Mark another victim of the times. The massive, iconic Encyclopaedia Britannica is now officially out of print. The staple of your local library, that 32-volume, 65,000-article set will be no more. The final 2010 edition still remains in stock, but the product carries a hefty price tag of $1,395. According to the New York Times, only 8,000 copies of the 2010 edition have been sold, leaving 4,000 left until they're all gone. Back in 1990 the company sold 120,000 copies, the most ever.
The content of Encyclopaedia Britannica, which is of course what's truly valuable, won't be going anywhere. The company said that it'll focus on its online and educational offerings. Apparently the latter accounts for 85 percent of the company's revenues —...
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