244 Years Later, Encylopedia Britannica is Going Out of Print

[JMcEntegart]

So long, old friend.

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[rohitbaran]

RIP Britannica. But if they are going digital, they will have Wikipedia as their competitor, which made Encarta go out of business.

 

[jl0329]

I will buy a set of print edition. It might pay for my grandchildren's college tuition when the time comes.

 

[drwho1]

Is been a long time since I see a door to door sales person.

In other news: Someone bought a printed "mint" edition of the last printed edition of Encyclopedia Britannica for an insane amount of $$$$, sources claim that the amount of $$$$ is
"so insane" that they refuse to printed.

 

[jaber2]

I totaly forgot encarta, good times

 

[mayne92]

[citation][nom]rohitbaran[/nom]RIP Britannica. But if they are going digital, they will have Wikipedia as their competitor, which made Encarta go out of business.[/citation]

Wikipedia - a source of info that "anyone can edit" and is discouraged to solely use in academia settings

Brittanica - info that has been true and sound for 244 years...allows for user content recommendations but still needs to be validated.

...Yeah that's tough competition.

 

[CaedenV]

[citation][nom]rohitbaran[/nom]RIP Britannica. But if they are going digital, they will have Wikipedia as their competitor, which made Encarta go out of business.[/citation]
Encarta went out of business because it was terrible. They just could not make up their mind who their audience was. the articles (at least when I use to use it) were written far above the heads of kids, and yet the layout was something that first graders would find unprofessional.

 

[COLGeek]

Good bye, old friend. When I was growing up, I read the EB, cover(s) to cover(s), several times. Good memories and I actually learned a thing, or two.

 

[zak_mckraken]

@COLGeek : You read a 32-volume collection several times and you only learned a thing or two??? I'd be a regular know-it-all if I'd have only read a couple of pages!

 

[Tab54o]

I still have a set of encyclopedias from the 1950-1960's at my moms house. I used to use them when I was in elementary through high school which was in the 90's lol.

 

[acadia11]

Collectors items. I'm ordering a set.

 

[loomis86]

[citation][nom]jl0329[/nom]I will buy a set of print edition. It might pay for my grandchildren's college tuition when the time comes.[/citation]


The last set of encyclopedias wont be a collectors item until most copies are lost or destroyed. That will take a hundred years.

 

[loomis86]

[citation][nom]Tab54o[/nom]I still have a set of encyclopedias from the 1950-1960's at my moms house. I used to use them when I was in elementary through high school which was in the 90's lol.[/citation]

I have my great grandmother's set from 1902. She was a school teacher.

 

[robochump]

Kind of sad. Trying to recall the last time a door to door salesman tried to sell Encyclopedia's and I believe it was while I was a kid in the early 80s...lol.

 

[dark_lord69]

Yeah, what's the point anymore...
Modern encyclepedia = Internet
But there is a trade off cause a real encyclopedia has factual information while the internet has plenty of garbage that needs to be taken with a grain of salt if you get my drift...

 

[Guest]

Now I'll never learn where my mandibula is

 

[A Bad Day]

I regret tossing my 1980's copy in the recycle bin back in the early 2000's...

 

[obsama1]

SMH...

 

[HEXiT]

i dont get this... there is still a need for books. they will last longer than on a hdd.
a totally dumb move that only an idiot would consider a good idea...
yes the price of the books is pretty steep but they re worth the effort and money to collect as everything in them is based on facts or empirical evidence... cant say the same for wiki...

 

[anti-painkilla]

[citation][nom]dark_lord69[/nom]Yeah, what's the point anymore...Modern encyclepedia = InternetBut there is a trade off cause a real encyclopedia has factual information while the internet has plenty of garbage that needs to be taken with a grain of salt if you get my drift...[/citation]

Well if they go online, they will keep a tight lid on what content is allowed and what is not. I think it will be great. It will depend on how they 'collect revenue'. Donations, user pays or use FB's horrible advertising model.

I am thinking user pays.... Maybe site wide educational pricing?