Mar 13, 2012 Final Countdown.
Cue the Europe song cause it’s the final countdown for Encyclopaedia Britannica’s print edition. After 244 years its the end of the line for paper volumes… and on the plus side end of the paper cuts you would have gotten flipping through the pages. And in case your frantically searching for a set, for the low low price of $1,395 you can get your hands on a FINAL print edition.
Could this be the end of print?
For some real reporting on it… check out the NYTimes Blogs.