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Presentation prepared by Linda Bennett of Gold Leaf for the 9th Annual E-Books Conference. Digital Futures: adapting to new e-environments; held at the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 22nd October 2009.Presentation regarding the issues that there are for publishers and librarians in adapting to an increasingly e-environment.
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• Issues for publishers• Technological issues•Delivery methods•Pricing models•‘Content’ versus existing formats•Large initiatives and directives •Issues for librarians•Things to look out for
Issues for publishersMigration from print to ‘e’Channels of distribution:
AggregatorsRetailersPublisher’s own websiteTo Google or not to Google?
TerritorialityProtection of intellectual propertyCost structuresAuthor royaltiesVisibility – [ISBNs]; ONIX, MARC
21 and all that stuff!Marketing: traditional and Web
2.0.
Technological issuesE-book formats:
PDFePUBXMLHtmlKindleMicrosoft e-readerPalm e-readerSony media
PODAudiobooksDAISYDigital Rights Management tools.
Delivery methodsPAID FOR:PCs onsite, real timePCs remote access, real timePCs or laptops accessed by
downloadVia e-Reader deviceVia mobile phoneVia a VLE‘Do-it-yourself’ digitised by the
library (under digital licence)
NOT PAID FORFree material accessed via the webInstitutional repository.
Pricing models Institutional Licensing
Subscription single year Subscription multi-year Limited by numbers of access Slot models
Institutional Outright sale Single user Multi-user Time limited
Retail models How much to charge? Per device sale Per user sale Book rental Micro purchase Do-it-yourself
Premium pricingFree Plus.
‘Content’Books and journals on the same
platformMulti-publisher options:
CourseSmart, Vitalbook, coursepacks
‘Repurposable’ contentE-only contentImplications for future
development of publications – the move away from the digitised paper product and what it means.
Large Directives and ProjectsGoogleE-books for the reading impairedARROW and EuropeanaThe influence of RROsThe influence of powerful
consortia – e.g., OhioLink.
Issues for LibrariansHow far, how fast?Working with publishers and
aggregators to address:Copyright protectionViable pricingIncreased visibilityFormats and content design‘in perpetuity’Inter-library loans
Balancing budgets versus providing university-standard range
Redefining the role as the clientele moves away from campus life.
Things to look out forThe search engines – all of the big
onesNew pricing models based on the
entry of the retail and educational sectors
Power struggles between publishers and aggregators – except the ones run by library suppliers
E-designed content at last. But librarians must choose between standardisation and innovation
More collaborative relationships across all sectors.
New role definitions
