![]() ![]() ![]() "In the distant future we might do a limited edition once a decade, but there are no plans for that at the moment," added Hughes. ![]() "I don't think we would go back to print on it, although we haven't suspended print entirely – just the 32-volume set," said Hughes (the publisher's print editions of reference books for students and young children continue). It's looking like we will sell out – I imagine the remaining 800 will go very quickly."įuture editions of the Encyclopedia Britannica will be available only online, despite the popularity of the final set. ![]() "But people have grown up with it – in the early days it was the mark of an educated household – and they wanted to get their hands on a piece of history, we think. "It's sold much quicker than normal – we haven't seen sales like this for a long time," said Hughes. When the announcement was made on 13 March that it would be the final set, there were 4,000 copies remaining, and that figure has now dropped to just 800, with expectations high of an imminent sell-out. There were 12,000 copies printed of the 32-volume 2010 edition, which fills almost a metre and a half on book shelves and weighs 62 kilogrammes. ![]()
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