Back in the '90s when MS Encarta was driving encyclopedias out of business, you could find Encyclopedia Britannica for sale in Goodwill stores for $20 or so. For a long time I had 2 (two) copies of the Britannica on my shelves. My wife made me get rid of them, and I dare say she was right. Now I read Wikipedia almost every day for the fun of it. It's more interesting than print encyclopedias every were. Sure I'm nostalgic over EB, Colliers, Compton's, World Book, and Funk & Wagnall's, but this is the most amazing time ever to be alive!