This Story Speaks Volumes

Not too many years ago, encyclopedias sold in profitable and reliable numbers. Parents bought them. So did schools and libraries. Some supermarkets even sold them a volume at a time.

But times have changed. The venerable Encyclopedia Britannica has stopped publication of its print edition after 243 years. It will try to survive as an online, expert-written, encyclopedia. NPR reports.

Questions...

•Is Britannica doomed to extinction? Why or why not.
•Would you pay for a multimedia Britannica for smartphones and iPads?
•Are there ways that Britannica is better than Wikipedia?
•Are there ways that Wikipedia is better than Britannica?