The Encyclopaedia Britannica goes online, for a fee. It's the first encyclopaedia to post its entire content on the Internet.
Content becomes free to users.
2001 Subscription fees reinstated amid a general change in revenue models for internet businesses. We are out there in the marketplace, however, and we're convinced that a diversified business model combining free and subscription-supported products is the road to success. Before that, the Encyclopaedia Britannica was available through Britannica Online. That subscription service was the first to put the entire contents of an encyclopedia on the Web in 1994. The more seats an institution purchased, the lower the per-seat cost.