By NICKY TRUP [Independent] – After more than two decades in production, the latest edition of the Oxford English Dictionary may never make it to print, its publisher has said. Oxford University Press has blamed the rise in popularity of electronic publications and reference websites for a decline in demand for printed dictionaries.
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.”
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