Let’s Hope the Print Oxford English Dictionary Really Dies [Books]

” Falling away by tens per cent a year,” the print dictionary market ” is simply disappearing.” That’s what Oxford University Press’ CEO Nigel Portwood says. And that’s exactly why the third edition of the Oxford English Dictionary could be online only.

While the company should not stop printing smaller dictionaries yet-that are still fairly popular-the 20-volume, $1150 dictionary will most surely die, unless ” there is sufficient demand at the time of publication.”

Let’s hope there’s none because, notwithstanding how you’re feeling about books, here is exceptional news. 132 pounds of paper-that is what the second editions weighs-mean numerous production resources for something that provides an inferior experience compared to the benefit of use, speed, and convenience of the electronic version. [ SMH via Obsolete ]

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