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Pricing in Channel Book Supply Chain Considering Possibility of Selling E-Book under Fixed and Decreasing Demands [PDF]

open access: yesمدیریت تولید و عملیات, 2019
The purpose of this research is to determine the optimal wholesale and final prices of printed and electronic books in a dual channel supply chain. Here, a comprehensive sensitivity analysis has been conducted on different supply chain parameters such as
Kamran Kianfar, Mitra PashootaniZadeh
doaj   +1 more source

The role of library user preferences in the willingness to read and pay for e-books: case of the Czech Republic

open access: yesElectronic library, 2021
Purpose The study aims to analyse library user preferences in the willingness to read and pay for e-books, using a sample of both active readers (users of public library services) and non-users (the general population). Design/methodology/approach Two
J. Stejskal, P. Hájek, Viktor Prokop
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Comparison of E-Book Acquisitions Strategies Across Disciplines Finds Differences in Cost and Usage

open access: yesEvidence Based Library and Information Practice, 2017
A Review of: Carrico, S.B., Cataldo, T.T., Botero, C., & Shelton, T. (2015). What cost and usage data reveals about e-book acquisitions: Ramifications for collection development. ALCTS, 59(3).
Laura Costello
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Cross-Generation Analysis of e-Book Consumers’ Preferences—A Prerequisite for Effective Management of Public Library

open access: yesInformation, 2020
Nowadays, with the growing importance of providing digital services, public libraries offer a wide range of e-books. However, current studies show that reading preferences vary across countries, and identifying e-book demand is therefore difficult.
Viktor Prokop, Jan Stejskal
doaj   +1 more source

The evolution of an e-book demand-driven acquisition programme at Swinburne University of Technology

open access: yesInsights: The UKSG Journal, 2017
In 2006 Swinburne University of Technology became the first library in the world to launch a large-scale implementation of a demand-driven acquisition (DDA) programme for e-books.
Tony Davies
doaj   +1 more source

Book selling and e-books in Sweden

open access: yesLibellarium: Journal for the Research of Writing, Books, and Cultural Heritage Institutions, 2015
This paper addresses the issue of the understanding of the book-selling situation as Swedish booksellers see it. It pursues the answers to the following questions: 1.
Elena Maceviciute   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

E-book purchasing: the Open University’s experience

open access: yesInsights: The UKSG Journal, 2013
The Open University’s Library Service has witnessed a huge shift away from print in order to at first drive and then meet the growing demand for e-books.
Sharon Duan, Claire Grace
doaj   +1 more source

A Comparison of E-book and Print Book Discovery, Preferences, and Usage by Science and Engineering Faculty and Graduate Students at the University of Kansas.

open access: yesIssues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2014
The availability of science and technology e-books through the University of Kansas Libraries is growing rapidly through approval plans, e-book packages, and electronic demand-driven acquisitions.
Julie Waters   +4 more
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E-books: Access vs Ownership

open access: yesThe Serials librarian, 2020
Over the past several years, e-book ownership has become the preferred acquisitions model, as opposed to subscription models. Vendors and aggregators offer many different models to help streamline and simplify acquiring e-books, including front-file ...
Sofia Slutskaya, Alexis Linoski
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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