And now, you can get access to the online version for free through a new program called Britannica Webshare – provided that you are a “web publisher.” The definition of a web publisher is ...

But unlike Wikipedia - the upstart, free online encyclopedia that's totally user generated but sometimes unreliable - any changes to Britannica will have to be approved by its staff of scholars first.

Online encyclopedia publisher ends free access to content and cuts staff by 31% ... Britannica Online had two pricing models in place before Britannica.com went live in October 1999.

Britannica says it may start offering more free information to muster subscribers. The books were originally printed in Scotland in 1768. Since then, 7 million bound sets have been sold.

Walt Mossberg reviews the Encyclopaedia Britannica's coming iPad app, ... they're likely to just do a Web search, or to consult the free, community-written, online encyclopedia, Wikipedia.

The last printed edition of Encyclopedia Britannica ... The online version costs $69.95 a year. The free iOS app lets you view the first page of each article at no charge, ...

The world received word yesterday that the publishers of Encyclopedia Britannica would stop producing hardbound, paper copies of their venerable reference. Actually, they stopped in 2010 but didn ...

With that move, Britannica is taking on Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia written entirely by volunteers. “The value proposition in our case is to be a reliable source,” Cauz said.

The 246-year-old, privately held company is shifting its virtual encyclopedia toward a free, advertising-supported model, believing it is poised to click with a new generation of online knowledge ...

Related video Encyclopedia Britannica 'done printing' Wikipedia has largely replaced those printed volumes, principally because it’s free. Everything on the Web is free (or should be, according ...