News
First sight of the Wiki-book
Among the unlikelier announcements made at Wikipedia’s conference in Alexandria, Egypt, was the bold claim on Friday that the online encyclopedia was about to make history in print publishing: creating the book with the most credited individual authors ever — approximately 90,000, reports the New York Times.
The book with so many authors is the product of an unusual alliance – a single-volume encyclopedia produced by the German publisher Bertelsmann from the 25,000 most popular articles on German Wikipedia. The volume will have very short articles, no more than a few paragraphs at most, and include photos and illustrations.
"The One-Volume Wikipedia Encyclopedia" is set to go on sale in September for 19.95 euros (almost $32)
See Also
Related
- Book not dead, says Wiki publisher
- Bertelsmann grows in the east
- Nobel Prize goes to Jelinek
- Yorkshire publishers Thirst for more
- Portrait of Ostrowski
Book news from the BBC
- Learning Welsh at home - in Japan
- Ugly tale of triumph over trials
- Businesses suffer as Thais protest
- Britons still stuck in Thai chaos
- Bath return for Chris Patten
Latest Comments
- Hey Jo....I'm beginning to like you...even an 'erotic poet' has a heart (...
- So, what Ray? The Bookseller and all media shouldn't bother reporting about...
- Come on Jo for **** sake! Anyone working in retail must be fully aware of...
- Bet the 30,000 employees are equally bored Ray: we can't all be erotic poets.
- Bored shitless with this.
RSS
Subscriber Content