End of Era for Encyclopedia's Print Edition

CHICAGO—The famed Encyclopaedia Brittanica book set, once a staple of living room bookshelves and a mark of affluence among the middle class, will cease to be printed for the first time in its 243-year history. The book version has been in print since debuting in Scotland back in 1768, but once the current stock runs out, the set will only be available in its digital version.