Since its release in 1992, the Catechism of the Catholic Church
has become a bestseller in the Church. The USCCB alone has sold more than
988,000 print copies of the second edition.
Late
in 2011, the USCCB released the e-book edition, which has sold more than 7,100
copies since then.
“Providing
the Catechism in this particular electronic format will make this foundational
resource even more accessible to people,” explained Bishop John Wester, chair
of the USCCB Communications Committee. “It is free to anyone who has access to
the Internet.”
Users
can bookmark or highlight areas, see footnotes in a “light box” without leaving
the original page, and search within the Catechism, including by paragraph
number.
“The
USCCB is wisely using technology to serve their constituents and they are raising
the bar for engaging users,” said Dave Gallerizzo, CEO of Fig Leaf Software,
the interactive Web agency that partnered with the USCCB to create the e-book.
“There might be some e-book readers that have a few of these features, but I
doubt you can find one that offers all of these features in a single
application.”
The
USCCB is also making use of new media possibilities to promote the Year of
Faith. “The central image of the Year of Faith is the ‘door of faith’ based on
Acts of the Apostles,” said Bishop David Ricken of Green Bay, Wisconsin,
chairman of the USCCB Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis.
The
Year of Faith starts Oct. 11 -- the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican
Council and the 20th anniversary of the publication of the Catechism of the
Catholic Church -- and runs until Nov. 14, 2013, the feast of Christ the King.
Online
resources for the Year of Faith include the expansion of Facebook posts about
the lives of saints, an online catechism quiz and a USCCB Web page.
It is perfect! Now you can keep your records of books etc. using Church software it is good to work with it.
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