Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
British-American publisher; publisher of Encyclopædia Britannica From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. is an American company known for publishing the Encyclopædia Britannica, the world's oldest encyclopedia, and also the second largest.
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Reference material |
| Founded | 1768 |
| Headquarters | Chicago |
Key people | Jacqui Safra (principal owner) |
| Products | Encyclopædia Britannica, Britannica Online, Merriam-Webster products |
| Revenue | Not reported |
Number of employees | About 400 (300 in Chicago, 100 worldwide)[1] |
| Website | corporate.britannica.com |
- “Encyclopædia Britannica May Refer to ‘For Sale’ to Raise Capital,” Portland Oregonian, April 7, 1995
- Richard A. Melcher, “Dusting Off the Britannica,” Business Week, October 20, 1997
- Robert McHenry, “The Building of Britannica Online”
- Steve Barth, “Britannica on the Virtual Bookshelf,” Knowledge Management Magazine
- Dorothy Auchter, “The Evolution of Encyclopædia Britannica,” Reference Services Review 27, no. 3: 297
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