[CliffordK (OP)]

It appears as if another mainstay has fallen victim to the Wiki Generation.

Encyclopedia Brittanica has now stopped publishing printed encyclopedias, after 244 years of publication.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/last-entry-for-encyclopaedia-britannica-book-form/239351-11.html

I must admit that occasionally I do grab a dictionary, but I can't remember the last time I cracked open an encyclopedia.  They do make good weights for projects such as flattening things though 

There was a question a while ago about what would be left if there was a calamity that would knock out our computer web...  what would be left?  Perhaps I should fork out the $1395 for the encyclopedia to put into a bomb shelter...  if I ever get around to building one.

[damocles]

From CliffordK:

There was a question a while ago about what would be left if there was a calamity that would knock out our computer web...  what would be left?  Perhaps I should fork out the $1395 for the encyclopedia to put into a bomb shelter...  if I ever get around to building one.

What a great idea, Cliff!
I have been wondering what to do with my set (1962 vintage) which are sitting idle and unsalable in the study.

[syhprum]

I prefer the Arthur Mee childrens encyclpedia that tells you how to make crystal radios and telphones and all manner of useful things.