Encyclopaedia Britannica, the world's most famous set of 1 books, has decided to stop 2 its 32-volume collection. The company has recently 3 a digital encyclopaedia for iPads and 4 tablet devices. Officials said the end of the physical books had been foreseen for many years, although they played down the impact of Internet sites. If you remember, it was last printed in 2010 and there are still 4,000 sets left, selling for $1,395 each.
In many instances doing a keyword5 in an online resource is simply a lot faster than standing up looking at the index of the Britannica and then finding the appropriate volume.