13 March, 2012

After 244 Years, the End For the Dead Tree Encyclopedia Britannica

After 244 Years, the End For the Dead Tree Encyclopedia Britannica:


Rick Zeman writes "According to the New York Times, it's the end of the road for the printed Encyclopedia Brittanica, saying, '...in recent years, print reference books have been almost completely wiped out by the Internet and its vast spread of resources, particularly Wikipedia, which in 11 years has helped replace the authority of experts with the wisdom of the crowds.' The last print edition will be the 32-volume 2010 edition."