Encyclopædia Britannica
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reference | Free | Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
“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.
*Test Your Knowledge with “Quizzes”:
Our app now features our popular quizzes testing your knowledge on pop-culture, literature, science, and more!
*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. Over 65,000 articles are available for free and users can get access to 100% of the content in an ad-free experience for a $14.99 annual subscription.
- Length of subscription: 1 Year
- Price of subscription: $14.99
- 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: http://corporate.britannica.com/privacy.html
- Terms of Use: http://corporate.britannica.com/termsofuse.html
- Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication.
Reviews
Bookmarks, dictionary
sveltesal
As others have pointed out, this could really use a bookmark, place holder feature. After leaving the app there’s no way to return to where you left off. On the web/browser version in the help it talks about bookmarks but I’m unable to find that feature so decided to try the app but it’s the same - no way to mark progress. A dictionary would also be nice. In a browser it’s not so bad as I have a Chrome dictionary installed but I still have to manually lookup a lot of words. The app could really use it. Terrific content but frustrating to use.
Poor Customer Service and Content
BenJones3
Encyclopedia Britannica content is sub-standard in every regard. Out of date, incomplete, narrow. This is a poor successor to the beloved book set of long ago.
No bookmarks!
Blk few
I love the content but no bookmarks. Really? Reading a 300 page article and I can’t mark where I am at? Unbelievable! My last renewal if not updated.
Good App, UI could be updated
TechUser2010
Good information, better than 99% of the junk out in the world that “claim” to be of professional reference.
Looked good for a few page turns
Xenbo
Tried it and seemed pretty good and then it popped up a “remember to take a quiz” popup and then the screen went black and began flashing in and out of the page. Seems too buggy for an app that wants to charge a subscription.
app needs some serious 21st Century improvements
luxpermanet
When you open this app, you’ll be transported to the 80s... 1880s! Rimshot! Seriously, what are you spending money on? Rewrite the app.
This app needs a major update
SgtGallifrey
I love the Britannica content but the app is very outdated for the newer generations of iPhones.
Does not give bibliography info
Newjerzeeg
My son did a report and wasn’t able to do a complete bibliography because you don’t have any information.
Great!!!
Phantomgod
Great application and beautiful design But it would be better if I could go through it like a regular books Wanna read multiple articles but alway lose track after exiting article
No more additions pls
AeronNero
I think the programming of this app have done well to function and for me, it doesn't crash. I predict that it would starting doing that if adding more features, such as bookmarking/page marking. It's a spectacular app! So much use of creativity put into this and other users need to start using their imagination to stay ahead! You're awesome!
