Publishers confirm that print dictionary market is disappearing so third edition is unlikely
Publishers of the Oxford English Dictionary have confirmed that the third edition may never appear in print. A team of 80 lexicographers began working on it following the publication of the second edition in 1989. It is 28% finished. In comments to a Sunday newspaper, Nigel Portwood, chief executive of Oxford University Press, which owns the dictionary, said: "The print dictionary market is just disappearing. It is falling away by tens of percent a year." Asked if he thought the third edition would appear in printed format, he said: "I don't think so." However, an OUP spokeswoman said no decision had been made.
Guardian article
Monday, August 30, 2010
Third edition of OED unlikely to appear in print format
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Ya, it's a big problem with the Oxford dictionary. QED has covered a long-long path since it was evolved. But now it's craze is very low because of the online dictionary. I think QED 3rd edition should be online so that the existence is there in the market.
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