The company started exploring digital publishing the 1970s. The first CD-ROM version was published in 1989 and a version went online in 1994. The final hardcover encyclopedia set is available for sale at Britannica's website for $1,395.
20世纪70年代,公司开始了电子出版,1989年出版了第一个CD版本,1994年出版了在线版本。大英百科全书官网上的最近一版精装本的价位是1395美金。
"The sales of printed encyclopedias have been negligible for several years," he said. "We knew this was going to come." The company plans to mark the end of the print version by making the contents of its website available free for one week, starting on Tuesday。
他说:“近些年来的销量一直在下滑,我们知道这是迟早要面对的事情。” 公司计划将从周二开始免费在网上提供一周最后一个印刷版本的内容。
Online versions of the encyclopedia now serve more than 100 million people around the world, the company said, and are available on mobile devices. The encyclopedia has become increasingly social as well, Mr Cauz said, because users can send comments to editors. "A printed encyclopedia is obsolete the minute that you print it," he said. "Whereas our online edition is updated continuously."
公司表示,现在在线版本的大英百科全书在全世界范围内影响了1亿人,并且可供在移动设备上查阅。由于使用者可以给编辑进行评价,大英百科全书影响力达至了空前的地步。他说:“印刷版本的大英百科全书在印刷那一刻就已经过时了,然而我们的网上版本可以实时更新。”
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