Digital to print and print digitized

CNN and NPR are reporting that a German company is going publish a print version of the online encyclopedia, Wikipedia. The single volume "will be about 1,000 pages and carry around 50,000 most-requested entries and definitions," reports NPR.

This seems like an odd move for a publishing house as there are many print options already available, and the joy of Wikipedia is based in its digital qualities of changeability and constant peer review. Being able to edit, search, link and create articles is what makes Wikipedia unique, and it remains to be seen whether it will appeal as much in book format.

In the opposite direction, Reuters is reporting that one of the oldest versions of the New Testament will be digitized. Called the Codex Sinaiticus, it's written in Greek, and parts will be available here, with the rest coming next July.