Slate Podcast - Is the Print Dictionary Doomed?

[Garson O'Toole]

The website Slate has started a new podcast series called "The
Afterword" hosted by June Thomas. The first episode may interest some
list members. Steve Kleinedler is interviewed by June Thomas. The
title below refers only to a short segment of the discussion.

Is the Print Dictionary Doomed?
Introducing June Thomas’ new podcast about nonfiction books and their authors.
Published online : Dec. 17, 2011

http://www.slate.com/articles/podcasts/the_afterword.html
Short link to article: http://goo.gl/90cu1

[Begin excerpt]
The newly published fifth edition of the American Heritage Dictionary
is a 2,000-page book packed with thousands of definitions,
etymologies, and illustrations. It’s a gorgeous volume, but have the
Internet and smartphones (along with apps like the AHD’s electronic
version) rendered the print dictionary redundant? In the premiere of a
new Slate podcast, the AHD’s executive editor, Steve Kleinedler, talks
about some of the words that have been added to the latest edition,
why it matters which dictionary people use, and whether lexicographers
have favorite words.
[End excerpt]

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