http://weeklydrop.com/2009/06/wikipedia-book/

This article discusses a decidedly out-of-the-ordinary event; Wikipedia has been published in book form. Described by the article as, "a must-have for students without the Internet". Registering at 5,000 entries and 2,500 entries, the book is already outdated, with the actual online Wikipedia now having a thousand times more articles. Personally, I'm more curious as to why it wasn't published in multiple volumes like any other encyclopedia (as one reader comment insightfully points out).

The thing that really got my attention was the appearance of the book. I was strangely both impressed and amused by the design of the book, with a certain professionalism that's at odds with Wikipedia's rampant (and somewhat undeserved, I would argue) reputation as an unreliable source of information owing to the fact that anyone can edit it. Could it be that this publication might help Wikipedia be seen as a credible source of information? Only time will tell, but meanwhile, I think we all take a look at the size of this book and give thanks to the Internet for its ability to store large amounts of information in infinitely more efficient ways.