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Printing Wikipedia

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the where-have-i-heard-that-idea-before dept.

rtnair writes "Entries from Wikipedia, the popular free online encyclopedia written and edited by Internet users, may soon be available in print for readers in the developing world, founder Jimmy Wales said on Monday."

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  1. Wouldn't it make more sense.... by teewurstmann · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ... to invest in the development of that $100 computer that the MIT is developing (http://news.com.com/The+100+laptop+moves+closer+t o+reality/2100-1044_3-5884683.html)? By the time Wikipedia is printed, it will already be out of date. Maybe investing in cheap internet terminals and a couple of printers would make more sense...

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  2. Re:800,000 English articles by Pichu0102 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You're right, it is considerably large for an English printed version of Wikipedia.
    However, most likely the printed Wikipedias will be in the other Wikipedia languages, which contain considerably less articles than the English version.
    It'll still be a large book no matter what language it's in, but it will be considerably smaller than the English version of Wikipedia.