Sentences with phrase «ebook business models»

In the first article, we looked at why school librarians need to know about ebook business models.

If they are unwilling to embrace the new ebook business model, then they deserve their fate.

The current ebook business model is essentially the same as the print book model, with some slight alterations.

To conclude this series, we have covered the four basic ebook business models that school librarians have to deal with.

As the two companies have markedly different ebook business models for the library market, there will have to be some kind of review and reconciliation of the models — and, therefore, this is a prime opportunity to consider options anew.

The first article looks at business models and their importance, and then sketches out the main kinds of ebook business models that K - 12 librarians have to deal with.

On the Publishers Weekly news site today there's a report of a new policy statement by the American Library Association on what it considers essential in a library ebook business model.

** It's not as hard to sell ebooks in the school library market is the point of «School Library EBook Business Models.»

Pricing options are usually not explained... Continue reading Ebook Business Models →

Executives like John Sargent are not afraid of change, but they need to better understand the ways that they can benefit from working with libraries on ebook business models.

We hope more publishers will consider ebook business models that license ebooks to libraries on reasonable terms at fair prices.

Heather Pisani - Kristl SDCL Cataloging and Collection Development Manager, expressed concern about the way ebook business models seem to be headed.

But mostly, it was the publishers that killed Oyster, where there was never much interest in seeing it succeed because it challenged their existing and highly profitable ebook business model in their home market.

In the third article, we correlated ebook business models with kinds of content.

As outlined in the DCWG report «Ebook Business Models for Public Libraries» (PDF file), libraries benefit from business models that include access to all ebook titles, enduring rights and metadata integration capabilities (see also the recently released DCWG «Business Model Scorecard» report in PDF format on ebook contract variables for libraries).

However, LCA was able to make some points about ebook business models that the task force took seriously.

Consequently, the dominant technology in the eBook industry would be replaced with IDPF EPUB standard with Readium SDK in the near future as various new eBook business models have emerged.

For now, he is acting in a fair manner to promote the ebook business model [And we are a part of that model] and also to keep alive the next generations desire to read and explore new worlds.

Here, let me summarize a report (from January 25, 2013) from the Digital Content & Libraries Working Group (DCWG) that discusses the 15 items in The Ebook Business Model Scorebook used to create library licensing agreements or contracts.

The system is designed to better serve today's eBook business models and eliminates the need for users to host cumbersome and expensive license servers.

However, PUBAT also studied the eBook business model and saw great potential in the new technology.

The report, which was created by the ALA Digital Content... Continue reading ALA Releases «Ebook Business Models for Public Libraries» →

As much as I love my Kindle, incidents like this make it hard to defend the eBook business model.

Based on conversations with publishers and deliberations on the ebook market, the ALA today released «Ebook Business Models for Public Libraries» (PDF file) a report that describes general features and attributes of the current ebook environment and outlines constraints and restrictions of current business models.

Another industry that befits the eBook business model very well is education where students became the great customers of the digital products.

In the first article, we looked at what a business model is and at the four main kinds of ebook business models that K - 12 librarians need to know about.

Now, let's go back to the four ebook business models.

Publishers need an eBook business model that eliminates risks inherent in the print model.

If the ebook business model hasn't caught up, that doesn't really matter to Google, which finds value in Oyster in spite of the books.

He blogs about ebook business models and indie authors in libraries at No Shelf Required.