[WikiEN-l] That other encyclopedia

[David Gerard]

geni (geniice at gmail.com) [060325 00:08]:
> On 3/24/06, David Gerard <dgerard at gmail.com> wrote:

> > http://store.britannica.com/jump.jsp?itemID=114&itemType=CATEGORY&iMainCat=4&iSubCat=114&sort=1&dpid=14
> > You can get the full Britannica DVD for US$25!
 
> They appear to be trying to undercut us. They also appear to be suceeding.


Undercutting? I'd say it's the price point for an DVD encyclopedia. The de:
DVD is EUR10,- (about US$12). Encarta is US$45. The regular price of the EB
DVD is US$50. If we put up ISOs of a finished product en:, US$10 plus
postage sounds like a price point someone could sell them at for
convenience (4.7GB is slooow even on common present broadband) and a small
profit.


- d.