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March 14, 2012
Spend of an era
The Encyclopedia Britannica, in continuous print since it was first published in Edinburgh in 1768, is cutting its dead tree edition.
An online subscription costs around £45 ($70) per year and the company recently launched a set of apps ranging between £1.20 ($1.99) and £3 ($4.99) per month.
The company said it will keep selling print editions until the current stock of around 4,000 sets runs out.
The company said it will keep selling print editions until the current stock of around 4,000 sets runs out.
Far less expensive, far more portable and subject to comparison with free, open source competitors. A tragedy!
On the minus side, I have a friend who used to have Britannica salesmen stop by and give their pitches as a form of entertainment (which turned out to be less than amusing for the poor Britannica reps). Now he'll have to find a new hobby.
Posted by Ghost of a flea at March 14, 2012 08:48 AM