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Encyclopaedia Britannica out of print
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A fellow student of mine flogged EB during her summer holidays. It was a bit of a scam really, as they sold to poor families who probably didn't have a cat in hell's chance of paying for it, on the grounds of giving their kids an education.
When I looked at their online version a few years ago, it was so Javascript laden it was virtually unusable.
You could get decent info out of it if you scraped it with JS turned off though
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Yet another thread with nothing but a link to a newspage we are probably all more than well aware of already. Bravo.'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!
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Wikipedia by now must make E B look like a shopping list, length-wise. A printed version with volumes on a shelf a-la E B would probably be a hundred yards long or more. And of course, unlike E B, they can keep it bang up to date.Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ hereComment
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Difference being you could trust the content of E B having at least some factual basis.Originally posted by OwlHoot View PostWikipedia by now must make E B look like a shopping list, length-wise. A printed version with volumes on a shelf a-la E B would probably be a hundred yards long or more. And of course, unlike E B, they can keep it bang up to date.Comment
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Get married instead, wives know everything.Originally posted by zeitghostI was sorely tempted to buy a 1970s edition from a charity shoppe, but managed to control myself.Comment
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I spent a few hours emptying book shelves this week, to make space in the spare room.
All those windows,vba,vb etc books that cost me a fortune - all gone.
I Clavdivs, Spartacus by Howard Fast, Asimov - all gone
the web is the future
you heard it here first
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Mother bought a set when we were teenagers. Sold them about 10 years ago - stuck them in local paper for £20. Sold straight away and had dozens of calls, so no idea what we could have got for them.Comment
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