And another iconic institution fails; or fades. The encyclopedia is now the way of the dinosaur. It would appear that the times have caught up to the classic font of knowledge and given way to the internet. Sadly, the Encyclopedia Britannica will no longer be printed:
The first Encyclopaedia Britannica was printed in 1768. And now, 244 years later, it has been printed for the last time. At least as a set of bound books.
Its publisher has announced that it will no longer be publishing the print version, and will stop selling it when current stock runs out.
A static collection of books that can’t be updated but by the purchase of a whole new set is fading away?
Shocking.