The decision to end publication of the printed edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica after 244 years has turned it into a best seller.
When the Chicago-based company announced March 14 that the printed version of Britannica was being shelved in favor of its subscription Web site, there were about 4,000 sets left in a Kentucky warehouse – an annual supply in recent years. Now less than 800 sets remain, and they are going fast.
