Encyclopedia Britannica is an encyclopedia publisher who sells printed encyclopedias. In the 1990s, encyclopedias began to be sold electronically. What effect did electronic encyclopedias have on Encyclopedia Britannica?

A. served as a complement, increasing sales of electronic and printed encyclopedias.

B. resulted in the government requiring patents for educational materials.

C. served as a superior product to heavy, bulky, and expensive printed encyclopedias.

D. used printed encyclopedias from Encyclopedia Britannica as a key input.

E. prompted Encyclopedia Britannica to form the first cartel for encyclopedias.

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Conor Curtis

25 July, 07:43

Encyclopedia Britannica is an encyclopedia publisher who sells printed encyclopedias. In the 1990s, encyclopedias began to be sold electronically. What effect did electronic encyclopedias have on Encyclopedia Britannica?

A. served as a complement, increasing sales of electronic and printed encyclopedias.

B. resulted in the government requiring patents for educational materials.

C. served as a superior product to heavy, bulky, and expensive printed encyclopedias.

D. used printed encyclopedias from Encyclopedia Britannica as a key input.

E. prompted Encyclopedia Britannica to form the first cartel for encyclopedias.

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The effect that electronic encyclopedias have on Encyclopedia Britannica was it served as a superior product to heavy, bulky, and expensive printed encyclopedias.

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

With the enhancement in technology the Britannica encyclopedia was launched that reduced the user to deal with the bulky books and difficult to find the content issues.

The electronic encyclopedia had a huge impact on the printed ones because user no longer needed to carry the bulky loads and expensive books. They can easily surf the encyclopedia over the internet that saved the time and money.