Out of curiosity, I decided to see if you can still purchase an entire printed encyclopaedia* set, it turns out you can.
I wonder what goes out of date faster, buying a new computer (since technology advances ever so quickly) or buying a set of encyclopaedia.
Somewhat related – I wish I could opt out of having a gargantuan phone book delivered to my door.
*I had no idea that there a an "a" between the "p" and the "e" - personally, I think it looks a little weird.
The used versions cost more than the new versions??
I think “paedia” is a Greek word that means education.
I purchased a Britannica set back in 1987. This was the 15th edition and is still the most current edition.
I use it occasionally for in depth research, but generally I can look something up on the Internet and read it in the time it takes me to find the correct volume and get to the article in the Britannica.
The Britannica staff consists of 100 full-time editors and more than 4,000 expert contributors.
Readers should know that Wikipedia cautions that the “Britannica has been criticized for inaccuracy, bias, or unqualified contributors.” Actually Wikipedia said “criticised” but that’s a misspelling, probably they just didn’t spell-check it.