The Dictionary Market: Getting Your Words' Worth
In fact, as far back as 2003, when Merriam-Webster launched that year's edition of the "Collegiate Dictionary," it was simultaneously introduced in print form, in online form, as a CD-ROM, as a handheld dictionary and in a downloadable format. The idea, according to Morse, was "to say to everyone that this is the way the world is going to go from now on, and we're ready to embrace that."
Dan Eldridge is a journalist and guidebook author based in Philadelphia's historic Old City district, where he and his partner own and operate Kaya Aerial Yoga, the city's only aerial yoga studio. A longtime cultural reporter, Eldridge also writes about small business and entrepreneurship, travel, and the publishing industry. Follow him on Twitter at @YoungPioneers.