Encyclopaedia Britannica to stop publishing print editions after 244 Years.

• IggyPride00

  

  I saw this headline and while it is a no brainer with the advent of the internet, it made me a bit nostalgic for my youth as I remember getting a set of encyclodpeidas in grade school and that was where you found information about stuff before the internet.
  
  It's a different world now, but 244 years is a long time so its kind of sad in a way. First edition was released in 1768. The United States was still but a glimmer in the eyes of the founders.
  
  They will however continue with online editions and such, so it is not totally over for them.
  
  http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/encyclopaedia-britannica-to-stop-publishing-print-editions-will-continue-digital-versions/2012/03/13/gIQAtKSRAS_story.html
• Iliketurtles

  

  I remember having a few of these as well when I was a kid. Sad they are doing away with the printed copies but it makes sense.
• said_aouita

  

  Considering they have not sold an entire set since 1998, it's about time.
• I Wear Pants

  It is totally over for them. Wikipedia has made them useless.
  
  And before anyone says "but you can't cite Wikipedia in research"...try citing Britannica for a real research paper and see if you don't get laughed at/marks off. That's not what they're for.
• hoops23

  

  Yeah, but everybody knows not to actually cite Wikipedia, but instead the sources linked to the wikipedia article.
  
  Also, fuck Britannica.
• like_that

  

  hoops23;1115705 wrote:Yeah, but everybody knows not to actually cite Wikipedia, but instead the sources linked to the wikipedia article.
  
  Also, fuck Britannica.

  Yup, sadly not everybody knows this.
• LJ

  

  I thought "hey, might be cool to own a whole set of the last print edition" then I saw that it was $1400. Fuck that.
• FatHobbit

  

  LJ;1115734 wrote:I thought "hey, might be cool to own a whole set of the last print edition" then I saw that it was $1400. Fuck that.

  Yikes.
  
  I have two sets from when I was a kid. Not entirely sure who made them though. I loved them when I was a kid, but I can't tell you the last time I opened one of them.
• sherm03

  

  LJ;1115734 wrote:I thought "hey, might be cool to own a whole set of the last print edition" then I saw that it was $1400. Fuck that.

  Thought the exact same thing.
• said_aouita

  

  LJ;1115734 wrote:I thought "hey, might be cool to own a whole set of the last print edition" then I saw that it was $1400. Fuck that.

  Books are dumb.
• ernest_t_bass

  

  When will the Wikipedia print edition be coming out?
• THE4RINGZ

  

  I remember as a kid sitting there for hours just reading through these. Kind of sad to see them go, but not at all surprising.