From the Washington Post (hat tip Professor Mark Perry)
Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc. said Tuesday that it will stop publishing print editions of its flagship encyclopedia for the first time since the sets were originally published more than 200 years ago.
The book-form of Encyclopaedia Britannica has been in print since it was first published in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1768. It will stop being available when the current stock runs out, the company said. The Chicago-based company will continue to offer digital versions of the encyclopedia.
More signs of how the information age has been reconfiguring commercial activities.
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Growing up, i would sit for hours and read those, just because i liked to read. I still devour the web, but a book is much better. Without books what will we read if the electricity goes out, no computer, no more reading.
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