OUP statement on future of print OED (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Paul Frank]

For what it's worth, here's what the Independent says about this:

'Nigel Portwood, OUP's chief executive, suggested that the next
edition of the OED would probably be available online only. "The print
dictionary market is just disappearing; it is falling away by tens of
per cent a year," he said. "Print is still important round here but,
wherever possible, if there is an opportunity, we are moving out of
it."

[...]

Despite its chief executive's scepticism, the publisher has not
entirely ruled out the possibility of a third print edition of the
OED. A final decision on the format will be taken when it is ready for
publication, likely more than a decade from now.'

<http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/oxford-english-dictionary-may-not-be-printed-again-2065559.html>

Paul

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