Wikipedia Eyeing Move Into Print

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With the Encyclopedia Britannica announcing the demise of its 32-volume paper edition today, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales is said to be considering a move to fill the gap in the printed-media industry.

“We think there may still be a valuable niche market for a wall of matching book spines to impress dinner guests with,” explained Mr Wales. “Britannica’s problem is that 32 volumes simply aren’t enough these days. In fact, according to us, you can cover more vertical acreage with a d’Agostini partwork - and they throw in an authentic three-funnelled model of the Titanic as well. We calculate that our limited-edition hardcopy would run to about 400,000 volumes, which ought to intimidate the holy living crap out of your guests.”

For an extra fee, Mr Wales added, customers could even opt to have some old twaddle from Wikipedia actually printed on real pages inside one volume of their Incredible Wiki Wall-o’-Fact, which they could then display to occasional stubborn diners who dare to ask for a look.