The World Book is the more accessible. Novelist Jane Smiley told the Tribune in 2014 about her first encounter with an encyclopedia, a present from her mother.

Watch These Teens Use Their First Encyclopedia. by Maya Kachroo-Levine. July 14, 2015. ... In this video, we learn exactly how teens react to encyclopedias, and the results are grim.

First, I'll be honest: The existence of an up-to-date print encyclopedia in 2023 took me by surprise. I experienced a range of emotions, from glee to confusion to sadness over the past.

M icrosoft first launched Encarta in 1993, but the idea for the digitized encyclopedia software was initially conceived in 1985. Before the Internet allowed you to instantaneously look up every ...

Enticing Openings. The prices range from Book of Knowledge’s $199.50 for a 20-volume set to World Book’s $183.30 for 20 volumes, Compton’s $179.50 for 15 volumes and Britannica Junior’s ...

Among the body count was the venerable Encyclopedia Britannica, first published in 1768 as a three-volume set. It ended publication in 2012, having grown to an impressive 32 volumes.