In article <-Oudnchd5u4SbeDVnZ2dnUVZ_hOdnZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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"Donna Metler" <dmmetler@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Even school libraries are often not purchasing encyclopedias now,
although
> they do tend to subscribe to Britannica Online and similar more reliable
> services as opposed to trusting Wikipedia.
It is much easier (and, I suspect, all round better) for a library to buy
a
sub to an online encyclopedia than to buy a hard copy. The hard copy is
out
of date by the time it is printed, while the online one is updated
constantly.
Consider also the difficulties in handling the heavy volumes, storing
them,
and disposing of them, and you can see why a subscription is so much
easier to
buy.
> 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
to
> lack of demand.
Not just lack of demand, but the costs of printing and trans****ting the
things. Imagine the freight charges...
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