Britannica Tomorrow: Why Buy? And Why Not? The $200 Question.

https://www.logos.com/product/55228/encyclopaedia-britannica-collection

Quite often I pass, on prepubs and CPs, only to pay more later. I doubt most Logosians waver, like I do. But, in the off-chance, maybe some waver-ers:

Why Buy?

- Some point to Wikipedia. If the issue is simply information access, then I suspect Wikipedia and similar is the better choice. Most of my googling ends up there. And Logos has pointers to Wikipedia as well. Wikipedia is a good source.

- My guess for the primary value of Britannica is the Logos tagging, and media. Logos seems to be bent on progressively more of this type of tool. And recent dictionaries, journals, and encyclopedias are invaluable. My journal purchases have really paid off nicely and Rick's passage guide section seems to improve a lot.

- Secondarily, I have a lot of coverage 'near' Biblical subjects; almost none outside of some ancient sources. Applying the Logos searching will be good.

- Enjoying reading ... that's me. I like to open a dictionary or encyclopedia randomly, and explore. Especially waiting ... car repairs, doctor, etc.

- 30-day return. Honestly, I don't know how good this is. I'm admittedly hoping. Definitely worth a download to find out.

Why Not?

- Biggest reason might be, it'll be in future packages? Heavily discounted? Hard to say.

- Not specific to ones Logosian goals. Britannica's value is in breadth, less depth. I keep tight rein on my library ... even freebies, I don't download if not useful.

- Cost money. True.

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Comments

Jan Krohn

- Some point to Wikipedia. If the issue is simply information access, then I suspect Wikipedia and similar is the better choice. Most of my googling ends up there. And Logos has pointers to Wikipedia as well. Wikipedia is a good source.

Don't be so sure about that. I've made it a habit to research every fact that's given on Wikipedia without reliable sources, and must say that far too often it lacks objectivism.

Most disturbing example so far:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Servetus

[quote]

Others argue that Calvin himself ordered Servetus to be burned with green wood so the suffering would be prolonged, and that Servetus was the one who requested a more merciful beheading.

Wikipedia quotes dedicated anti-Calvinistic sources here instead of reliable historic research (probably because the latter doesn't exist - please correct me if I'm wrong).

I'm certainly not Calvinist, but such kind of writing is mere slander.

Hapax Legomena

I dropped the $99 pre-pub long ago.

I stopped following the discussion. Have my concerns ever been answered?

1. Abridged. How much?

2. 2015 edition. Updates? How often? How much?

DMB

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/849943#Comment_849943

Jan .. you're correct ... I'd never use Wiki for opinion-oriented subjects. But for basic background, it's good.

Hapax, not abridged. However, the Logos version will be missing some high-end articles (that they normally don't share with 3rd parties). But Logos staff is choosing, so I'd assume, the missing articles are less germaine to Logos and Noet.

Earlier, the Logos lady said there'd be updates for a price. I think that was before the big staff cut, so, I wouldn't plan on it. I'm just guessing it'd be similar to the journals ... catch as catch can.

Edition-wise, it's a point in time ... I'd bet late last year was their extraction, judging from their comments. But each article is individually susceptable to aging. I'm thinking maybe 10 years, before it'll move to the back of my library (similar to the Archaeology Encyclopedia, which needs an update).

Mark Barnes

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/849940#Comment_849940

Wikipedia quotes dedicated anti-Calvinistic sources here instead of reliable historic research

Not any more it doesn't [:)].

DMB

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/849955#Comment_849955

Well, now.

Based on Ben's clarification just hours before shipping (and months after content delivery), I canceled. Apparently, the Logos resource page was not quite correct. Low-end media, and selection of the high-end constrained. Lordy, Lordy ... as they say down south.

DAL

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/850116#Comment_850116

I can always have access to it online IF I ever need it. No need to pay for this at least in my case.

DAL

Jan Krohn

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/849966#Comment_849966

Wikipedia quotes dedicated anti-Calvinistic sources here instead of reliable historic research

Not any more it doesn't .

Well done! Let's see how long it takes to come back.

Bill Moore

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/850116#Comment_850116

Well, now.

Based on Ben's clarification just hours before shipping (and months after content delivery), I canceled. Apparently, the Logos resource page was not quite correct. Low-end media, and selection of the high-end constrained. Lordy, Lordy ... as they say down south.

I'm tempted to cancel, too, but the 30-day return policy is good. I've used it at least once, so if the resource doesn't meet expectation, it can be returned and money refunded.

Everett Headley

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/850273#Comment_850273

I passed when this all first started. I don't see the value, and at that price there would need to be a lot, of having this in Logos. There are far too many reputable encyclopedias freely available elsewhere. And, again the QA issues in general and with a work this large, I simply don't trust that it will be worth having.

Michael Sullivan

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/850301#Comment_850301

I am not purchasing it simply because the state I live in (Wisconsin) gives me free online access to a more complete Britannica through our library system. There are other states that do this too, but not all of them. (You can use google to see if your state or provincial Library system offers the same access.) I know, it would be nice to have everything tagged in LOGOS, but I am willing to type in the info I need to save $200. [:)]

Bruce Dunning

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/850305#Comment_850305

I realize that not everyone will be pleased with this product but I'm still optimistic that it is worth the pre-pub price and look forward to having it in Logos.

Todd Phillips

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/850305#Comment_850305

I am not purchasing it simply because the state I live in (Wisconsin) gives me free online access to a more complete Britannica through our library system. There are other states that do this too, but not all of them. (You can use google to see if your state or provincial Library system offers the same access.) I know, it would be nice to have everything tagged in LOGOS, but I am willing to type in the info I need to save $200.

Thanks for mentioning this. I checked my local library website, and it says that they provide access too. I'll be checking it out.

Bill Moore

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/850318#Comment_850318

I am not purchasing it simply because the state I live in (Wisconsin) gives me free online access to a more complete Britannica through our library system. There are other states that do this too, but not all of them. (You can use google to see if your state or provincial Library system offers the same access.) I know, it would be nice to have everything tagged in LOGOS, but I am willing to type in the info I need to save $200.

Thanks for mentioning this. I checked my local library website, and it says that they provide access too. I'll be checking it out.

Yes, indeed, Michael, thank you. I had no idea, but our local small town library does, too, including a nice article on C. S. Lewis. Hmmm.

DMB

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/850347#Comment_850347

Well, after considering the problem (and having instead purchased an expensive geology book in the meantime), I decided to put in my prepub again. Gee, 5 whole extra days to analyze the problem.

Then re-reading Ben's mea culpa, it dawned on me, that if Ben was reluctant to ship a perfectly good resource (with 80,000 TOC entries?), saying the TOC needed work, and the massive size, then obviously, the resource would get a fair amount of future updating ... tags, tags, tags. Then, downloading, and indexing ... a LOT. Logos and its all or nothing super-strategy.

I decided to pass. The after purchase is too much (for me) to even imagine. Same happened on Perseus.

DAL

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/850473#Comment_850473

Meh! I observed the "pass over" on this one. It was going to be a never ending upgrade/update expense with limited access (i.e. Not all articles are included). I'm glad others are excited, though. Not for me!

DAL

Hapax Legomena

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/850305#Comment_850305

I am not purchasing it simply because the state I live in (Wisconsin) gives me free online access to a more complete Britannica through our library system. There are other states that do this too, but not all of them. (You can use google to see if your state or provincial Library system offers the same access.) I know, it would be nice to have everything tagged in LOGOS, but I am willing to type in the info I need to save $200.

Thanks for mentioning this. It's very convenient. No Logos tagging but FREE.

Mark

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/850479#Comment_850479

Meh! I observed the "pass over" on this one. It was going to be a never ending upgrade/update expense with limited access (i.e. Not all articles are included). I'm glad others are excited, though. Not for me!

DAL

I am actually expecting this to be my very first return. The hype for so long...I am still only in it because of the $100 price that has already been paid long ago. But I have to admit that this purchase I am actually expecting once shipped...I will be taking that 30 day return. I hope I am wrong.

Stephen Terlizzi

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/850509#Comment_850509

Meh! I observed the "pass over" on this one. It was going to be a never ending upgrade/update expense with limited access (i.e. Not all articles are included). I'm glad others are excited, though. Not for me!

DAL

I am actually expecting this to be my very first return. The hype for so long...I am still only in it because of the $100 price that has already been paid long ago. But I have to admit that this purchase I am actually expecting once shipped...I will be taking that 30 day return. I hope I am wrong.

Unfortunately, this is my expectation as well.

Agape,

Steve

Wild Eagle

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/850510#Comment_850510

Why are so many pessimistic replies here. 80,000 articles for $100 only. I am super excited. I can wait 5 days, 30 days, or whatever. It will be still worth getting it one day. I dont care about local library in my town. Tomorrow I can move out, but with Logos it can sit on my pocket. well tagged. Thank you Faithlife for this massive production. [Y]

PS: How much one article would cost you. Technically it is pretty much free with Logos. It is not worth my time to log in to my city library. It will be more expensive if I count my time. With Logos it is - 0.00125 cent per article and including Compton's it is 0.001 cent. [H]

Mark

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/850519#Comment_850519

I can wait 5 days, 30 days, or whatever.

Would you be willing to wait another year for this product to go live?

Wild Eagle

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/850562#Comment_850562

I can wait 5 days, 30 days, or whatever.

Would you be willing to wait another year for this product to go live?

Hopefully it would not be another year, but even if it would be delayed, I still would rather have it in my library than not at all.

James Taylor

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/850519#Comment_850519

0.00125 cent per article and including Compton's it is 0.001 cent.

Interesting stat. I'm not pessimistic as much as just disappointed because of how much I know I will like and use this resource, and unfortunately, I've gotten my hopes up (unintentionally) for several possible ship estimates. But yes, at 100 dollars for that massive amount of general articles, I will use this instead of wikipedia for all of my general research needs. I'm going to try my hardest to forget there was a 5 day estimate, and just look forward to being surprised when it ships (and hopefully not when I'm on my cell-data while riding down the road in the passenger seat-this has happened before[:|])

DMB

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/850571#Comment_850571

Now, Wildeagle, your calculation would make sense, if indeed you read 80,000 articles, or even might need to read 80,000 articles. It's like a truckload of groceries for $100 ... but not sharable. And remember, Logos tacked on another $100 for the truckload for most of us.

My enthusiasm deflated when someone in the other thread pointed out what 1,200 words actually looked like. In AYBD for example, it's an intro paragraph.

And I could handle that, presuming tagged, plus hi-res media ... but not so. Logos can't even zoom images, unless they come from Libby. The major reason I have Accordance.

But I like DAL's comment ... essentially to each his own. Though I still can't fathom multiple updates to the resource.

Bill Moore

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/850596#Comment_850596

Now, Wildeagle, your calculation would make sense, if indeed you read 80,000 articles, or even might need to read 80,000 articles. It's like a truckload of groceries for $100 ... but not sharable. And remember, Logos tacked on another $100 for the truckload for most of us.

My enthusiasm deflated when someone in the other thread pointed out what 1,200 words actually looked like. In AYBD for example, it's an intro paragraph.

And I could handle that, presuming tagged, plus hi-res media ... but not so. Logos can't even zoom images, unless they come from Libby. The major reason I have Accordance.

But I like DAL's comment ... essentially to each his own. Though I still can't fathom multiple updates to the resource.

Denise, what do you mean by "not sharable" in your first paragraph above? Are you referring to Noet Britannica articles or just the groceries?

I understand about the deflated enthusiasm as to word count of articles. An article of 1200 words or less isn't much. Just for comparison, I checked the online Britannica through our local library. "Heart" (anatomy) has 902 words, according to MS Word, and there are other articles linked within this one and other related articles as well. "John Calvin" has 4774, about the word count listed on Ben Amundgaard's Excel file attached to his update post.

But this is a general encyclopedia. Would the print edition of Britannica include longer articles? I do find the online Britannica which I can easily access through our public library very useful, and if the Noet edition is similar, I would be fine with that. Aside from the articles which Britannica withheld (why would they withhold C. S. Lewis and Martin Luther, for instance?), this still seems a worthwhile general library to own, especially for those times when internet access is difficult or unavailable.

How does EBNE compare to the less expensive Britannica Ultimate DVD? That would be interesting to know.

I'm hoping for the best. If it doesn't seem worthwhile, I'll take advantage of Logos' gracious 30-day return policy. I hope I won't need to.

DMB

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/850626#Comment_850626

Bill, the 'sharable' was both ... due to Logos licenses being personal. Meaning whatever you buy in Logos has to meet personal usage ... no friend-lending, etc.

Your comments on article length are good ... maybe my memory of printed encyclopedias is wrong. Some were quite short if the person/subject was limited interest. But as kids, we could put together a decent paper from our encyclopedia. Maybe my memory is missing a few screws.

Plus, I look thru the lens of cellular ... when we're traveling, any Logos purchases either have to go to my iPad, or be overwhelmed with updates on my PC. Britannica thus is a significant risk... Logos refuses selective download AND refuses pre-knowledge of downloads. Logos is a bad-boy company. My other Bible guys are nicer, along with Apple apps, many now approaching 3gigs. And, I don't do unsecured wifi.

Bill Moore

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/850633#Comment_850633

Thanks for clarifying, Denise.

I don't do unsecured wifi, either, but am usually on my MacBook Pro in my office. A small-capacity iPad or phone would definitely be a "no" for downloading EBNE.

Average Joe

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/850519#Comment_850519

Why are so many pessimistic replies here. 80,000 articles for $100 only. I am super excited. I can wait 5 days, 30 days, or whatever. It will be still worth getting it one day. I dont care about local library in my town. Tomorrow I can move out, but with Logos it can sit on my pocket. well tagged. Thank you Faithlife for this massive production.

PS: How much one article would cost you. Technically it is pretty much free with Logos. It is not worth my time to log in to my city library. It will be more expensive if I count my time. With Logos it is - 0.00125 cent per article and including Compton's it is 0.001 cent.

[Y] I agree. I don't mind waiting. I placed my pre-order a year and a half ago, so what's another 5 days? I'm not super concerned about high-res vs. low-res or the word count, though. I'm just excited to have such a massive general reference work that everyone can't edit. [;)]

Fred Robbins

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/850519#Comment_850519

Why are so many pessimistic replies here. 80,000 articles for $100 only. I am super excited. I can wait 5 days, 30 days, or whatever. It will be still worth getting it one day. I dont care about local library in my town. Tomorrow I can move out, but with Logos it can sit on my pocket. well tagged. Thank you Faithlife for this massive production.

PS: How much one article would cost you. Technically it is pretty much free with Logos. It is not worth my time to log in to my city library. It will be more expensive if I count my time. With Logos it is - 0.00125 cent per article and including Compton's it is 0.001 cent.

I wonder if any of the articles are abridged?

MJ. Smith

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/851022#Comment_851022

I wonder if any of the articles are abridged?

There is absolutely no evidence that this would be true. Logos selected articles not edited them.

Dan Francis

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/851025#Comment_851025

I wonder if any of the articles are abridged?

There is absolutely no evidence that this would be true. Logos selected articles not edited them.

I would even suspect any tampering with Britannica articles might cause them to pull it from Logos. Although it would depend how the contracts were written. But it could be very damaging to the Britannica brand, but at this point the whole thing is a mess... With only 550 of the 2600+ larger articles included it feels to me to be almost a failed project. If I had paid more than the $99 early prepub price I would likely be returning it.

-Dan

Stephen Terlizzi

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/851235#Comment_851235

I wonder if any of the articles are abridged?

There is absolutely no evidence that this would be true. Logos selected articles not edited them.

I would even suspect any tampering with Britannica articles might cause them to pull it from Logos. Although it would depend how the contracts were written. But it could be very damaging to the Britannica brand, but at this point the whole thing is a mess... With only 550 of the 2600+ larger articles included it feels to me to be almost a failed project. If I had paid more than the $99 early prepub price I would likely be returning it.

-Dan

I suspect that Faithlife limited it to 550 large articles (~25% of the total) to mitigate licensing costs as well as development costs to tag the articles. They will probably see if this product is sufficient to meet the demand of the original purchasers and attract interest from the Faithlife community (Logos, Noet, etc.). If so, I wouldn't be surprised to see a Pre-Pub for a paid upgrade that would add some, if not most, of the other larger articles.

IMHO.

Steve

Paul Strickert

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/851262#Comment_851262

I was under the impression that EB imposed the article limits.

Bill Moore

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/851262#Comment_851262

I wonder if any of the articles are abridged?

There is absolutely no evidence that this would be true. Logos selected articles not edited them.

I would even suspect any tampering with Britannica articles might cause them to pull it from Logos. Although it would depend how the contracts were written. But it could be very damaging to the Britannica brand, but at this point the whole thing is a mess... With only 550 of the 2600+ larger articles included it feels to me to be almost a failed project. If I had paid more than the $99 early prepub price I would likely be returning it.

-Dan

I suspect that Faithlife limited it to 550 large articles (~25% of the total) to mitigate licensing costs as well as development costs to tag the articles. They will probably see if this product is sufficient to meet the demand of the original purchasers and attract interest from the Faithlife community (Logos, Noet, etc.). If so, I wouldn't be surprised to see a Pre-Pub for a paid upgrade that would add some, if not most, of the other larger articles.

IMHO.

Steve

If this is the case, Steve, and I understand it's only your opinion, I hope Logos announces it sooner rather than later. I'm interested in seeing what is missing. It kind of gnaws at me that so many major articles are missing.

Stephen Terlizzi

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/851264#Comment_851264

I was under the impression that EB imposed the article limits.

Indeed, it is possible that Encyclopedia Britannica doesn't have an option to license a greater number, or all, of the articles for resale.

I cannot find any information on the Britannica website in their partner section.

Agape,

Steve

Paul Strickert

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/851270#Comment_851270

Here's the info Ben provided in the other thread:

Hi all,

Over the past week or so, we've had a few people test the EBNE resource to make sure we had set accurate expectations about the product. In light of their feedback, I think it's worth making a few clarifying comments to ensure that everyone knows what they are getting and has accurate expectations.

In the wake of the fallout from the initial product we shipped, EB offered to give us an additional set of articles to make a product that better met our customer's original expectations. EB offered the following:

Every article under 1,200 words (which is ~81,000). For this group, we took the whole lot.

A select number of articles over 1,200 words (there are over 2,600 articles total in this category, we were able to get ~550).

In total, we ended up including a majority of EB's total article count (in addition to the initial Compton's articles).

We tried to be clear in the various forum posts that the additional articles we were creating would be a subset of the complete Encyclopedia Britannica. I've looked back at some of the posts and it looks like we did a fairly good job at that. That said, I do have a concern that we might have not been clear enough about what that subset would be.

As I said, we were able to license ~550 of the articles above 1,200 words (I've attached an Excel file listing these articles and their respective word counts). This led to some strange gaps. For example, we were able to include articles on WWI, WWI, Ancient Egypt, and Ancient Rome, but didn't have the option to include articles on Martin Luther or C.S. Lewis.

That said, paired with Compton's you will have fairly comprehensive coverage on one level or another.

A second issue I'd like to clarify regards the media portion of the resource. Many of the quotes referenced in Denise's post above come from statements made before we shipped the initial product. After having heard feedback from those who reviewed the media, I'm afraid that not all of it lives up to the claim of 'hi res'. Some of it is great, some of it not-so-great. There's not much we can do about the quality of the media as we have the best quality that EBNE has to offer. That said, our initial communication definitely oversold the media and I want to reset everyone's expectations.

Finally, a question was raised about the Timeline. As with all our resources, dates within the resources link out to the timeline. However, not every event listed in a resource is added to the timeline (this is the case for resources other than EBNE). This means that while you can jump from the resource to the timeline and from the timeline to many other resources, you can't necessarily jump from every resource to every other resource by way of the timeline. I'm concerned that the way we talked about the timeline on the product page and in other copy indicated that every event from EB would be added to the timeline so that you could go to the EBNE from any other resource by way of the timeline. That isn't the way the timeline feature will work with EBNE.

I still think this is a great resource that will add value to your library. I just want to make sure that you know what you're getting so that you have accurate expectations.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Paul Strickert

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/851275#Comment_851275

Here's the list of the included articles (exceeding 1200 words) in alphabetical order. 1680.article list.txt

Dan Francis

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/851264#Comment_851264

I was under the impression that EB imposed the article limits.

The did and refused FL to include some articles key to religious studies ie. Martin Luther and C.S. Lewis

-Dan

Todd Phillips

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/851295#Comment_851295

I was under the impression that EB imposed the article limits.

The did and refused FL to include some articles key to religious studies ie. Martin Luther and C.S. Lewis

-Dan

It really makes no sense. EB will lose sales by not including all content. They still sell versions of the EB DVD for $30. Why would they not license it to Logos, where they can charge so much more? There's already ways for individuals to access their online content for free through local library options (I'm sure the libraries pay fees, but it's not like they're going to lose those by having it in Logos). They should jump at the chance to make a sale to people who want local content and/or don't want to pay for yearly subscriptions.

Bill Moore

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/851295#Comment_851295

I was under the impression that EB imposed the article limits.

The did and refused FL to include some articles key to religious studies ie. Martin Luther and C.S. Lewis

-Dan

And yet they included John Calvin. I wonder what were the publishers criteria for what was and was not included. It would be interesting to compare a list of what was included and what was not.

Mike Pettit

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/851295#Comment_851295

I was under the impression that EB imposed the article limits.

The did and refused FL to include some articles key to religious studies ie. Martin Luther and C.S. Lewis

-Dan

Good old EB, they have included John Calvin!

Dan Francis

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/851270#Comment_851270

Sorry Paul for almost duplicating your info, thank you for delivering the information more fully. Steve as for partner sections, Faithlife is not a partner per say as I understand it. For $50 you can purchase a complete britannica DVDROM with all articles on it. This is because it is an official joint venture verses a simple licensing of articles which is what Faithlife has done. Hopefully one day Britannica would consider an actual partnership with FL to give us the full thing, although it is really quite amazing we are allowed to get what we did since the name feels tarnished in that going to it you find no article on over 2100 articles. thankfully they do get covered somewhat in Compton's or what is usually referred to now as Britannica for Kids. Apologies for sounding so down on this product it just is less than what i had hoped for...

-Dan

Paul Strickert

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/851302#Comment_851302

thankfully they do get covered somewhat in Compton's or what is usually referred to now as Britannica for Kids.

Ouch!

Juanita

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/851317#Comment_851317

After all this, I am sticking with my local library's free online encyclopedia. Win-win.

Michael Sullivan

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/851323#Comment_851323

Maybe we can revive interest in the complete 1911 Brittanica now that the Noet one is released.

https://www.logos.com/product/33266/encyclopedia-britannica

I would love to get this down to $40. Anyone else interested?

GaoLu

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/851348#Comment_851348

For $40, yes.

DAL

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/851317#Comment_851317

thankfully they do get covered somewhat in Compton's or what is usually referred to now as Britannica for Kids.

Ouch!

He's right, though! Another reason why this half hearted project is a complete failure no matter how optimistic some want to be or hope to be about it hehehe

Hear it from the Britannica creators themselves:

"Compton’s by Britannica, formerly (1922–68) Compton’s Pictured Encyclopedia and (1968–2002) Compton’s Encyclopedia and Fact-Index, a general reference work for home, school, and library, designed primarily for children and young people in the upper elementary grades and high school and for family use."

Source: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Comptons-by-Britannica

DAL

Matthew C Jones

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/851348#Comment_851348

Maybe we can revive interest in the complete 1911 Brittanica now that the Noet one is released.

https://www.logos.com/product/33266/encyclopedia-britannica

I would love to get this down to $40. Anyone else interested?

The 1911 edition of Britannica is a more scholarly edition than the current full edition of Britannica. It is worth much more than $40.

DAL

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/851361#Comment_851361

I just put my bid for the older version to see how many decades go by before it gets out of CP and then to see how many years pass by before it makes it out of prepub. I wonder how old I'll be by then? 😜

Bruce Dunning

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/851368#Comment_851368

I just put my bid for the older version to see how many decades go by before it gets out of CP and then to see how many years pass by before it makes it out of prepub. I wonder how old I'll be by then? 😜

I've had my bid in for this since it was first offered. It could be a while...if ever.

Deacon Steve

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/851348#Comment_851348

Maybe we can revive interest in the complete 1911 Brittanica now that the Noet one is released.

https://www.logos.com/product/33266/encyclopedia-britannica

I would love to get this down to $40. Anyone else interested?

Excellent suggestion! ... at twice your proposed dollar value!!! I'm interested!

[:)]