World Book has experienced similar challenges, but like Britannica, found the Internet to be an opportunity to reach even more customers at home, in schools and in libraries, through its Online Reference Center—an online subscription-based edition of its encyclopedia (WorldBookOnline.com).
“Because it is online, there are few physical limitations on the quantity of material we can issue,” he adds. “For example, our online version includes more than 26,000 articles and counting, while our print edition contains more than 17,000 articles. Also, while we make significant enhancements and updates to our print edition on an annual basis, we can make continuous updates to the online product.”
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World Book has experienced similar challenges, but like Britannica, found the Internet to be an opportunity to reach even more customers at home, in schools and in libraries, through its Online Reference Center—an online subscription-based edition of its encyclopedia (WorldBookOnline.com).
“Because it is online, there are few physical limitations on the quantity of material we can issue,” he adds. “For example, our online version includes more than 26,000 articles and counting, while our print edition contains more than 17,000 articles. Also, while we make significant enhancements and updates to our print edition on an annual basis, we can make continuous updates to the online product.”