Re: REC-10, December 2008

On Mon, 08 Dec 2008 04:32:52 -0800, Bob Cunningham <exw6sxq@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:


While searching the Web trying to find an e-mail address for Jesse
Shiedlower, I've come across the following remark that I think is
quite noteworthy:

Virginia interviewed the current editor of the Oxford
English Dictionary, Jesse Shiedlower, who confirms that
Oxford University Press has no intention of ever printing
another paper edition. The last printed edition was
published in 1989.

That article appears to have promoted JS to the top job. That would be a
surprise to the other JS who occupies the (chief) editor's chair.
http://dictionary.oed.com/about/staff.html

It's at http://bookmarketing.agiopublishing.com/?p=22 , which goes on
to say

So printed versions of dictionaries and encyclopedias
(encyclopediae? Man, I need to look that up) are toast.
What?s your guess at the next book genre to pass over
the great divide to digital and online only?

There may not ever be another paper edition of the full OED, but I expect that
there will still be paper editions of the smaller dictionaries for a little
while longer.

--
Peter Duncanson, UK
(in alt.usage.english)
.

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