Encyclopædia Britannica
By Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc
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Description
The complete Encyclopaedia Britannica - the world’s most trusted reference source, enhanced for your iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch.
“Especially for students, or anyone who values what Britannica has to offer, I found the new Britannica iPad app to be a pleasing, easy way to navigate through a large body of knowledge.”
- Walt Mossberg, All Things Digital
Features include:
*Search & Browse:
Over 80,000 articles – expertly written and thoroughly fact-checked – on everything from A-Rod to Zebras. Our contributors include over 100 Nobel Laureates plus subject gurus like Bill Clinton, Tony Hawk, and Desmond Tutu.
*View:
Photographs, diagrams, and charts help bring each topic to life.
*Make Connections:
“LinkMap” lets you explore each article with a dynamic view of related topics.
*Personalize:
“My Britannica” keeps track of your favorite articles and more.
Free to download. Unlimited content available for a $1.99 monthly subscription:
- Length of subscription: 1 Month
- Price of subscription: $1.99
- Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase
- Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period
- Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal
- Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user s Account Settings after purchase
- No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period
- Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: http://corporate.britannica.com/privacy.html
- Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication."
What's New in Version 1.2
- Adding institutional access
- Minor changes
Customer Reviews
Lacks Content/Few Features
First, let me say that I have somewhat enjoyed this app... & I am a current subscriber. Probably not for much longer though. The Articles lack content, & many times will not fully cover a topic. Often, they will not even include links, or related articles. I have had some reservations about a few of the assessments made on political topics. When shortened, leaving out key political details can be misleading, & may have an impact the way folks understand what actually took place. Sorry if I sound harsh. Good App, w/more content/sharing tools. I hope to rate it better in the future, after an update of some sort.
Thank you.
No replacement for Wikipedia
Unless you subscribe for $1.99/month, this is no replacement for Wikipedia.
The free material is skimpy and does not scratch the surface for even the most basic information.
Stick with Wikipedia and the many links it provides to the source material. And, you can always fill out your search with the WWW.
Hard to cancel
I suppose I should have known this, but they sure make it difficult to cancel your subscription. Don't subscribe unless you are really sure you want to keep the service, 'cause it's tough to get rid of!
- Free
- Category: Reference
- Updated: Apr 11, 2012
- Version: 1.2
- Size: 45.0 MB
- Language: English
- Seller: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc
- © 2011 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.Requires iOS 4.3 or later.
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