Encyclopedia Britannica

(Newser) - It's inevitable: The thing no one would touch with a 10-foot pole becomes a hot commodity as soon as we're told it's going away. Encyclopaedia Britannica announced three weeks ago that it wouldn't be releasing another print edition, meaning the last one available would be the...

(Newser) - Chalk one up for the age of Wikipedia: The venerable Encyclopaedia Britannica won't be printing any more reference books, reports the New York Times . The move ends a 244-year tradition, one that struggled to compete in the digital world. A big reason: Its latest 32-volume set, printed in 2010,...

(Newser) - The 241-year-old Encyclopedia Britannica is tired of being overshadowed on the web by Wikipedia, so it’s decided to start copying the competition’s defining feature: allowing users to edit and create content. Britannica will not be as laissez-faire as Wikipedia, the Sydney Morning Herald reports, as alterations to online...