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2012年3月13日,总部位于芝加哥的不列颠百科全书公司宣布,将停印已有244年历史的纸质版《不列颠百科全书》,今后将只提供电子版。美国媒体援引公司总裁豪尔赫·考斯的话说,作出这一决定是因为电子版《不列颠百科全书》拥有更大消费群体。此外,电子版的百科全书可以实时更新,而印刷版在印制时就可能已经过时。纸质版《不列颠百科全书》的销量早已今非昔比。《不列颠百科全书》的销量最高峰时1990年,卖
On March 13, 2012, the British-based Encyclopedia Company, headquartered in Chicago, announced that it will stop printing the 244-year-old printed “Encyclopedia Britannica” and will only make available the electronic version in the future. The U.S. media quoted company CEO Jorge Cowes as saying that the decision was made because the electronic edition of the Britannica had a larger consumer base. In addition, the electronic version of the encyclopedia can be updated in real time, while the printed version may be out of date at the time of printing. The hard copy of the Britannica has long been out of print. “Britannica” sales peaked in 1990, sold