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The Encyclopædia Britannica official app launches for Windows Phone

WPCentral

02

Jul

“Are you into absorbing knowledge and facts? Would you like 80,000 articles in your Windows Phone to browse at your leisure? Well you can, with Encyclopædia which is a Encyclopædia Britannica application now available in the Windows Marketplace.”

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Critical Links Partners with Encyclopædia Britannica

PR Web

14

Jun

“Critical Links, a pioneer in delivering Information & Communications Technology (ICT) infrastructure solutions for School 2.0 - the next-generation of schools, announced today that it has partnered with Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., a leader in education publishing, to deliver the Enciclopedia Juvenil on its Education Appliance™ to schools in Latin America.”

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Bing, Encyclopædia Britannica Partnership Brings New Answers

PC Mag

08

Jun

“Microsoft’s empire now includes Encyclopædia Britannica, which recently signed on to participate in Bing’s answers page.

The search engine on Thursday announced a new partnership with the encyclopedia, a move that will display Britannica Online® information directly on Bing’s results page. This deal builds on Britannica’s decision in March to stop publishing its 244-year run of print volumes. It also follows Bing’s recent website redesign.”

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Britannica Joins DuPont in Honoring Young Science Writers Digital Publisher is a Sponsor of DuPont Challenge, Awards Prizes to Winners

PR Web

06

Jun

“Britannica Digital Learning is proud to award a host of prizes to the winners of this year’s DuPont Challenge, the acclaimed essay contest for middle- and high-school students in North America that recognizes excellence in scientific writing.

This year’s winning students receive several prizes from Britannica, including a set of educational apps, Compton’s by Britannica encyclopedia and the Encyclopædia Britannica Deluxe DVD. Their schools each receive a year’s subscription to Britannica Online® School Edition and Britannica’s Pathways: Science classroom instructional program. ”

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Encyclopædia Britannica launches subscription iOS app

Tech Radar

17

Apr

“It was all doom, gloom and sign o the times when the Encyclopædia Britannica stilled its printing presses for the last time earlier this year, but it's back armed with vast amounts of knowledge and a new smartphone app.

The app is free, but there's a catch of course - £1.99 a month gets you full access to all the facts and figures contained therein. If you don't fancy the subscription, there are some free features (like the first 100 words of every article).

It’s not just a load of facts in app format, the iOS-based encyclopaedia also comes with interactive features like video and suggestions of related articles that you might want to hop to next. ”

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Encyclopædia Britannica Now Online Only

PC World

26

Mar

“After 244 years, the Encyclopædia Britannica will cease to publish its flagship line of reference books and will concentrate instead on its digital offerings.

‘We’d like to think our tradition is not to print, but to bring scholarly knowledge to the people,’ said Jorge Cauz, the company’s president.

Britannica has printed the encyclopedia since 1768. The 2010 edition, which was published as a 32-volume set, was the last one in print; there are still 4,000 sets of that edition for sale. Some 2 million sets have been printed through the entire run of the encyclopedia.”

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