Innovation and new business models for publishers and readers

Pierre MounierEcole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales

Center for Open Electronic Publishing

Paris

Marseille

Lisboa

Centre pour l’édition électronique ouverte (Cléo)

A comprehensive publishing framework for humanities in open

access …

…building a place of attention

…for a worldwide audience

Is it sustainable for humanities and social

sciences ?

Diversification : the keyword for a sustainable economic model in

humanities

Necessity to build an open access inclusive dynamic for

every publisher

(fair) exclusiv

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gratis freemium OA Libre OA

Freemium

« Freemium is a business model by which a product or service is provided free of charge, but money (premium) is charged for advanced features, functionality, or virtual goods. The word "freemium" is a portmanteau neologism combining the two aspects of the business model: "free" and "premium” » - Wikipedia 10/2013

« information wants to be free »

S. Brand - 1984

« On the one hand information wants to be expensive, because it's so valuable. The right information in the right place just changes your life.

On the other hand, information wants to be free, because the cost of getting it out is getting lower and lower all the time.

So you have these two fighting against each other. »St. Brand - 1984

Open Access to content on the web

Premium services for readers and libraries

OpenEdition Freemium

• For journals : since 2012 100 journals participating to the program Around 100 libraries subscribing from all over

the world 66% of income for journals

For books : opening end october 2013 30 publishers participating to the program 1000 books on sale to libraries and

individual readers 66% of income for publishers

Thank you !pierre.mounier@openedition.org