EB(Encyclopaedia Britannica)의 역사

1771-
The first edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica is printed in Edinburgh, Scotland.

1826-
Britannica is bought by A & C Black, a London firm.

1899-
A version of the encyclopedia is produced in both Britain and the United States.

1932-
The new publisher, Elkan Harrison Powell, starts door-to-door sales and begins reprinting the Britannica annually.

1981-
The first digital version is created for the LexisNexis service.

Early 1990s
Britannica releases a CD-ROM version. Photos are added in 1995, and multimedia in 1997.

1993-
Encarta is introduced by Microsoft on CD-ROM

1994-
Britannica debuts the first Internet-based encyclopedia, accessible for a fee.

1995-
Following dwindling sales, the company is purchased by Jacob E. Safra, a Switzerland-based financier.

1999-
Britannica announces that access to its online encyclopedia will be offered free.

January 2001-
Wikipedia is founded, inviting anyone who visits the site to edit entries.

July 2001-
Britannica begins charging $50 a year for access to its online version at Britannica.com.

2009-
Microsoft abandons Encarta, saying it can no longer compete with Wikipedia.

2012-
After 244 years, Britannica announces it will discontinue its print version.