Chicago-based Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc. launched an enhanced version of its on-line encyclopedia and lowered its price by 43 percent for individual subscribers. Britannica Online (www.eb.com ...

The first CD-ROM version was published in 1989 and a version went online in 1994. The final hardcover encyclopedia set is available for sale at Britannica's website for $1,395.

CHICAGO - Hours after Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc. announced it will stop publishing print editions of its flagship encyclopedia for the first time in more than 200 years, someone among the ...

In 1994, families with multimedia personal computers are expected to snap up 3 million CD-ROM encyclopedias. But only 500,000 to 700,000 print encyclopedias will be sold, perhaps half the number of… ...