Stock up on rare books, and research that article on the beach instead!

The TannerRitchie Summer Sale offers big savings on every book in our catalogue.

• Download any ebook for $10
• Enjoy a 10% discount off our short-term subscriptions to MEMSO. Short-term access to Medieval and Early Modern Sources Online (MEMSO) provides access to our huge database of historical sources, subscribed to by universities around the world. Includes full access to the database, our entire catalogue of ebooks and manuscripts, use of MEMSO's powerful search engine, and a selection of ebooks to download and keep. Ideal for personal use.

This sale only lasts until 15 August!

Visit www.tannerritchie.com to take advantage of the discounts!

25% Discount in the TannerRitchie Fifth Anniversary Sale

We can't quite believe it, but it is already five years since TannerRitchie Publishing was founded. We've come a long way in a short time, and we think we've established ourselves as both a leader in our field, and a company that is highly responsive to our customers' requests and suggestions.

The most rewarding part of our work over the last five years has been the enormously positive feedback that we receive from our clients and customers, both in terms of enthusiasm for the titles we have published, and appreciation for the way we do business. Many thanks to everyone who has taken the time to provide comments and feedback over the years.

To celebrate our anniversary, we've introduced a 25% discount on all our individual ebooks. Everything is discounted, so there has never been a better time to buy, and US customers can take advantage of recent exchange rate changes which have wiped off about another 10% from the price they pay!