Pharmaceutical manufacturer Merck & Co. is ceasing print publication of the Merck Manuals, a popular series of reference books, but the long-running publication will continue on in all-digital format starting this month.
The company first published the original Merck Manual for doctors in 1898 and has updated the manual 18 times, most recently in 2011. The new all-digital edition, which includes separate pages on medical conditions for patients and health care providers, will be available online at no charge, and no registration is required to view the new content.
“Merck will no longer publish the Merck Manuals, at least not on paper,” explained Editor-in-Chief Robert S. Porter. “We are continually updating our content and publishing it online as soon as it is ready, so we make no distinction among ‘editions.’ Our sole distinction is audience.”
Find the newly published reference books here: http://www.merckmanuals.com/.