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 After 244 Years, the End For the Dead Tree Encyclopedia Britannica
A sad day indeed, as one who loves the feel of a book in my hands and my nose a millimeter or so off the page as I read it....
This is a landmark in the end of books.
After 244 Years, the End For the Dead Tree Encyclopedia Britannica
Rick Zeman writes
"According to the New York Times, it's the end of the road for the printed Encyclopedia Brittanica, saying, '...in recent years, print reference books have been almost completely wiped out by the Internet and its vast spread of resources, particularly Wikipedia, which in 11 years has helped replace the authority of experts with the wisdom of the crowds.' The last print edition will be the 32-volume 2010 edition."
The wisdom of the crowds indeed.....
Yah Right.
Thanks Slashdot.org...
73,
Sue
AF6LJ
Conspiracy Theorists Are People
Who Question The Statements Made By Known Liars.
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Yes the day of door to door salesman pushing Encyclopedia Britannica is long gone. Now I mostly get home alarm salesperson.
Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn’t go away.
WA6TKD, Larry
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73, Steve, NL7W
Not in but around Palmer, Alaska
Avatar: my Iditarod sleddog mutt - Yukon
"Saruman believes it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. I found it is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay: small acts of kindness and love. Why Bilbo Baggins? Perhaps because I am afraid, and he gives me courage." - Gandalf the Grey, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
http://spiritualpopcorn.blogspot.com...d-journey.html
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Nothing can replace a good solid book. Or two. Or ...
73 de Bob - AB8MA
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I like the touch and feel of paper and hard-bound covers. It is sad.
 Originally Posted by AB8MA
Nothing can replace a good solid book. Or two. Or ...
73, Steve, NL7W
Not in but around Palmer, Alaska
Avatar: my Iditarod sleddog mutt - Yukon
"Saruman believes it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. I found it is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay: small acts of kindness and love. Why Bilbo Baggins? Perhaps because I am afraid, and he gives me courage." - Gandalf the Grey, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
http://spiritualpopcorn.blogspot.com...d-journey.html
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The 1911 edition, Vol XXVI, of Encyclopedia Brittanica is available for free for the Nook. 
I know... NOT the same.
73, Steve, NL7W
Not in but around Palmer, Alaska
Avatar: my Iditarod sleddog mutt - Yukon
"Saruman believes it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. I found it is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay: small acts of kindness and love. Why Bilbo Baggins? Perhaps because I am afraid, and he gives me courage." - Gandalf the Grey, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
http://spiritualpopcorn.blogspot.com...d-journey.html
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I'm surprised they hanged(sic) in there so long.
WIKI is cheaper (I donated) and takes up a LOT less shelf space. And it is amazingly current.
TOM K8ERV Montrose Colo
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Originally Posted by WA6TKD
Yes the day of door to door salesman pushing Encyclopedia Britannica is long gone. Now I mostly get home alarm salesperson.
or "Missionaries"
BTW
Anybody ever notice that unlike old copies, The newer versions omit the formula for gunpowder??
Last edited by KD8DEY; 03-14-2012 at 01:41 AM.
Reason: BTW
I thought I could get rich in the stock market by investing in
Viagra, Geritol, And Ginseng but my stocks didn't rise to the occasion.
Hell, I figured that there was always somebody somewhere either trying to
Get it up
Get it going
or
Trying to remember what to do with it.
73 De Bubba
4 out of 5 Seniors prefer the taste of
ALPO over other leading National Brands
Time doesn't heal all wounds. It just makes them more bearable.
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Sad, though I'm kind of partial to the World Book Encyclopedia.
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This really sucks because it has always been one of my dreams to own a set but now that will never happen.
As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool returns to his folly.
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