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b_b · 4638 days ago · link · · parent · post: After 244 Years, Encyclopaedia Britannica Stops the Presses
That will be an unfortunate, but perhaps unavoidable, day. On occasions when I consult my MW, I almost always find another word that I didn't previously know. Its not something that happens when you just consult a database. As an aside, I fear for the libraries of the future, as well. I'm a staunch defender of the book as a thing, not just a conduit for information, for many reasons, from the practical (used book markets won't exist with eBooks) to the esoteric (I come from a bookbinding family, and well, there's no craft in eBooks). Its painful to me to see Kindles take over.