What a pity. I wonder if they'll return to publishing when it becomes cheaper to print iPad-like devices in the near future?
I personally believe that EB had a place in the world. For example, I'd happily pay a few thousand Euro's/$/Pounds for "the complete, historical Encyclopaedia Britannica" that contains every single release of EB back to the beginning. The context of historical discovery that would provide would be amazing.
Of course, it'd have to be digital.
(Disclaimer: I collect old dictionaries for the same reason: culture context as things change over the decades..)
I personally believe that EB had a place in the world. For example, I'd happily pay a few thousand Euro's/$/Pounds for "the complete, historical Encyclopaedia Britannica" that contains every single release of EB back to the beginning. The context of historical discovery that would provide would be amazing.
Of course, it'd have to be digital.
(Disclaimer: I collect old dictionaries for the same reason: culture context as things change over the decades..)