“This has nothing to do with Wikipedia or Google,” said Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc. (If you’re interested, it’s yours for $1,395 and there are only 4,000 sets left.) The digital version of the encyclopedia, however, will live on. In an acknowledgment of the shifting media landscape and the increasing reliance on digital references, the company said its current encyclopedia – the 32-volume, 129-pound 2010 edition – will be unavailable once the existing stock runs out. announced Tuesday it will stop publishing print editions of its signature product for the first time in its 244-year history. But now the days of the handsome gold-lettered reference books are over.Įncyclopedia Britannica Inc.

Whether it was a prized possession paid for in installments and lovingly displayed on the top shelf, a neglected doorstop, or simply non-existent in your household, you undoubtedly grew up familiar with the sight of the Encyclopedia Britannica. The familiar Encyclopedia Britannica reference books will now only be published digitally, says the company. Ten year ago today.Įncyclopedia Britannica puts an end to print publishing. But now the days of the handsome gold-lettered refer March 14, 2012.

Encyclopedia Britannica puts an end to print publishing.

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