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Professional Publishing in the Digital Age: E-Books in Libraries
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Apr 1, 2011
78 Pages - Pub ID: CURP2523106
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- Table of Contents
- Methodology
- Executive Summary
- Chapter 1: E-Books and Libraries
- Introduction
- Advantages of E-Books for Libraries
- Archiving and Long-Term Access
- Enhancements and Features
- Usage Statistics
- Cost Savings
- Challenges E-Books Present to Libraries
- No Standard Format
- Digital Rights Management
- No Title by Title Acquisition
- Coordinating Staffs and Workflow
- Pricing Models
- Measuring E-Books in Libraries
- Professional E-Book Platform Providers
- NetLibrary
- Gale Reference Library
- Ebrary
- Safari
- Other Players
- User Experiences
- Table 1.1: Growth of Electronic Materials in ARL Member Libraries 2005-2008
- Table 1.2: Monograph Spend in ARL Libraries 2005-2008
- Table 1.3: E-Book Title Output in Key Professional Subjects, 2008-2010
- Chapter 2: Professional E-Book Category Analysis
- Introduction
- Professional Book Pricing in a Consumer Market
- Category Growth
- Professional Book Categories
- Architecture
- Business
- Computers
- Law
- Medicine
- Politics & Government
- Psychology
- Reference
- Science
- Social Science
- Table 2.1: 2010 Bestselling Books Price Analysis, by Percentage Share
- Table 2.2: Professional Book Categories by Total Growth, 2010
- Table 2.3: Top 10 Bestselling Architecture Titles, Amazon Kindle, 2010
- Table 2.4: Top10 Bestselling Architects & Architecture Titles, Sony Reader, 2010
- Table 2.5: Top 10 Business & Investing Titles, Amazon Kindle, 2010
- Table 2.6: Top 10 Business Titles, Sony Reader, 2010
- Table 2.7: Top 10 Computers & Internet Titles, Amazon Kindle, 2010
- Table 2.8: Top 10 Computer Titles, Sony Reader, 2010
- Table 2.9: Top 10 Law Titles, Amazon Kindle, 2010
- Table 2.10: Top 10 Law Titles, Sony Reader, 2010
- Table 2.11: Top 10 Medicine Titles, Amazon Kindle, 2010
- Table 2.12: Top 10 Medical Titles, Sony Reader, 2010
- Table 2.13: Top 10 Politics & Current Events Titles, Amazon Kindle, 2010
- Table 2.14: Top 10 Politics & Government Titles, Sony Reader, 2010
- Table 2.15: Top 10 Psychology & Counseling Titles, Amazon Kindle, 2010
- Table 2.16: Top 10 Psychology Titles, Sony Reader, 2010
- Table 2.17: Top 10 Reference Titles, Amazon Kindle, 2010
- Table 2.18: Top 10 Reference Titles, Sony Reader, 2010
- Table 2.19: Top 10 Science Titles, Amazon Kindle, 2010
- Table 2.20: Top 10 Science & Nature Titles, Sony Reader, 2010
- Table 2.21: Top 10 Social Science Titles, Amazon Kindle, 2010
- Table 2.22: Top 10 Social Sciences Titles, Sony Reader, 2010
- Chapter 3: Major Professional E-Book Publishers
- Introduction
- Key Players
- Springer Science+Business Media
- Reed Elsevier
- John Wiley & Sons
- Wolters Kluwer
- McGraw-Hill
- Thomson Reuters
- Informa
- Pearson
- Thieme
- Oxford University Press
- Challenges and Trends
- Digital Rights Management
- Piracy: No Worries
- Device and Format Proliferation
- Pricing: Subscription vs. Purchase
- Advanced Features a Selling Point
- Free Information vs. Premium Content
- Table 3.1: Revenue Growth, Leading Professional E-book Publishers, 2009-2010
- Chapter 4: E-Book Technologies
- Introduction
- The Evolution of E-Book Formats
- The Platforms
- The Personal Computer
- Mobile Phone or PDA
- Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch
- Apple’s iPad and Other Tablets
- Dedicated Reading Devices
- Future Devices
- The Most Popular Devices Today
- Table 4.1: Select Current U.S. E-Book Reading Devices, by Launch Date
- Table 4.2: Devices Use to Read E-Books, 2008-2009
- Chapter 5: Forecasts and Conclusions
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