On Jul 16, 8:57=A0am, "Donna Metler" <dmmet...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Even school libraries are often not purchasing encyclopedias now,
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> they do tend to subscribe to Britannica Online and similar more reliable
> services as opposed to trusting Wikipedia. I assume you could still buy
> print encyclopedias for home, and I think that for self-led learning,
> they're a great investment, but I suspect the price has gone up just due
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to
> lack of demand.
On Amazon, the 2002 World Book encyclopedia (20 volumes) goes for
about $240 used, excluding ****pping. On Craigslist, in the Boston
area, sets of encylopedias, of earlier vintages, are going for $100 or
less.
A new 2008 edition of World Book costs $1089. I would consider this a
reasonable investment if the volumes are actually opened by my kids.
I'll try to interest my 5yo son in the one-volume encyclopedia he
already has ... .
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