ðə dᵻsˈɪʒən tʊ ˈɔfɚɹ ɪt fɹˈiː ʌv tʃˈɑːɹdʒ wʌz kɹˈɪɾɪsˌaɪzd baɪ bˈaɪɚz ʌvðə dˌiːkˌeɪkˈeɪ twˈɛnti fˈaɪv,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ɐpɹˈɑːks jˌuːˈɛs dˈɑːlɚ fˈoːɹ,fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn pˈeɪpɚɹ ɛnsˌaɪkloʊpˈiːdiə, tə hˈuːm ðə pˈʌblɪʃɪŋ hˈaʊs ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli hæd plˈɛdʒd ðˌæɾɚ ɹᵻdˈuːstpɹˈaɪs pˈeɪpɚ vˈɜːʒən wʊd nˈɛvɚ biː ɹᵻlˈiːst.
The decision to offer it free of charge was criticized by buyers of the DKK 25,000 (approx US$4,500 (2010)) paper encyclopedia, to whom the publishing house originally had pledged that a reduced-price paper version would never be released.