Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Reference material |
| Founded | 1768 |
| Headquarters | Chicago |
Key people | Jacqui Safra (principal owner) |
| Products | Encyclopædia Britannica, Britannica Online, Merriam-Webster products |
| Revenue | Not reported |
Number of employees | About 400 (300 in Chicago, 100 worldwide)[1] |
| Website | corporate.britannica.com |
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. is an American company known for publishing the Encyclopædia Britannica, the world's oldest encyclopedia, and also the second largest.
Further reading[change | change source]
- “Encyclopædia Britannica May Refer to ‘For Sale’ to Raise Capital,” Portland Oregonian, April 7, 1995
- Richard A. Melcher, “Dusting Off the Britannica,” Business Week, October 20, 1997
- Robert McHenry, “The Building of Britannica Online”
- Steve Barth, “Britannica on the Virtual Bookshelf,” Knowledge Management Magazine
- Dorothy Auchter, “The Evolution of Encyclopædia Britannica,” Reference Services Review 27, no. 3: 297
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Smith, William C. (February 2, 2004). "Venerable tomes go digital". The National Law Journal: P8.
Other websites[change | change source]
- Company website Archived 2020-12-09 at the Wayback Machine
- Encyclopædia Britannica Corporate, “Company History” Archived 2001-06-09 at the Wayback Machine
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