Download - eBook 2005
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 131
Trends of Trends of EBOOKsEBOOKsEbooksEbooks as a research toolas a research tool
iGroup
PeterChungSep 2005
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 231
Things to talk abouthellip
Why Ebooks
How much benefits can Ebooks bring for usin terms of studies amp research
Are my users accepting it
Is my ROI looking good
What should I decide Purchase or Subscribed
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 331
Current Dilemma (1)
Perhaps the biggest factors affecting the future successor failure of e-books will be the quantity quality and
cost of content material and the feel of reading
compared to that of traditional books Beverly L Harrison Information Appliances IEEE Comp Soc 2001
Quantity amp Quality
Cost of Content
Feel of Reading
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 431
Current Dilemma (2)
The lack of promotion from within the universityparticularly from the academics and to a certain extent
from the librarians is indeed a major reason for this
knowledge gap
Linda Benett The Electronic Library Emerald 2005
Users not aware that the information is availablehellip
How to convey the idea of Electronic Content to usershellip
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 531
Electronic or Print Books
MarilynChristiansonElsevier2005
More titles
are used as
PRINT but
more access
to each titles
are in
Electronic
format
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 631
Nowhellip There are even more
questions to ask
How do I get quantity of good quality Ebooks
What kind of content amp how much
Are my users familiar in using Ebooks Do they know there are Ebooks available in the
campus
Electronic content or still Print Books
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 731
Why Ebooks Evolves
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 831
Ebooks advanceshellipDue to the Drawbacks of Print Books
Pu blishers
Cos tl y to Produce S tore
Ship and Sell
Li b r a r i a n s C o s t l y t o S t o r e C i r c u l a t e a n d M a i n t a i n
U s e r s
D i f f i c u l t t o Sea r c
h Re t r ie ve
a n d Ma na ge
Connaway LSDESIDOC Bulletin
of Info Tech 2003
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 931
Ebooks Opportunit ies
On-demandavailability
Easy access to content
(Full text Searchable)
Searching abilityPortability of
content
Linking abilityConnaway LSDESIDOC Bulletin
of Info Tech 2003
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1031
3 factorsthat effect the evolving of Ebooks
Cyper-Space as the environment Technology as the driving force
Interactive Fiction as the newinformative idea
Cory Doctorow Creative Commons 2004
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1131
eBooks evolving base-onhellip
the advances of Technology
E-BOOKSE-BOOKS
E-BOOK
LIBRARIES
E-BOOK
LIBRARIES
Biblio Records
amp Summaries ofEbooks
Biblio Records Summaries
Fulltext and Database of
eBooks
VIRTUAL
LIBRARY
OF
E-BOOKS
VIRTUALLIBRARY
OF
E-BOOKS
Interactive EbooksLinking TechnologyE-Learning
E-ink amp E-paper
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1231
HOW SHOULD WE LOOK
AT EBOOKs
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1331
USES OF EBOOKs
Collectionsamp
Preservation
ResearchUse
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1431
Uses of EbooksUses of Ebooks
Collections amp Preservations
Long-Term using(3 or 5 years above)
Important Archivingneeds
Information that have tobe kept for longer period
of time History Art Humanities
Theories KnowledgeRepositoryhellipetc
Research Uses
Evolving information inScience Technology amp Medicine
Technical Referencedocuments (Spec amp Standards)
Teaching amp Coachingmaterials
A D a t a b as e
A D a t a b as e
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1531
D O N O T U S E D O N O T U S E
ee--B O O K S a s B O O K S a s B o o k s B o o k s
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1631
Database vs e-Books
Database
e-Books ComprehensiveDatabase
Reduce Risk of MissingInfo
Typically Unlimited
Users
NEW Content -Updatesare FREE
Purchase Like Print butaccess via electronically
Typically One User per tit le
Must PAY for NEW
CONTENT
Limited Number of Titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1731
EBOOKs as Research-Tool must be hellip
Huge titlesHuge titles--countcount
To reduce risk of
missing importantinformation
UpUp--toto--DateDate Provide most effective
ways to research
informationIn order to fulfill Research
Criteria hellip
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1831
SAVE MONEY
INCREASELIBRARY
COLLECTION
ENHANCED
RESEARCHCAPABILITIES
Ebooks as a
Database forResearch
Studies found thatStudies found thathelliphellip
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1931
Sohellip Letrsquos solve all these questions
How do I get quantity of good quality Ebooks Choose a good database (Ebooks) that comes with
good research tools
What kind of content amp how much
A research database with huge titles count (Hugeamount of Ebooks)
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2031
Solving Questionshellip Are my users familiar in using Ebooks
As a database features amp functions are base on researchneeds
Do they know therersquos Ebooks available in the
campus Emphasize the Importance of Research
More promotion amp More training
Electronic content or still Print Books E-content Reduce Risk of missing Information amp
PRINT for Reading amp Study
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2131
ComparisonsComparisons
Lets look at some exampleshellip
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2231
Company Books 247 eBook Corp (EBL) Ebrary
URL httpmarketingbooks24x7comhome2asp httpwwweblebookscom httpwwwebrarycom
Core Competency
Content is mostly IT engineering and businessbooks and sold to corporations and libraries
Concentrates on academic and research-basedlibraries offering scholarly content from STM
publishers
Pioneered the Dynamic Content Platform(DCP)trade which integrates patented software with
a growing collection of full-text digital booksreports maps and other authoritative content
Est Annual Rev $1935 million NA $38 million
Collection of Titles54 of titles have a publish date of 2001 or more
recent
1998 onwards 525 of titles have a publish date from 2001 and
325 of the titles have a publish date from 2002
Number of Titles 6450 titles 27000 titles 30000 titles
Subscription Model
Annual Subscription Unique Subscription model based on usage EBL sellslibraries a block of loan instances Typically a single loan
instance represents 1 full day of check-out for 1 user
AnnualCalendar Year Subscription
Purchase model will start in June2005
Access TermsMultiple concurrent users based on number
of seatsMultiple concurrent users under limits of loan
instancesUnlimited access base on E-FTE
(Effective FTE reflecting country discount)
Engineering yes yes yes
Science no yes yes
Tech amp Computers yes yes yesBusiness amp Econ yes yes yes
Finance yes yes yes
Healthcare no yes yes
Medical no yes yes
Pharma no yes yes
Legal yes (business related) no yes
Humanities no no yesSocial Sciences no no yes
Art no no yes
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
Company Overview
Subjects Coverage
Content Offering
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2331
Company Knovel netLibrary OReilly Safari
URL httpwwwknovelcomknovel2defaultjsp httpwwwnetlibrarycom httpsafarioreillycom
Core CompetencyProvides a one-stop source for finding answers fromInteractive ebooks on Science and Engineering
netLibrary majority of sales come through ConsortiaBCR MLC PALINET NELINET Wiles OHIONETand NYLINK
An independent publisher of computer and technologybooks and manuals
Est Annual Rev $3 million $10-12 million $25 million est
Collection of Titles 2000 onwards 56 of titles have a pub date of 2001 or more recent 75 of titles have a pub date of 2001 or more recent
Number of Titles 500+ titles 40000+ titles 2000 titles
Subscription Model
Annual Subscripiton for the full collection or selectedcollections Academic customers base on relevant
FTE Corporate customers base on per-seat model orconcurrent users
PURCHASE price per title averages $50-$60 2000titles $50 = $100000 average retail sale per
library Hosting fee of 55 of list price of the title theypurchase Consortia members SHARING scheme
Annual Subscriptions with slot of books selectedexchangable with other books quarterly
Access Terms Unlimited access per collection for AcademicConcurrent users for Corporate clients Concurrent users PER TITLE Concurrent users per collection(Collection can be 100~10000 slots)
Engineering yes yes yes
Science yes yes yes (computer sciences)
Tech amp Computers yes yes yes
Business amp Econ no yes noFinance no yes no
Healthcare no yes no
Medical no yes no
Pharma no yes no
Legal no yes no
Humanities no yes noSocial Sciences no yes no
Art no yes no
p p p
Company Overview
Content Offering
Subjects Coverage
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2431
Company Ovid Technologies Inc Thieme (Germany) xRefer
URL httpwwwovidcomsiteindexjsp httpwwwthieme-connectcom wwwxrerfercom
Core CompetencyAcademic medical and scientific markets A German medium size primary publisher that
published Medical amp Biochemistry content both in
periodicals and text books
xReferplus Ready-Reference services feature full-text aggregated content from hundreds of reference
books covering every major subject
Est Annual Rev $150 million $150 million $2 million
Collection of Titles
1998 onwards These TEXTBOOKs have been published since
1965s Millions of copies had been sold in the market
Most reference books since 1995 onwards
Number of Titles 200+ Medical titles 48 titles (with 22 titles online) 167 titles
Subscription Model
Annual subscription fees Some pay-per-view Annual subscription on Country Tiers Allow to buy full
set of PRINT with special discount after 3 years of
subscription
Annual subscription based on institutions FTE
Access Terms User Licences+Concurrent usersper book selected Unlimited Access Multiple concurrent users
Engineering no no no
Science yes yes Yes
Tech amp Computers no no Yes
Business amp Econ no no Yes
Finance no no Yes
Healthcare yes yes Yes
Medical yes yes Yes
Pharma yes no Yes
Legal no no Yes
Humanities no no YesSocial Sciences no no Yes
Art no no Yes
p p p
Content Offering
Company Overview
Subjects Coverage
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2531
Licensing Models
Summaryhellip
Subscription Models Annual Year or Calendar Year Charge by Usage (Buying instances or slots)
Subscription w ith FTEs count Subscribe-First Perpetual-Later model Pay-per-View
Purchase Models Electrically Owned + Maintenance Fees Print-On-Demand
Content-Sharing model (consortia)
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2631
Summary on hellip
Ebrary CRCnet and Knovel
Ebrary Purely a database for research
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
24000 titles (excluding Branded Collections)
CRCnetBASE
Handbooks for 25 different fields Subscription Model Unlimited Access
1200 titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2731
Summary cont
Knovel Handbooks for 17 different Engineering subjects
Productivity Ebooks
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
760+ titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2831
How do you consider
B u y t he B o o k s ( P u r c ha s e M o d e l )
S u b s c r i b e t h e
C o n t e n t
( S u b s c r i p t
i o n M o d e l )
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2931
Suggestion
Base on your NEEDs
PURCHASE model If you r looking for
Ownership Long-Term Collections
Information Repository Content Preservation
Subscription model If you r looking for
Research tools Institutional PortalEducation Databases
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 3031
Consideringhellip
Access Terms
Unlimited Access Concurrent Users
No of Slots Instances
Archival (Stil l working onhellip ) Perpetual Rights PRINT copies CDROMs
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 3131
EBOOKsEBOOKs PRODUCTSPRODUCTShelliphellip
Ebrary
Knovel
CRCnetBASE
Ebridge Ebooks Platform
EbraryEbrary KnovelKnovel
CRCnetBASECRCnetBASE
EbridgeEbridge EbooksEbooks PlatformPlatform
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 231
Things to talk abouthellip
Why Ebooks
How much benefits can Ebooks bring for usin terms of studies amp research
Are my users accepting it
Is my ROI looking good
What should I decide Purchase or Subscribed
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 331
Current Dilemma (1)
Perhaps the biggest factors affecting the future successor failure of e-books will be the quantity quality and
cost of content material and the feel of reading
compared to that of traditional books Beverly L Harrison Information Appliances IEEE Comp Soc 2001
Quantity amp Quality
Cost of Content
Feel of Reading
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 431
Current Dilemma (2)
The lack of promotion from within the universityparticularly from the academics and to a certain extent
from the librarians is indeed a major reason for this
knowledge gap
Linda Benett The Electronic Library Emerald 2005
Users not aware that the information is availablehellip
How to convey the idea of Electronic Content to usershellip
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 531
Electronic or Print Books
MarilynChristiansonElsevier2005
More titles
are used as
PRINT but
more access
to each titles
are in
Electronic
format
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 631
Nowhellip There are even more
questions to ask
How do I get quantity of good quality Ebooks
What kind of content amp how much
Are my users familiar in using Ebooks Do they know there are Ebooks available in the
campus
Electronic content or still Print Books
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 731
Why Ebooks Evolves
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 831
Ebooks advanceshellipDue to the Drawbacks of Print Books
Pu blishers
Cos tl y to Produce S tore
Ship and Sell
Li b r a r i a n s C o s t l y t o S t o r e C i r c u l a t e a n d M a i n t a i n
U s e r s
D i f f i c u l t t o Sea r c
h Re t r ie ve
a n d Ma na ge
Connaway LSDESIDOC Bulletin
of Info Tech 2003
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 931
Ebooks Opportunit ies
On-demandavailability
Easy access to content
(Full text Searchable)
Searching abilityPortability of
content
Linking abilityConnaway LSDESIDOC Bulletin
of Info Tech 2003
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1031
3 factorsthat effect the evolving of Ebooks
Cyper-Space as the environment Technology as the driving force
Interactive Fiction as the newinformative idea
Cory Doctorow Creative Commons 2004
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1131
eBooks evolving base-onhellip
the advances of Technology
E-BOOKSE-BOOKS
E-BOOK
LIBRARIES
E-BOOK
LIBRARIES
Biblio Records
amp Summaries ofEbooks
Biblio Records Summaries
Fulltext and Database of
eBooks
VIRTUAL
LIBRARY
OF
E-BOOKS
VIRTUALLIBRARY
OF
E-BOOKS
Interactive EbooksLinking TechnologyE-Learning
E-ink amp E-paper
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1231
HOW SHOULD WE LOOK
AT EBOOKs
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1331
USES OF EBOOKs
Collectionsamp
Preservation
ResearchUse
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1431
Uses of EbooksUses of Ebooks
Collections amp Preservations
Long-Term using(3 or 5 years above)
Important Archivingneeds
Information that have tobe kept for longer period
of time History Art Humanities
Theories KnowledgeRepositoryhellipetc
Research Uses
Evolving information inScience Technology amp Medicine
Technical Referencedocuments (Spec amp Standards)
Teaching amp Coachingmaterials
A D a t a b as e
A D a t a b as e
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1531
D O N O T U S E D O N O T U S E
ee--B O O K S a s B O O K S a s B o o k s B o o k s
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1631
Database vs e-Books
Database
e-Books ComprehensiveDatabase
Reduce Risk of MissingInfo
Typically Unlimited
Users
NEW Content -Updatesare FREE
Purchase Like Print butaccess via electronically
Typically One User per tit le
Must PAY for NEW
CONTENT
Limited Number of Titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1731
EBOOKs as Research-Tool must be hellip
Huge titlesHuge titles--countcount
To reduce risk of
missing importantinformation
UpUp--toto--DateDate Provide most effective
ways to research
informationIn order to fulfill Research
Criteria hellip
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1831
SAVE MONEY
INCREASELIBRARY
COLLECTION
ENHANCED
RESEARCHCAPABILITIES
Ebooks as a
Database forResearch
Studies found thatStudies found thathelliphellip
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1931
Sohellip Letrsquos solve all these questions
How do I get quantity of good quality Ebooks Choose a good database (Ebooks) that comes with
good research tools
What kind of content amp how much
A research database with huge titles count (Hugeamount of Ebooks)
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2031
Solving Questionshellip Are my users familiar in using Ebooks
As a database features amp functions are base on researchneeds
Do they know therersquos Ebooks available in the
campus Emphasize the Importance of Research
More promotion amp More training
Electronic content or still Print Books E-content Reduce Risk of missing Information amp
PRINT for Reading amp Study
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2131
ComparisonsComparisons
Lets look at some exampleshellip
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2231
Company Books 247 eBook Corp (EBL) Ebrary
URL httpmarketingbooks24x7comhome2asp httpwwweblebookscom httpwwwebrarycom
Core Competency
Content is mostly IT engineering and businessbooks and sold to corporations and libraries
Concentrates on academic and research-basedlibraries offering scholarly content from STM
publishers
Pioneered the Dynamic Content Platform(DCP)trade which integrates patented software with
a growing collection of full-text digital booksreports maps and other authoritative content
Est Annual Rev $1935 million NA $38 million
Collection of Titles54 of titles have a publish date of 2001 or more
recent
1998 onwards 525 of titles have a publish date from 2001 and
325 of the titles have a publish date from 2002
Number of Titles 6450 titles 27000 titles 30000 titles
Subscription Model
Annual Subscription Unique Subscription model based on usage EBL sellslibraries a block of loan instances Typically a single loan
instance represents 1 full day of check-out for 1 user
AnnualCalendar Year Subscription
Purchase model will start in June2005
Access TermsMultiple concurrent users based on number
of seatsMultiple concurrent users under limits of loan
instancesUnlimited access base on E-FTE
(Effective FTE reflecting country discount)
Engineering yes yes yes
Science no yes yes
Tech amp Computers yes yes yesBusiness amp Econ yes yes yes
Finance yes yes yes
Healthcare no yes yes
Medical no yes yes
Pharma no yes yes
Legal yes (business related) no yes
Humanities no no yesSocial Sciences no no yes
Art no no yes
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
Company Overview
Subjects Coverage
Content Offering
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2331
Company Knovel netLibrary OReilly Safari
URL httpwwwknovelcomknovel2defaultjsp httpwwwnetlibrarycom httpsafarioreillycom
Core CompetencyProvides a one-stop source for finding answers fromInteractive ebooks on Science and Engineering
netLibrary majority of sales come through ConsortiaBCR MLC PALINET NELINET Wiles OHIONETand NYLINK
An independent publisher of computer and technologybooks and manuals
Est Annual Rev $3 million $10-12 million $25 million est
Collection of Titles 2000 onwards 56 of titles have a pub date of 2001 or more recent 75 of titles have a pub date of 2001 or more recent
Number of Titles 500+ titles 40000+ titles 2000 titles
Subscription Model
Annual Subscripiton for the full collection or selectedcollections Academic customers base on relevant
FTE Corporate customers base on per-seat model orconcurrent users
PURCHASE price per title averages $50-$60 2000titles $50 = $100000 average retail sale per
library Hosting fee of 55 of list price of the title theypurchase Consortia members SHARING scheme
Annual Subscriptions with slot of books selectedexchangable with other books quarterly
Access Terms Unlimited access per collection for AcademicConcurrent users for Corporate clients Concurrent users PER TITLE Concurrent users per collection(Collection can be 100~10000 slots)
Engineering yes yes yes
Science yes yes yes (computer sciences)
Tech amp Computers yes yes yes
Business amp Econ no yes noFinance no yes no
Healthcare no yes no
Medical no yes no
Pharma no yes no
Legal no yes no
Humanities no yes noSocial Sciences no yes no
Art no yes no
p p p
Company Overview
Content Offering
Subjects Coverage
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2431
Company Ovid Technologies Inc Thieme (Germany) xRefer
URL httpwwwovidcomsiteindexjsp httpwwwthieme-connectcom wwwxrerfercom
Core CompetencyAcademic medical and scientific markets A German medium size primary publisher that
published Medical amp Biochemistry content both in
periodicals and text books
xReferplus Ready-Reference services feature full-text aggregated content from hundreds of reference
books covering every major subject
Est Annual Rev $150 million $150 million $2 million
Collection of Titles
1998 onwards These TEXTBOOKs have been published since
1965s Millions of copies had been sold in the market
Most reference books since 1995 onwards
Number of Titles 200+ Medical titles 48 titles (with 22 titles online) 167 titles
Subscription Model
Annual subscription fees Some pay-per-view Annual subscription on Country Tiers Allow to buy full
set of PRINT with special discount after 3 years of
subscription
Annual subscription based on institutions FTE
Access Terms User Licences+Concurrent usersper book selected Unlimited Access Multiple concurrent users
Engineering no no no
Science yes yes Yes
Tech amp Computers no no Yes
Business amp Econ no no Yes
Finance no no Yes
Healthcare yes yes Yes
Medical yes yes Yes
Pharma yes no Yes
Legal no no Yes
Humanities no no YesSocial Sciences no no Yes
Art no no Yes
p p p
Content Offering
Company Overview
Subjects Coverage
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2531
Licensing Models
Summaryhellip
Subscription Models Annual Year or Calendar Year Charge by Usage (Buying instances or slots)
Subscription w ith FTEs count Subscribe-First Perpetual-Later model Pay-per-View
Purchase Models Electrically Owned + Maintenance Fees Print-On-Demand
Content-Sharing model (consortia)
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2631
Summary on hellip
Ebrary CRCnet and Knovel
Ebrary Purely a database for research
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
24000 titles (excluding Branded Collections)
CRCnetBASE
Handbooks for 25 different fields Subscription Model Unlimited Access
1200 titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2731
Summary cont
Knovel Handbooks for 17 different Engineering subjects
Productivity Ebooks
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
760+ titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2831
How do you consider
B u y t he B o o k s ( P u r c ha s e M o d e l )
S u b s c r i b e t h e
C o n t e n t
( S u b s c r i p t
i o n M o d e l )
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2931
Suggestion
Base on your NEEDs
PURCHASE model If you r looking for
Ownership Long-Term Collections
Information Repository Content Preservation
Subscription model If you r looking for
Research tools Institutional PortalEducation Databases
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 3031
Consideringhellip
Access Terms
Unlimited Access Concurrent Users
No of Slots Instances
Archival (Stil l working onhellip ) Perpetual Rights PRINT copies CDROMs
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 3131
EBOOKsEBOOKs PRODUCTSPRODUCTShelliphellip
Ebrary
Knovel
CRCnetBASE
Ebridge Ebooks Platform
EbraryEbrary KnovelKnovel
CRCnetBASECRCnetBASE
EbridgeEbridge EbooksEbooks PlatformPlatform
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 331
Current Dilemma (1)
Perhaps the biggest factors affecting the future successor failure of e-books will be the quantity quality and
cost of content material and the feel of reading
compared to that of traditional books Beverly L Harrison Information Appliances IEEE Comp Soc 2001
Quantity amp Quality
Cost of Content
Feel of Reading
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 431
Current Dilemma (2)
The lack of promotion from within the universityparticularly from the academics and to a certain extent
from the librarians is indeed a major reason for this
knowledge gap
Linda Benett The Electronic Library Emerald 2005
Users not aware that the information is availablehellip
How to convey the idea of Electronic Content to usershellip
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 531
Electronic or Print Books
MarilynChristiansonElsevier2005
More titles
are used as
PRINT but
more access
to each titles
are in
Electronic
format
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 631
Nowhellip There are even more
questions to ask
How do I get quantity of good quality Ebooks
What kind of content amp how much
Are my users familiar in using Ebooks Do they know there are Ebooks available in the
campus
Electronic content or still Print Books
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 731
Why Ebooks Evolves
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 831
Ebooks advanceshellipDue to the Drawbacks of Print Books
Pu blishers
Cos tl y to Produce S tore
Ship and Sell
Li b r a r i a n s C o s t l y t o S t o r e C i r c u l a t e a n d M a i n t a i n
U s e r s
D i f f i c u l t t o Sea r c
h Re t r ie ve
a n d Ma na ge
Connaway LSDESIDOC Bulletin
of Info Tech 2003
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 931
Ebooks Opportunit ies
On-demandavailability
Easy access to content
(Full text Searchable)
Searching abilityPortability of
content
Linking abilityConnaway LSDESIDOC Bulletin
of Info Tech 2003
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1031
3 factorsthat effect the evolving of Ebooks
Cyper-Space as the environment Technology as the driving force
Interactive Fiction as the newinformative idea
Cory Doctorow Creative Commons 2004
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1131
eBooks evolving base-onhellip
the advances of Technology
E-BOOKSE-BOOKS
E-BOOK
LIBRARIES
E-BOOK
LIBRARIES
Biblio Records
amp Summaries ofEbooks
Biblio Records Summaries
Fulltext and Database of
eBooks
VIRTUAL
LIBRARY
OF
E-BOOKS
VIRTUALLIBRARY
OF
E-BOOKS
Interactive EbooksLinking TechnologyE-Learning
E-ink amp E-paper
832019 eBook 2005
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HOW SHOULD WE LOOK
AT EBOOKs
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1331
USES OF EBOOKs
Collectionsamp
Preservation
ResearchUse
832019 eBook 2005
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Uses of EbooksUses of Ebooks
Collections amp Preservations
Long-Term using(3 or 5 years above)
Important Archivingneeds
Information that have tobe kept for longer period
of time History Art Humanities
Theories KnowledgeRepositoryhellipetc
Research Uses
Evolving information inScience Technology amp Medicine
Technical Referencedocuments (Spec amp Standards)
Teaching amp Coachingmaterials
A D a t a b as e
A D a t a b as e
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1531
D O N O T U S E D O N O T U S E
ee--B O O K S a s B O O K S a s B o o k s B o o k s
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1631
Database vs e-Books
Database
e-Books ComprehensiveDatabase
Reduce Risk of MissingInfo
Typically Unlimited
Users
NEW Content -Updatesare FREE
Purchase Like Print butaccess via electronically
Typically One User per tit le
Must PAY for NEW
CONTENT
Limited Number of Titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1731
EBOOKs as Research-Tool must be hellip
Huge titlesHuge titles--countcount
To reduce risk of
missing importantinformation
UpUp--toto--DateDate Provide most effective
ways to research
informationIn order to fulfill Research
Criteria hellip
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1831
SAVE MONEY
INCREASELIBRARY
COLLECTION
ENHANCED
RESEARCHCAPABILITIES
Ebooks as a
Database forResearch
Studies found thatStudies found thathelliphellip
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1931
Sohellip Letrsquos solve all these questions
How do I get quantity of good quality Ebooks Choose a good database (Ebooks) that comes with
good research tools
What kind of content amp how much
A research database with huge titles count (Hugeamount of Ebooks)
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2031
Solving Questionshellip Are my users familiar in using Ebooks
As a database features amp functions are base on researchneeds
Do they know therersquos Ebooks available in the
campus Emphasize the Importance of Research
More promotion amp More training
Electronic content or still Print Books E-content Reduce Risk of missing Information amp
PRINT for Reading amp Study
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2131
ComparisonsComparisons
Lets look at some exampleshellip
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2231
Company Books 247 eBook Corp (EBL) Ebrary
URL httpmarketingbooks24x7comhome2asp httpwwweblebookscom httpwwwebrarycom
Core Competency
Content is mostly IT engineering and businessbooks and sold to corporations and libraries
Concentrates on academic and research-basedlibraries offering scholarly content from STM
publishers
Pioneered the Dynamic Content Platform(DCP)trade which integrates patented software with
a growing collection of full-text digital booksreports maps and other authoritative content
Est Annual Rev $1935 million NA $38 million
Collection of Titles54 of titles have a publish date of 2001 or more
recent
1998 onwards 525 of titles have a publish date from 2001 and
325 of the titles have a publish date from 2002
Number of Titles 6450 titles 27000 titles 30000 titles
Subscription Model
Annual Subscription Unique Subscription model based on usage EBL sellslibraries a block of loan instances Typically a single loan
instance represents 1 full day of check-out for 1 user
AnnualCalendar Year Subscription
Purchase model will start in June2005
Access TermsMultiple concurrent users based on number
of seatsMultiple concurrent users under limits of loan
instancesUnlimited access base on E-FTE
(Effective FTE reflecting country discount)
Engineering yes yes yes
Science no yes yes
Tech amp Computers yes yes yesBusiness amp Econ yes yes yes
Finance yes yes yes
Healthcare no yes yes
Medical no yes yes
Pharma no yes yes
Legal yes (business related) no yes
Humanities no no yesSocial Sciences no no yes
Art no no yes
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
Company Overview
Subjects Coverage
Content Offering
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2331
Company Knovel netLibrary OReilly Safari
URL httpwwwknovelcomknovel2defaultjsp httpwwwnetlibrarycom httpsafarioreillycom
Core CompetencyProvides a one-stop source for finding answers fromInteractive ebooks on Science and Engineering
netLibrary majority of sales come through ConsortiaBCR MLC PALINET NELINET Wiles OHIONETand NYLINK
An independent publisher of computer and technologybooks and manuals
Est Annual Rev $3 million $10-12 million $25 million est
Collection of Titles 2000 onwards 56 of titles have a pub date of 2001 or more recent 75 of titles have a pub date of 2001 or more recent
Number of Titles 500+ titles 40000+ titles 2000 titles
Subscription Model
Annual Subscripiton for the full collection or selectedcollections Academic customers base on relevant
FTE Corporate customers base on per-seat model orconcurrent users
PURCHASE price per title averages $50-$60 2000titles $50 = $100000 average retail sale per
library Hosting fee of 55 of list price of the title theypurchase Consortia members SHARING scheme
Annual Subscriptions with slot of books selectedexchangable with other books quarterly
Access Terms Unlimited access per collection for AcademicConcurrent users for Corporate clients Concurrent users PER TITLE Concurrent users per collection(Collection can be 100~10000 slots)
Engineering yes yes yes
Science yes yes yes (computer sciences)
Tech amp Computers yes yes yes
Business amp Econ no yes noFinance no yes no
Healthcare no yes no
Medical no yes no
Pharma no yes no
Legal no yes no
Humanities no yes noSocial Sciences no yes no
Art no yes no
p p p
Company Overview
Content Offering
Subjects Coverage
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2431
Company Ovid Technologies Inc Thieme (Germany) xRefer
URL httpwwwovidcomsiteindexjsp httpwwwthieme-connectcom wwwxrerfercom
Core CompetencyAcademic medical and scientific markets A German medium size primary publisher that
published Medical amp Biochemistry content both in
periodicals and text books
xReferplus Ready-Reference services feature full-text aggregated content from hundreds of reference
books covering every major subject
Est Annual Rev $150 million $150 million $2 million
Collection of Titles
1998 onwards These TEXTBOOKs have been published since
1965s Millions of copies had been sold in the market
Most reference books since 1995 onwards
Number of Titles 200+ Medical titles 48 titles (with 22 titles online) 167 titles
Subscription Model
Annual subscription fees Some pay-per-view Annual subscription on Country Tiers Allow to buy full
set of PRINT with special discount after 3 years of
subscription
Annual subscription based on institutions FTE
Access Terms User Licences+Concurrent usersper book selected Unlimited Access Multiple concurrent users
Engineering no no no
Science yes yes Yes
Tech amp Computers no no Yes
Business amp Econ no no Yes
Finance no no Yes
Healthcare yes yes Yes
Medical yes yes Yes
Pharma yes no Yes
Legal no no Yes
Humanities no no YesSocial Sciences no no Yes
Art no no Yes
p p p
Content Offering
Company Overview
Subjects Coverage
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2531
Licensing Models
Summaryhellip
Subscription Models Annual Year or Calendar Year Charge by Usage (Buying instances or slots)
Subscription w ith FTEs count Subscribe-First Perpetual-Later model Pay-per-View
Purchase Models Electrically Owned + Maintenance Fees Print-On-Demand
Content-Sharing model (consortia)
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2631
Summary on hellip
Ebrary CRCnet and Knovel
Ebrary Purely a database for research
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
24000 titles (excluding Branded Collections)
CRCnetBASE
Handbooks for 25 different fields Subscription Model Unlimited Access
1200 titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2731
Summary cont
Knovel Handbooks for 17 different Engineering subjects
Productivity Ebooks
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
760+ titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2831
How do you consider
B u y t he B o o k s ( P u r c ha s e M o d e l )
S u b s c r i b e t h e
C o n t e n t
( S u b s c r i p t
i o n M o d e l )
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2931
Suggestion
Base on your NEEDs
PURCHASE model If you r looking for
Ownership Long-Term Collections
Information Repository Content Preservation
Subscription model If you r looking for
Research tools Institutional PortalEducation Databases
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 3031
Consideringhellip
Access Terms
Unlimited Access Concurrent Users
No of Slots Instances
Archival (Stil l working onhellip ) Perpetual Rights PRINT copies CDROMs
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 3131
EBOOKsEBOOKs PRODUCTSPRODUCTShelliphellip
Ebrary
Knovel
CRCnetBASE
Ebridge Ebooks Platform
EbraryEbrary KnovelKnovel
CRCnetBASECRCnetBASE
EbridgeEbridge EbooksEbooks PlatformPlatform
832019 eBook 2005
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Current Dilemma (2)
The lack of promotion from within the universityparticularly from the academics and to a certain extent
from the librarians is indeed a major reason for this
knowledge gap
Linda Benett The Electronic Library Emerald 2005
Users not aware that the information is availablehellip
How to convey the idea of Electronic Content to usershellip
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 531
Electronic or Print Books
MarilynChristiansonElsevier2005
More titles
are used as
PRINT but
more access
to each titles
are in
Electronic
format
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 631
Nowhellip There are even more
questions to ask
How do I get quantity of good quality Ebooks
What kind of content amp how much
Are my users familiar in using Ebooks Do they know there are Ebooks available in the
campus
Electronic content or still Print Books
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 731
Why Ebooks Evolves
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 831
Ebooks advanceshellipDue to the Drawbacks of Print Books
Pu blishers
Cos tl y to Produce S tore
Ship and Sell
Li b r a r i a n s C o s t l y t o S t o r e C i r c u l a t e a n d M a i n t a i n
U s e r s
D i f f i c u l t t o Sea r c
h Re t r ie ve
a n d Ma na ge
Connaway LSDESIDOC Bulletin
of Info Tech 2003
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 931
Ebooks Opportunit ies
On-demandavailability
Easy access to content
(Full text Searchable)
Searching abilityPortability of
content
Linking abilityConnaway LSDESIDOC Bulletin
of Info Tech 2003
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1031
3 factorsthat effect the evolving of Ebooks
Cyper-Space as the environment Technology as the driving force
Interactive Fiction as the newinformative idea
Cory Doctorow Creative Commons 2004
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1131
eBooks evolving base-onhellip
the advances of Technology
E-BOOKSE-BOOKS
E-BOOK
LIBRARIES
E-BOOK
LIBRARIES
Biblio Records
amp Summaries ofEbooks
Biblio Records Summaries
Fulltext and Database of
eBooks
VIRTUAL
LIBRARY
OF
E-BOOKS
VIRTUALLIBRARY
OF
E-BOOKS
Interactive EbooksLinking TechnologyE-Learning
E-ink amp E-paper
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1231
HOW SHOULD WE LOOK
AT EBOOKs
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1331
USES OF EBOOKs
Collectionsamp
Preservation
ResearchUse
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1431
Uses of EbooksUses of Ebooks
Collections amp Preservations
Long-Term using(3 or 5 years above)
Important Archivingneeds
Information that have tobe kept for longer period
of time History Art Humanities
Theories KnowledgeRepositoryhellipetc
Research Uses
Evolving information inScience Technology amp Medicine
Technical Referencedocuments (Spec amp Standards)
Teaching amp Coachingmaterials
A D a t a b as e
A D a t a b as e
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1531
D O N O T U S E D O N O T U S E
ee--B O O K S a s B O O K S a s B o o k s B o o k s
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1631
Database vs e-Books
Database
e-Books ComprehensiveDatabase
Reduce Risk of MissingInfo
Typically Unlimited
Users
NEW Content -Updatesare FREE
Purchase Like Print butaccess via electronically
Typically One User per tit le
Must PAY for NEW
CONTENT
Limited Number of Titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1731
EBOOKs as Research-Tool must be hellip
Huge titlesHuge titles--countcount
To reduce risk of
missing importantinformation
UpUp--toto--DateDate Provide most effective
ways to research
informationIn order to fulfill Research
Criteria hellip
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1831
SAVE MONEY
INCREASELIBRARY
COLLECTION
ENHANCED
RESEARCHCAPABILITIES
Ebooks as a
Database forResearch
Studies found thatStudies found thathelliphellip
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1931
Sohellip Letrsquos solve all these questions
How do I get quantity of good quality Ebooks Choose a good database (Ebooks) that comes with
good research tools
What kind of content amp how much
A research database with huge titles count (Hugeamount of Ebooks)
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2031
Solving Questionshellip Are my users familiar in using Ebooks
As a database features amp functions are base on researchneeds
Do they know therersquos Ebooks available in the
campus Emphasize the Importance of Research
More promotion amp More training
Electronic content or still Print Books E-content Reduce Risk of missing Information amp
PRINT for Reading amp Study
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2131
ComparisonsComparisons
Lets look at some exampleshellip
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2231
Company Books 247 eBook Corp (EBL) Ebrary
URL httpmarketingbooks24x7comhome2asp httpwwweblebookscom httpwwwebrarycom
Core Competency
Content is mostly IT engineering and businessbooks and sold to corporations and libraries
Concentrates on academic and research-basedlibraries offering scholarly content from STM
publishers
Pioneered the Dynamic Content Platform(DCP)trade which integrates patented software with
a growing collection of full-text digital booksreports maps and other authoritative content
Est Annual Rev $1935 million NA $38 million
Collection of Titles54 of titles have a publish date of 2001 or more
recent
1998 onwards 525 of titles have a publish date from 2001 and
325 of the titles have a publish date from 2002
Number of Titles 6450 titles 27000 titles 30000 titles
Subscription Model
Annual Subscription Unique Subscription model based on usage EBL sellslibraries a block of loan instances Typically a single loan
instance represents 1 full day of check-out for 1 user
AnnualCalendar Year Subscription
Purchase model will start in June2005
Access TermsMultiple concurrent users based on number
of seatsMultiple concurrent users under limits of loan
instancesUnlimited access base on E-FTE
(Effective FTE reflecting country discount)
Engineering yes yes yes
Science no yes yes
Tech amp Computers yes yes yesBusiness amp Econ yes yes yes
Finance yes yes yes
Healthcare no yes yes
Medical no yes yes
Pharma no yes yes
Legal yes (business related) no yes
Humanities no no yesSocial Sciences no no yes
Art no no yes
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
Company Overview
Subjects Coverage
Content Offering
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2331
Company Knovel netLibrary OReilly Safari
URL httpwwwknovelcomknovel2defaultjsp httpwwwnetlibrarycom httpsafarioreillycom
Core CompetencyProvides a one-stop source for finding answers fromInteractive ebooks on Science and Engineering
netLibrary majority of sales come through ConsortiaBCR MLC PALINET NELINET Wiles OHIONETand NYLINK
An independent publisher of computer and technologybooks and manuals
Est Annual Rev $3 million $10-12 million $25 million est
Collection of Titles 2000 onwards 56 of titles have a pub date of 2001 or more recent 75 of titles have a pub date of 2001 or more recent
Number of Titles 500+ titles 40000+ titles 2000 titles
Subscription Model
Annual Subscripiton for the full collection or selectedcollections Academic customers base on relevant
FTE Corporate customers base on per-seat model orconcurrent users
PURCHASE price per title averages $50-$60 2000titles $50 = $100000 average retail sale per
library Hosting fee of 55 of list price of the title theypurchase Consortia members SHARING scheme
Annual Subscriptions with slot of books selectedexchangable with other books quarterly
Access Terms Unlimited access per collection for AcademicConcurrent users for Corporate clients Concurrent users PER TITLE Concurrent users per collection(Collection can be 100~10000 slots)
Engineering yes yes yes
Science yes yes yes (computer sciences)
Tech amp Computers yes yes yes
Business amp Econ no yes noFinance no yes no
Healthcare no yes no
Medical no yes no
Pharma no yes no
Legal no yes no
Humanities no yes noSocial Sciences no yes no
Art no yes no
p p p
Company Overview
Content Offering
Subjects Coverage
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2431
Company Ovid Technologies Inc Thieme (Germany) xRefer
URL httpwwwovidcomsiteindexjsp httpwwwthieme-connectcom wwwxrerfercom
Core CompetencyAcademic medical and scientific markets A German medium size primary publisher that
published Medical amp Biochemistry content both in
periodicals and text books
xReferplus Ready-Reference services feature full-text aggregated content from hundreds of reference
books covering every major subject
Est Annual Rev $150 million $150 million $2 million
Collection of Titles
1998 onwards These TEXTBOOKs have been published since
1965s Millions of copies had been sold in the market
Most reference books since 1995 onwards
Number of Titles 200+ Medical titles 48 titles (with 22 titles online) 167 titles
Subscription Model
Annual subscription fees Some pay-per-view Annual subscription on Country Tiers Allow to buy full
set of PRINT with special discount after 3 years of
subscription
Annual subscription based on institutions FTE
Access Terms User Licences+Concurrent usersper book selected Unlimited Access Multiple concurrent users
Engineering no no no
Science yes yes Yes
Tech amp Computers no no Yes
Business amp Econ no no Yes
Finance no no Yes
Healthcare yes yes Yes
Medical yes yes Yes
Pharma yes no Yes
Legal no no Yes
Humanities no no YesSocial Sciences no no Yes
Art no no Yes
p p p
Content Offering
Company Overview
Subjects Coverage
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2531
Licensing Models
Summaryhellip
Subscription Models Annual Year or Calendar Year Charge by Usage (Buying instances or slots)
Subscription w ith FTEs count Subscribe-First Perpetual-Later model Pay-per-View
Purchase Models Electrically Owned + Maintenance Fees Print-On-Demand
Content-Sharing model (consortia)
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2631
Summary on hellip
Ebrary CRCnet and Knovel
Ebrary Purely a database for research
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
24000 titles (excluding Branded Collections)
CRCnetBASE
Handbooks for 25 different fields Subscription Model Unlimited Access
1200 titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2731
Summary cont
Knovel Handbooks for 17 different Engineering subjects
Productivity Ebooks
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
760+ titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2831
How do you consider
B u y t he B o o k s ( P u r c ha s e M o d e l )
S u b s c r i b e t h e
C o n t e n t
( S u b s c r i p t
i o n M o d e l )
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2931
Suggestion
Base on your NEEDs
PURCHASE model If you r looking for
Ownership Long-Term Collections
Information Repository Content Preservation
Subscription model If you r looking for
Research tools Institutional PortalEducation Databases
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 3031
Consideringhellip
Access Terms
Unlimited Access Concurrent Users
No of Slots Instances
Archival (Stil l working onhellip ) Perpetual Rights PRINT copies CDROMs
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 3131
EBOOKsEBOOKs PRODUCTSPRODUCTShelliphellip
Ebrary
Knovel
CRCnetBASE
Ebridge Ebooks Platform
EbraryEbrary KnovelKnovel
CRCnetBASECRCnetBASE
EbridgeEbridge EbooksEbooks PlatformPlatform
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 531
Electronic or Print Books
MarilynChristiansonElsevier2005
More titles
are used as
PRINT but
more access
to each titles
are in
Electronic
format
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 631
Nowhellip There are even more
questions to ask
How do I get quantity of good quality Ebooks
What kind of content amp how much
Are my users familiar in using Ebooks Do they know there are Ebooks available in the
campus
Electronic content or still Print Books
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 731
Why Ebooks Evolves
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 831
Ebooks advanceshellipDue to the Drawbacks of Print Books
Pu blishers
Cos tl y to Produce S tore
Ship and Sell
Li b r a r i a n s C o s t l y t o S t o r e C i r c u l a t e a n d M a i n t a i n
U s e r s
D i f f i c u l t t o Sea r c
h Re t r ie ve
a n d Ma na ge
Connaway LSDESIDOC Bulletin
of Info Tech 2003
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 931
Ebooks Opportunit ies
On-demandavailability
Easy access to content
(Full text Searchable)
Searching abilityPortability of
content
Linking abilityConnaway LSDESIDOC Bulletin
of Info Tech 2003
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1031
3 factorsthat effect the evolving of Ebooks
Cyper-Space as the environment Technology as the driving force
Interactive Fiction as the newinformative idea
Cory Doctorow Creative Commons 2004
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1131
eBooks evolving base-onhellip
the advances of Technology
E-BOOKSE-BOOKS
E-BOOK
LIBRARIES
E-BOOK
LIBRARIES
Biblio Records
amp Summaries ofEbooks
Biblio Records Summaries
Fulltext and Database of
eBooks
VIRTUAL
LIBRARY
OF
E-BOOKS
VIRTUALLIBRARY
OF
E-BOOKS
Interactive EbooksLinking TechnologyE-Learning
E-ink amp E-paper
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1231
HOW SHOULD WE LOOK
AT EBOOKs
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1331
USES OF EBOOKs
Collectionsamp
Preservation
ResearchUse
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1431
Uses of EbooksUses of Ebooks
Collections amp Preservations
Long-Term using(3 or 5 years above)
Important Archivingneeds
Information that have tobe kept for longer period
of time History Art Humanities
Theories KnowledgeRepositoryhellipetc
Research Uses
Evolving information inScience Technology amp Medicine
Technical Referencedocuments (Spec amp Standards)
Teaching amp Coachingmaterials
A D a t a b as e
A D a t a b as e
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1531
D O N O T U S E D O N O T U S E
ee--B O O K S a s B O O K S a s B o o k s B o o k s
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1631
Database vs e-Books
Database
e-Books ComprehensiveDatabase
Reduce Risk of MissingInfo
Typically Unlimited
Users
NEW Content -Updatesare FREE
Purchase Like Print butaccess via electronically
Typically One User per tit le
Must PAY for NEW
CONTENT
Limited Number of Titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1731
EBOOKs as Research-Tool must be hellip
Huge titlesHuge titles--countcount
To reduce risk of
missing importantinformation
UpUp--toto--DateDate Provide most effective
ways to research
informationIn order to fulfill Research
Criteria hellip
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1831
SAVE MONEY
INCREASELIBRARY
COLLECTION
ENHANCED
RESEARCHCAPABILITIES
Ebooks as a
Database forResearch
Studies found thatStudies found thathelliphellip
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1931
Sohellip Letrsquos solve all these questions
How do I get quantity of good quality Ebooks Choose a good database (Ebooks) that comes with
good research tools
What kind of content amp how much
A research database with huge titles count (Hugeamount of Ebooks)
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2031
Solving Questionshellip Are my users familiar in using Ebooks
As a database features amp functions are base on researchneeds
Do they know therersquos Ebooks available in the
campus Emphasize the Importance of Research
More promotion amp More training
Electronic content or still Print Books E-content Reduce Risk of missing Information amp
PRINT for Reading amp Study
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2131
ComparisonsComparisons
Lets look at some exampleshellip
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2231
Company Books 247 eBook Corp (EBL) Ebrary
URL httpmarketingbooks24x7comhome2asp httpwwweblebookscom httpwwwebrarycom
Core Competency
Content is mostly IT engineering and businessbooks and sold to corporations and libraries
Concentrates on academic and research-basedlibraries offering scholarly content from STM
publishers
Pioneered the Dynamic Content Platform(DCP)trade which integrates patented software with
a growing collection of full-text digital booksreports maps and other authoritative content
Est Annual Rev $1935 million NA $38 million
Collection of Titles54 of titles have a publish date of 2001 or more
recent
1998 onwards 525 of titles have a publish date from 2001 and
325 of the titles have a publish date from 2002
Number of Titles 6450 titles 27000 titles 30000 titles
Subscription Model
Annual Subscription Unique Subscription model based on usage EBL sellslibraries a block of loan instances Typically a single loan
instance represents 1 full day of check-out for 1 user
AnnualCalendar Year Subscription
Purchase model will start in June2005
Access TermsMultiple concurrent users based on number
of seatsMultiple concurrent users under limits of loan
instancesUnlimited access base on E-FTE
(Effective FTE reflecting country discount)
Engineering yes yes yes
Science no yes yes
Tech amp Computers yes yes yesBusiness amp Econ yes yes yes
Finance yes yes yes
Healthcare no yes yes
Medical no yes yes
Pharma no yes yes
Legal yes (business related) no yes
Humanities no no yesSocial Sciences no no yes
Art no no yes
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
Company Overview
Subjects Coverage
Content Offering
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2331
Company Knovel netLibrary OReilly Safari
URL httpwwwknovelcomknovel2defaultjsp httpwwwnetlibrarycom httpsafarioreillycom
Core CompetencyProvides a one-stop source for finding answers fromInteractive ebooks on Science and Engineering
netLibrary majority of sales come through ConsortiaBCR MLC PALINET NELINET Wiles OHIONETand NYLINK
An independent publisher of computer and technologybooks and manuals
Est Annual Rev $3 million $10-12 million $25 million est
Collection of Titles 2000 onwards 56 of titles have a pub date of 2001 or more recent 75 of titles have a pub date of 2001 or more recent
Number of Titles 500+ titles 40000+ titles 2000 titles
Subscription Model
Annual Subscripiton for the full collection or selectedcollections Academic customers base on relevant
FTE Corporate customers base on per-seat model orconcurrent users
PURCHASE price per title averages $50-$60 2000titles $50 = $100000 average retail sale per
library Hosting fee of 55 of list price of the title theypurchase Consortia members SHARING scheme
Annual Subscriptions with slot of books selectedexchangable with other books quarterly
Access Terms Unlimited access per collection for AcademicConcurrent users for Corporate clients Concurrent users PER TITLE Concurrent users per collection(Collection can be 100~10000 slots)
Engineering yes yes yes
Science yes yes yes (computer sciences)
Tech amp Computers yes yes yes
Business amp Econ no yes noFinance no yes no
Healthcare no yes no
Medical no yes no
Pharma no yes no
Legal no yes no
Humanities no yes noSocial Sciences no yes no
Art no yes no
p p p
Company Overview
Content Offering
Subjects Coverage
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2431
Company Ovid Technologies Inc Thieme (Germany) xRefer
URL httpwwwovidcomsiteindexjsp httpwwwthieme-connectcom wwwxrerfercom
Core CompetencyAcademic medical and scientific markets A German medium size primary publisher that
published Medical amp Biochemistry content both in
periodicals and text books
xReferplus Ready-Reference services feature full-text aggregated content from hundreds of reference
books covering every major subject
Est Annual Rev $150 million $150 million $2 million
Collection of Titles
1998 onwards These TEXTBOOKs have been published since
1965s Millions of copies had been sold in the market
Most reference books since 1995 onwards
Number of Titles 200+ Medical titles 48 titles (with 22 titles online) 167 titles
Subscription Model
Annual subscription fees Some pay-per-view Annual subscription on Country Tiers Allow to buy full
set of PRINT with special discount after 3 years of
subscription
Annual subscription based on institutions FTE
Access Terms User Licences+Concurrent usersper book selected Unlimited Access Multiple concurrent users
Engineering no no no
Science yes yes Yes
Tech amp Computers no no Yes
Business amp Econ no no Yes
Finance no no Yes
Healthcare yes yes Yes
Medical yes yes Yes
Pharma yes no Yes
Legal no no Yes
Humanities no no YesSocial Sciences no no Yes
Art no no Yes
p p p
Content Offering
Company Overview
Subjects Coverage
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2531
Licensing Models
Summaryhellip
Subscription Models Annual Year or Calendar Year Charge by Usage (Buying instances or slots)
Subscription w ith FTEs count Subscribe-First Perpetual-Later model Pay-per-View
Purchase Models Electrically Owned + Maintenance Fees Print-On-Demand
Content-Sharing model (consortia)
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2631
Summary on hellip
Ebrary CRCnet and Knovel
Ebrary Purely a database for research
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
24000 titles (excluding Branded Collections)
CRCnetBASE
Handbooks for 25 different fields Subscription Model Unlimited Access
1200 titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2731
Summary cont
Knovel Handbooks for 17 different Engineering subjects
Productivity Ebooks
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
760+ titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2831
How do you consider
B u y t he B o o k s ( P u r c ha s e M o d e l )
S u b s c r i b e t h e
C o n t e n t
( S u b s c r i p t
i o n M o d e l )
832019 eBook 2005
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Suggestion
Base on your NEEDs
PURCHASE model If you r looking for
Ownership Long-Term Collections
Information Repository Content Preservation
Subscription model If you r looking for
Research tools Institutional PortalEducation Databases
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 3031
Consideringhellip
Access Terms
Unlimited Access Concurrent Users
No of Slots Instances
Archival (Stil l working onhellip ) Perpetual Rights PRINT copies CDROMs
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 3131
EBOOKsEBOOKs PRODUCTSPRODUCTShelliphellip
Ebrary
Knovel
CRCnetBASE
Ebridge Ebooks Platform
EbraryEbrary KnovelKnovel
CRCnetBASECRCnetBASE
EbridgeEbridge EbooksEbooks PlatformPlatform
832019 eBook 2005
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Nowhellip There are even more
questions to ask
How do I get quantity of good quality Ebooks
What kind of content amp how much
Are my users familiar in using Ebooks Do they know there are Ebooks available in the
campus
Electronic content or still Print Books
832019 eBook 2005
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Why Ebooks Evolves
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 831
Ebooks advanceshellipDue to the Drawbacks of Print Books
Pu blishers
Cos tl y to Produce S tore
Ship and Sell
Li b r a r i a n s C o s t l y t o S t o r e C i r c u l a t e a n d M a i n t a i n
U s e r s
D i f f i c u l t t o Sea r c
h Re t r ie ve
a n d Ma na ge
Connaway LSDESIDOC Bulletin
of Info Tech 2003
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 931
Ebooks Opportunit ies
On-demandavailability
Easy access to content
(Full text Searchable)
Searching abilityPortability of
content
Linking abilityConnaway LSDESIDOC Bulletin
of Info Tech 2003
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1031
3 factorsthat effect the evolving of Ebooks
Cyper-Space as the environment Technology as the driving force
Interactive Fiction as the newinformative idea
Cory Doctorow Creative Commons 2004
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1131
eBooks evolving base-onhellip
the advances of Technology
E-BOOKSE-BOOKS
E-BOOK
LIBRARIES
E-BOOK
LIBRARIES
Biblio Records
amp Summaries ofEbooks
Biblio Records Summaries
Fulltext and Database of
eBooks
VIRTUAL
LIBRARY
OF
E-BOOKS
VIRTUALLIBRARY
OF
E-BOOKS
Interactive EbooksLinking TechnologyE-Learning
E-ink amp E-paper
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1231
HOW SHOULD WE LOOK
AT EBOOKs
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1331
USES OF EBOOKs
Collectionsamp
Preservation
ResearchUse
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1431
Uses of EbooksUses of Ebooks
Collections amp Preservations
Long-Term using(3 or 5 years above)
Important Archivingneeds
Information that have tobe kept for longer period
of time History Art Humanities
Theories KnowledgeRepositoryhellipetc
Research Uses
Evolving information inScience Technology amp Medicine
Technical Referencedocuments (Spec amp Standards)
Teaching amp Coachingmaterials
A D a t a b as e
A D a t a b as e
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1531
D O N O T U S E D O N O T U S E
ee--B O O K S a s B O O K S a s B o o k s B o o k s
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1631
Database vs e-Books
Database
e-Books ComprehensiveDatabase
Reduce Risk of MissingInfo
Typically Unlimited
Users
NEW Content -Updatesare FREE
Purchase Like Print butaccess via electronically
Typically One User per tit le
Must PAY for NEW
CONTENT
Limited Number of Titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1731
EBOOKs as Research-Tool must be hellip
Huge titlesHuge titles--countcount
To reduce risk of
missing importantinformation
UpUp--toto--DateDate Provide most effective
ways to research
informationIn order to fulfill Research
Criteria hellip
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1831
SAVE MONEY
INCREASELIBRARY
COLLECTION
ENHANCED
RESEARCHCAPABILITIES
Ebooks as a
Database forResearch
Studies found thatStudies found thathelliphellip
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1931
Sohellip Letrsquos solve all these questions
How do I get quantity of good quality Ebooks Choose a good database (Ebooks) that comes with
good research tools
What kind of content amp how much
A research database with huge titles count (Hugeamount of Ebooks)
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2031
Solving Questionshellip Are my users familiar in using Ebooks
As a database features amp functions are base on researchneeds
Do they know therersquos Ebooks available in the
campus Emphasize the Importance of Research
More promotion amp More training
Electronic content or still Print Books E-content Reduce Risk of missing Information amp
PRINT for Reading amp Study
832019 eBook 2005
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ComparisonsComparisons
Lets look at some exampleshellip
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2231
Company Books 247 eBook Corp (EBL) Ebrary
URL httpmarketingbooks24x7comhome2asp httpwwweblebookscom httpwwwebrarycom
Core Competency
Content is mostly IT engineering and businessbooks and sold to corporations and libraries
Concentrates on academic and research-basedlibraries offering scholarly content from STM
publishers
Pioneered the Dynamic Content Platform(DCP)trade which integrates patented software with
a growing collection of full-text digital booksreports maps and other authoritative content
Est Annual Rev $1935 million NA $38 million
Collection of Titles54 of titles have a publish date of 2001 or more
recent
1998 onwards 525 of titles have a publish date from 2001 and
325 of the titles have a publish date from 2002
Number of Titles 6450 titles 27000 titles 30000 titles
Subscription Model
Annual Subscription Unique Subscription model based on usage EBL sellslibraries a block of loan instances Typically a single loan
instance represents 1 full day of check-out for 1 user
AnnualCalendar Year Subscription
Purchase model will start in June2005
Access TermsMultiple concurrent users based on number
of seatsMultiple concurrent users under limits of loan
instancesUnlimited access base on E-FTE
(Effective FTE reflecting country discount)
Engineering yes yes yes
Science no yes yes
Tech amp Computers yes yes yesBusiness amp Econ yes yes yes
Finance yes yes yes
Healthcare no yes yes
Medical no yes yes
Pharma no yes yes
Legal yes (business related) no yes
Humanities no no yesSocial Sciences no no yes
Art no no yes
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
Company Overview
Subjects Coverage
Content Offering
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2331
Company Knovel netLibrary OReilly Safari
URL httpwwwknovelcomknovel2defaultjsp httpwwwnetlibrarycom httpsafarioreillycom
Core CompetencyProvides a one-stop source for finding answers fromInteractive ebooks on Science and Engineering
netLibrary majority of sales come through ConsortiaBCR MLC PALINET NELINET Wiles OHIONETand NYLINK
An independent publisher of computer and technologybooks and manuals
Est Annual Rev $3 million $10-12 million $25 million est
Collection of Titles 2000 onwards 56 of titles have a pub date of 2001 or more recent 75 of titles have a pub date of 2001 or more recent
Number of Titles 500+ titles 40000+ titles 2000 titles
Subscription Model
Annual Subscripiton for the full collection or selectedcollections Academic customers base on relevant
FTE Corporate customers base on per-seat model orconcurrent users
PURCHASE price per title averages $50-$60 2000titles $50 = $100000 average retail sale per
library Hosting fee of 55 of list price of the title theypurchase Consortia members SHARING scheme
Annual Subscriptions with slot of books selectedexchangable with other books quarterly
Access Terms Unlimited access per collection for AcademicConcurrent users for Corporate clients Concurrent users PER TITLE Concurrent users per collection(Collection can be 100~10000 slots)
Engineering yes yes yes
Science yes yes yes (computer sciences)
Tech amp Computers yes yes yes
Business amp Econ no yes noFinance no yes no
Healthcare no yes no
Medical no yes no
Pharma no yes no
Legal no yes no
Humanities no yes noSocial Sciences no yes no
Art no yes no
p p p
Company Overview
Content Offering
Subjects Coverage
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2431
Company Ovid Technologies Inc Thieme (Germany) xRefer
URL httpwwwovidcomsiteindexjsp httpwwwthieme-connectcom wwwxrerfercom
Core CompetencyAcademic medical and scientific markets A German medium size primary publisher that
published Medical amp Biochemistry content both in
periodicals and text books
xReferplus Ready-Reference services feature full-text aggregated content from hundreds of reference
books covering every major subject
Est Annual Rev $150 million $150 million $2 million
Collection of Titles
1998 onwards These TEXTBOOKs have been published since
1965s Millions of copies had been sold in the market
Most reference books since 1995 onwards
Number of Titles 200+ Medical titles 48 titles (with 22 titles online) 167 titles
Subscription Model
Annual subscription fees Some pay-per-view Annual subscription on Country Tiers Allow to buy full
set of PRINT with special discount after 3 years of
subscription
Annual subscription based on institutions FTE
Access Terms User Licences+Concurrent usersper book selected Unlimited Access Multiple concurrent users
Engineering no no no
Science yes yes Yes
Tech amp Computers no no Yes
Business amp Econ no no Yes
Finance no no Yes
Healthcare yes yes Yes
Medical yes yes Yes
Pharma yes no Yes
Legal no no Yes
Humanities no no YesSocial Sciences no no Yes
Art no no Yes
p p p
Content Offering
Company Overview
Subjects Coverage
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2531
Licensing Models
Summaryhellip
Subscription Models Annual Year or Calendar Year Charge by Usage (Buying instances or slots)
Subscription w ith FTEs count Subscribe-First Perpetual-Later model Pay-per-View
Purchase Models Electrically Owned + Maintenance Fees Print-On-Demand
Content-Sharing model (consortia)
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2631
Summary on hellip
Ebrary CRCnet and Knovel
Ebrary Purely a database for research
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
24000 titles (excluding Branded Collections)
CRCnetBASE
Handbooks for 25 different fields Subscription Model Unlimited Access
1200 titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2731
Summary cont
Knovel Handbooks for 17 different Engineering subjects
Productivity Ebooks
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
760+ titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2831
How do you consider
B u y t he B o o k s ( P u r c ha s e M o d e l )
S u b s c r i b e t h e
C o n t e n t
( S u b s c r i p t
i o n M o d e l )
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2931
Suggestion
Base on your NEEDs
PURCHASE model If you r looking for
Ownership Long-Term Collections
Information Repository Content Preservation
Subscription model If you r looking for
Research tools Institutional PortalEducation Databases
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 3031
Consideringhellip
Access Terms
Unlimited Access Concurrent Users
No of Slots Instances
Archival (Stil l working onhellip ) Perpetual Rights PRINT copies CDROMs
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 3131
EBOOKsEBOOKs PRODUCTSPRODUCTShelliphellip
Ebrary
Knovel
CRCnetBASE
Ebridge Ebooks Platform
EbraryEbrary KnovelKnovel
CRCnetBASECRCnetBASE
EbridgeEbridge EbooksEbooks PlatformPlatform
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 731
Why Ebooks Evolves
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 831
Ebooks advanceshellipDue to the Drawbacks of Print Books
Pu blishers
Cos tl y to Produce S tore
Ship and Sell
Li b r a r i a n s C o s t l y t o S t o r e C i r c u l a t e a n d M a i n t a i n
U s e r s
D i f f i c u l t t o Sea r c
h Re t r ie ve
a n d Ma na ge
Connaway LSDESIDOC Bulletin
of Info Tech 2003
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 931
Ebooks Opportunit ies
On-demandavailability
Easy access to content
(Full text Searchable)
Searching abilityPortability of
content
Linking abilityConnaway LSDESIDOC Bulletin
of Info Tech 2003
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1031
3 factorsthat effect the evolving of Ebooks
Cyper-Space as the environment Technology as the driving force
Interactive Fiction as the newinformative idea
Cory Doctorow Creative Commons 2004
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1131
eBooks evolving base-onhellip
the advances of Technology
E-BOOKSE-BOOKS
E-BOOK
LIBRARIES
E-BOOK
LIBRARIES
Biblio Records
amp Summaries ofEbooks
Biblio Records Summaries
Fulltext and Database of
eBooks
VIRTUAL
LIBRARY
OF
E-BOOKS
VIRTUALLIBRARY
OF
E-BOOKS
Interactive EbooksLinking TechnologyE-Learning
E-ink amp E-paper
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1231
HOW SHOULD WE LOOK
AT EBOOKs
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1331
USES OF EBOOKs
Collectionsamp
Preservation
ResearchUse
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1431
Uses of EbooksUses of Ebooks
Collections amp Preservations
Long-Term using(3 or 5 years above)
Important Archivingneeds
Information that have tobe kept for longer period
of time History Art Humanities
Theories KnowledgeRepositoryhellipetc
Research Uses
Evolving information inScience Technology amp Medicine
Technical Referencedocuments (Spec amp Standards)
Teaching amp Coachingmaterials
A D a t a b as e
A D a t a b as e
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1531
D O N O T U S E D O N O T U S E
ee--B O O K S a s B O O K S a s B o o k s B o o k s
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1631
Database vs e-Books
Database
e-Books ComprehensiveDatabase
Reduce Risk of MissingInfo
Typically Unlimited
Users
NEW Content -Updatesare FREE
Purchase Like Print butaccess via electronically
Typically One User per tit le
Must PAY for NEW
CONTENT
Limited Number of Titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1731
EBOOKs as Research-Tool must be hellip
Huge titlesHuge titles--countcount
To reduce risk of
missing importantinformation
UpUp--toto--DateDate Provide most effective
ways to research
informationIn order to fulfill Research
Criteria hellip
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1831
SAVE MONEY
INCREASELIBRARY
COLLECTION
ENHANCED
RESEARCHCAPABILITIES
Ebooks as a
Database forResearch
Studies found thatStudies found thathelliphellip
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1931
Sohellip Letrsquos solve all these questions
How do I get quantity of good quality Ebooks Choose a good database (Ebooks) that comes with
good research tools
What kind of content amp how much
A research database with huge titles count (Hugeamount of Ebooks)
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2031
Solving Questionshellip Are my users familiar in using Ebooks
As a database features amp functions are base on researchneeds
Do they know therersquos Ebooks available in the
campus Emphasize the Importance of Research
More promotion amp More training
Electronic content or still Print Books E-content Reduce Risk of missing Information amp
PRINT for Reading amp Study
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2131
ComparisonsComparisons
Lets look at some exampleshellip
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2231
Company Books 247 eBook Corp (EBL) Ebrary
URL httpmarketingbooks24x7comhome2asp httpwwweblebookscom httpwwwebrarycom
Core Competency
Content is mostly IT engineering and businessbooks and sold to corporations and libraries
Concentrates on academic and research-basedlibraries offering scholarly content from STM
publishers
Pioneered the Dynamic Content Platform(DCP)trade which integrates patented software with
a growing collection of full-text digital booksreports maps and other authoritative content
Est Annual Rev $1935 million NA $38 million
Collection of Titles54 of titles have a publish date of 2001 or more
recent
1998 onwards 525 of titles have a publish date from 2001 and
325 of the titles have a publish date from 2002
Number of Titles 6450 titles 27000 titles 30000 titles
Subscription Model
Annual Subscription Unique Subscription model based on usage EBL sellslibraries a block of loan instances Typically a single loan
instance represents 1 full day of check-out for 1 user
AnnualCalendar Year Subscription
Purchase model will start in June2005
Access TermsMultiple concurrent users based on number
of seatsMultiple concurrent users under limits of loan
instancesUnlimited access base on E-FTE
(Effective FTE reflecting country discount)
Engineering yes yes yes
Science no yes yes
Tech amp Computers yes yes yesBusiness amp Econ yes yes yes
Finance yes yes yes
Healthcare no yes yes
Medical no yes yes
Pharma no yes yes
Legal yes (business related) no yes
Humanities no no yesSocial Sciences no no yes
Art no no yes
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
Company Overview
Subjects Coverage
Content Offering
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2331
Company Knovel netLibrary OReilly Safari
URL httpwwwknovelcomknovel2defaultjsp httpwwwnetlibrarycom httpsafarioreillycom
Core CompetencyProvides a one-stop source for finding answers fromInteractive ebooks on Science and Engineering
netLibrary majority of sales come through ConsortiaBCR MLC PALINET NELINET Wiles OHIONETand NYLINK
An independent publisher of computer and technologybooks and manuals
Est Annual Rev $3 million $10-12 million $25 million est
Collection of Titles 2000 onwards 56 of titles have a pub date of 2001 or more recent 75 of titles have a pub date of 2001 or more recent
Number of Titles 500+ titles 40000+ titles 2000 titles
Subscription Model
Annual Subscripiton for the full collection or selectedcollections Academic customers base on relevant
FTE Corporate customers base on per-seat model orconcurrent users
PURCHASE price per title averages $50-$60 2000titles $50 = $100000 average retail sale per
library Hosting fee of 55 of list price of the title theypurchase Consortia members SHARING scheme
Annual Subscriptions with slot of books selectedexchangable with other books quarterly
Access Terms Unlimited access per collection for AcademicConcurrent users for Corporate clients Concurrent users PER TITLE Concurrent users per collection(Collection can be 100~10000 slots)
Engineering yes yes yes
Science yes yes yes (computer sciences)
Tech amp Computers yes yes yes
Business amp Econ no yes noFinance no yes no
Healthcare no yes no
Medical no yes no
Pharma no yes no
Legal no yes no
Humanities no yes noSocial Sciences no yes no
Art no yes no
p p p
Company Overview
Content Offering
Subjects Coverage
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2431
Company Ovid Technologies Inc Thieme (Germany) xRefer
URL httpwwwovidcomsiteindexjsp httpwwwthieme-connectcom wwwxrerfercom
Core CompetencyAcademic medical and scientific markets A German medium size primary publisher that
published Medical amp Biochemistry content both in
periodicals and text books
xReferplus Ready-Reference services feature full-text aggregated content from hundreds of reference
books covering every major subject
Est Annual Rev $150 million $150 million $2 million
Collection of Titles
1998 onwards These TEXTBOOKs have been published since
1965s Millions of copies had been sold in the market
Most reference books since 1995 onwards
Number of Titles 200+ Medical titles 48 titles (with 22 titles online) 167 titles
Subscription Model
Annual subscription fees Some pay-per-view Annual subscription on Country Tiers Allow to buy full
set of PRINT with special discount after 3 years of
subscription
Annual subscription based on institutions FTE
Access Terms User Licences+Concurrent usersper book selected Unlimited Access Multiple concurrent users
Engineering no no no
Science yes yes Yes
Tech amp Computers no no Yes
Business amp Econ no no Yes
Finance no no Yes
Healthcare yes yes Yes
Medical yes yes Yes
Pharma yes no Yes
Legal no no Yes
Humanities no no YesSocial Sciences no no Yes
Art no no Yes
p p p
Content Offering
Company Overview
Subjects Coverage
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2531
Licensing Models
Summaryhellip
Subscription Models Annual Year or Calendar Year Charge by Usage (Buying instances or slots)
Subscription w ith FTEs count Subscribe-First Perpetual-Later model Pay-per-View
Purchase Models Electrically Owned + Maintenance Fees Print-On-Demand
Content-Sharing model (consortia)
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2631
Summary on hellip
Ebrary CRCnet and Knovel
Ebrary Purely a database for research
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
24000 titles (excluding Branded Collections)
CRCnetBASE
Handbooks for 25 different fields Subscription Model Unlimited Access
1200 titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2731
Summary cont
Knovel Handbooks for 17 different Engineering subjects
Productivity Ebooks
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
760+ titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2831
How do you consider
B u y t he B o o k s ( P u r c ha s e M o d e l )
S u b s c r i b e t h e
C o n t e n t
( S u b s c r i p t
i o n M o d e l )
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2931
Suggestion
Base on your NEEDs
PURCHASE model If you r looking for
Ownership Long-Term Collections
Information Repository Content Preservation
Subscription model If you r looking for
Research tools Institutional PortalEducation Databases
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 3031
Consideringhellip
Access Terms
Unlimited Access Concurrent Users
No of Slots Instances
Archival (Stil l working onhellip ) Perpetual Rights PRINT copies CDROMs
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 3131
EBOOKsEBOOKs PRODUCTSPRODUCTShelliphellip
Ebrary
Knovel
CRCnetBASE
Ebridge Ebooks Platform
EbraryEbrary KnovelKnovel
CRCnetBASECRCnetBASE
EbridgeEbridge EbooksEbooks PlatformPlatform
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 831
Ebooks advanceshellipDue to the Drawbacks of Print Books
Pu blishers
Cos tl y to Produce S tore
Ship and Sell
Li b r a r i a n s C o s t l y t o S t o r e C i r c u l a t e a n d M a i n t a i n
U s e r s
D i f f i c u l t t o Sea r c
h Re t r ie ve
a n d Ma na ge
Connaway LSDESIDOC Bulletin
of Info Tech 2003
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 931
Ebooks Opportunit ies
On-demandavailability
Easy access to content
(Full text Searchable)
Searching abilityPortability of
content
Linking abilityConnaway LSDESIDOC Bulletin
of Info Tech 2003
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1031
3 factorsthat effect the evolving of Ebooks
Cyper-Space as the environment Technology as the driving force
Interactive Fiction as the newinformative idea
Cory Doctorow Creative Commons 2004
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1131
eBooks evolving base-onhellip
the advances of Technology
E-BOOKSE-BOOKS
E-BOOK
LIBRARIES
E-BOOK
LIBRARIES
Biblio Records
amp Summaries ofEbooks
Biblio Records Summaries
Fulltext and Database of
eBooks
VIRTUAL
LIBRARY
OF
E-BOOKS
VIRTUALLIBRARY
OF
E-BOOKS
Interactive EbooksLinking TechnologyE-Learning
E-ink amp E-paper
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1231
HOW SHOULD WE LOOK
AT EBOOKs
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1331
USES OF EBOOKs
Collectionsamp
Preservation
ResearchUse
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1431
Uses of EbooksUses of Ebooks
Collections amp Preservations
Long-Term using(3 or 5 years above)
Important Archivingneeds
Information that have tobe kept for longer period
of time History Art Humanities
Theories KnowledgeRepositoryhellipetc
Research Uses
Evolving information inScience Technology amp Medicine
Technical Referencedocuments (Spec amp Standards)
Teaching amp Coachingmaterials
A D a t a b as e
A D a t a b as e
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1531
D O N O T U S E D O N O T U S E
ee--B O O K S a s B O O K S a s B o o k s B o o k s
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1631
Database vs e-Books
Database
e-Books ComprehensiveDatabase
Reduce Risk of MissingInfo
Typically Unlimited
Users
NEW Content -Updatesare FREE
Purchase Like Print butaccess via electronically
Typically One User per tit le
Must PAY for NEW
CONTENT
Limited Number of Titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1731
EBOOKs as Research-Tool must be hellip
Huge titlesHuge titles--countcount
To reduce risk of
missing importantinformation
UpUp--toto--DateDate Provide most effective
ways to research
informationIn order to fulfill Research
Criteria hellip
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1831
SAVE MONEY
INCREASELIBRARY
COLLECTION
ENHANCED
RESEARCHCAPABILITIES
Ebooks as a
Database forResearch
Studies found thatStudies found thathelliphellip
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1931
Sohellip Letrsquos solve all these questions
How do I get quantity of good quality Ebooks Choose a good database (Ebooks) that comes with
good research tools
What kind of content amp how much
A research database with huge titles count (Hugeamount of Ebooks)
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2031
Solving Questionshellip Are my users familiar in using Ebooks
As a database features amp functions are base on researchneeds
Do they know therersquos Ebooks available in the
campus Emphasize the Importance of Research
More promotion amp More training
Electronic content or still Print Books E-content Reduce Risk of missing Information amp
PRINT for Reading amp Study
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2131
ComparisonsComparisons
Lets look at some exampleshellip
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2231
Company Books 247 eBook Corp (EBL) Ebrary
URL httpmarketingbooks24x7comhome2asp httpwwweblebookscom httpwwwebrarycom
Core Competency
Content is mostly IT engineering and businessbooks and sold to corporations and libraries
Concentrates on academic and research-basedlibraries offering scholarly content from STM
publishers
Pioneered the Dynamic Content Platform(DCP)trade which integrates patented software with
a growing collection of full-text digital booksreports maps and other authoritative content
Est Annual Rev $1935 million NA $38 million
Collection of Titles54 of titles have a publish date of 2001 or more
recent
1998 onwards 525 of titles have a publish date from 2001 and
325 of the titles have a publish date from 2002
Number of Titles 6450 titles 27000 titles 30000 titles
Subscription Model
Annual Subscription Unique Subscription model based on usage EBL sellslibraries a block of loan instances Typically a single loan
instance represents 1 full day of check-out for 1 user
AnnualCalendar Year Subscription
Purchase model will start in June2005
Access TermsMultiple concurrent users based on number
of seatsMultiple concurrent users under limits of loan
instancesUnlimited access base on E-FTE
(Effective FTE reflecting country discount)
Engineering yes yes yes
Science no yes yes
Tech amp Computers yes yes yesBusiness amp Econ yes yes yes
Finance yes yes yes
Healthcare no yes yes
Medical no yes yes
Pharma no yes yes
Legal yes (business related) no yes
Humanities no no yesSocial Sciences no no yes
Art no no yes
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
Company Overview
Subjects Coverage
Content Offering
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2331
Company Knovel netLibrary OReilly Safari
URL httpwwwknovelcomknovel2defaultjsp httpwwwnetlibrarycom httpsafarioreillycom
Core CompetencyProvides a one-stop source for finding answers fromInteractive ebooks on Science and Engineering
netLibrary majority of sales come through ConsortiaBCR MLC PALINET NELINET Wiles OHIONETand NYLINK
An independent publisher of computer and technologybooks and manuals
Est Annual Rev $3 million $10-12 million $25 million est
Collection of Titles 2000 onwards 56 of titles have a pub date of 2001 or more recent 75 of titles have a pub date of 2001 or more recent
Number of Titles 500+ titles 40000+ titles 2000 titles
Subscription Model
Annual Subscripiton for the full collection or selectedcollections Academic customers base on relevant
FTE Corporate customers base on per-seat model orconcurrent users
PURCHASE price per title averages $50-$60 2000titles $50 = $100000 average retail sale per
library Hosting fee of 55 of list price of the title theypurchase Consortia members SHARING scheme
Annual Subscriptions with slot of books selectedexchangable with other books quarterly
Access Terms Unlimited access per collection for AcademicConcurrent users for Corporate clients Concurrent users PER TITLE Concurrent users per collection(Collection can be 100~10000 slots)
Engineering yes yes yes
Science yes yes yes (computer sciences)
Tech amp Computers yes yes yes
Business amp Econ no yes noFinance no yes no
Healthcare no yes no
Medical no yes no
Pharma no yes no
Legal no yes no
Humanities no yes noSocial Sciences no yes no
Art no yes no
p p p
Company Overview
Content Offering
Subjects Coverage
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2431
Company Ovid Technologies Inc Thieme (Germany) xRefer
URL httpwwwovidcomsiteindexjsp httpwwwthieme-connectcom wwwxrerfercom
Core CompetencyAcademic medical and scientific markets A German medium size primary publisher that
published Medical amp Biochemistry content both in
periodicals and text books
xReferplus Ready-Reference services feature full-text aggregated content from hundreds of reference
books covering every major subject
Est Annual Rev $150 million $150 million $2 million
Collection of Titles
1998 onwards These TEXTBOOKs have been published since
1965s Millions of copies had been sold in the market
Most reference books since 1995 onwards
Number of Titles 200+ Medical titles 48 titles (with 22 titles online) 167 titles
Subscription Model
Annual subscription fees Some pay-per-view Annual subscription on Country Tiers Allow to buy full
set of PRINT with special discount after 3 years of
subscription
Annual subscription based on institutions FTE
Access Terms User Licences+Concurrent usersper book selected Unlimited Access Multiple concurrent users
Engineering no no no
Science yes yes Yes
Tech amp Computers no no Yes
Business amp Econ no no Yes
Finance no no Yes
Healthcare yes yes Yes
Medical yes yes Yes
Pharma yes no Yes
Legal no no Yes
Humanities no no YesSocial Sciences no no Yes
Art no no Yes
p p p
Content Offering
Company Overview
Subjects Coverage
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2531
Licensing Models
Summaryhellip
Subscription Models Annual Year or Calendar Year Charge by Usage (Buying instances or slots)
Subscription w ith FTEs count Subscribe-First Perpetual-Later model Pay-per-View
Purchase Models Electrically Owned + Maintenance Fees Print-On-Demand
Content-Sharing model (consortia)
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2631
Summary on hellip
Ebrary CRCnet and Knovel
Ebrary Purely a database for research
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
24000 titles (excluding Branded Collections)
CRCnetBASE
Handbooks for 25 different fields Subscription Model Unlimited Access
1200 titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2731
Summary cont
Knovel Handbooks for 17 different Engineering subjects
Productivity Ebooks
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
760+ titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2831
How do you consider
B u y t he B o o k s ( P u r c ha s e M o d e l )
S u b s c r i b e t h e
C o n t e n t
( S u b s c r i p t
i o n M o d e l )
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2931
Suggestion
Base on your NEEDs
PURCHASE model If you r looking for
Ownership Long-Term Collections
Information Repository Content Preservation
Subscription model If you r looking for
Research tools Institutional PortalEducation Databases
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 3031
Consideringhellip
Access Terms
Unlimited Access Concurrent Users
No of Slots Instances
Archival (Stil l working onhellip ) Perpetual Rights PRINT copies CDROMs
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 3131
EBOOKsEBOOKs PRODUCTSPRODUCTShelliphellip
Ebrary
Knovel
CRCnetBASE
Ebridge Ebooks Platform
EbraryEbrary KnovelKnovel
CRCnetBASECRCnetBASE
EbridgeEbridge EbooksEbooks PlatformPlatform
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 931
Ebooks Opportunit ies
On-demandavailability
Easy access to content
(Full text Searchable)
Searching abilityPortability of
content
Linking abilityConnaway LSDESIDOC Bulletin
of Info Tech 2003
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1031
3 factorsthat effect the evolving of Ebooks
Cyper-Space as the environment Technology as the driving force
Interactive Fiction as the newinformative idea
Cory Doctorow Creative Commons 2004
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1131
eBooks evolving base-onhellip
the advances of Technology
E-BOOKSE-BOOKS
E-BOOK
LIBRARIES
E-BOOK
LIBRARIES
Biblio Records
amp Summaries ofEbooks
Biblio Records Summaries
Fulltext and Database of
eBooks
VIRTUAL
LIBRARY
OF
E-BOOKS
VIRTUALLIBRARY
OF
E-BOOKS
Interactive EbooksLinking TechnologyE-Learning
E-ink amp E-paper
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1231
HOW SHOULD WE LOOK
AT EBOOKs
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1331
USES OF EBOOKs
Collectionsamp
Preservation
ResearchUse
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1431
Uses of EbooksUses of Ebooks
Collections amp Preservations
Long-Term using(3 or 5 years above)
Important Archivingneeds
Information that have tobe kept for longer period
of time History Art Humanities
Theories KnowledgeRepositoryhellipetc
Research Uses
Evolving information inScience Technology amp Medicine
Technical Referencedocuments (Spec amp Standards)
Teaching amp Coachingmaterials
A D a t a b as e
A D a t a b as e
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1531
D O N O T U S E D O N O T U S E
ee--B O O K S a s B O O K S a s B o o k s B o o k s
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1631
Database vs e-Books
Database
e-Books ComprehensiveDatabase
Reduce Risk of MissingInfo
Typically Unlimited
Users
NEW Content -Updatesare FREE
Purchase Like Print butaccess via electronically
Typically One User per tit le
Must PAY for NEW
CONTENT
Limited Number of Titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1731
EBOOKs as Research-Tool must be hellip
Huge titlesHuge titles--countcount
To reduce risk of
missing importantinformation
UpUp--toto--DateDate Provide most effective
ways to research
informationIn order to fulfill Research
Criteria hellip
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1831
SAVE MONEY
INCREASELIBRARY
COLLECTION
ENHANCED
RESEARCHCAPABILITIES
Ebooks as a
Database forResearch
Studies found thatStudies found thathelliphellip
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1931
Sohellip Letrsquos solve all these questions
How do I get quantity of good quality Ebooks Choose a good database (Ebooks) that comes with
good research tools
What kind of content amp how much
A research database with huge titles count (Hugeamount of Ebooks)
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2031
Solving Questionshellip Are my users familiar in using Ebooks
As a database features amp functions are base on researchneeds
Do they know therersquos Ebooks available in the
campus Emphasize the Importance of Research
More promotion amp More training
Electronic content or still Print Books E-content Reduce Risk of missing Information amp
PRINT for Reading amp Study
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2131
ComparisonsComparisons
Lets look at some exampleshellip
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2231
Company Books 247 eBook Corp (EBL) Ebrary
URL httpmarketingbooks24x7comhome2asp httpwwweblebookscom httpwwwebrarycom
Core Competency
Content is mostly IT engineering and businessbooks and sold to corporations and libraries
Concentrates on academic and research-basedlibraries offering scholarly content from STM
publishers
Pioneered the Dynamic Content Platform(DCP)trade which integrates patented software with
a growing collection of full-text digital booksreports maps and other authoritative content
Est Annual Rev $1935 million NA $38 million
Collection of Titles54 of titles have a publish date of 2001 or more
recent
1998 onwards 525 of titles have a publish date from 2001 and
325 of the titles have a publish date from 2002
Number of Titles 6450 titles 27000 titles 30000 titles
Subscription Model
Annual Subscription Unique Subscription model based on usage EBL sellslibraries a block of loan instances Typically a single loan
instance represents 1 full day of check-out for 1 user
AnnualCalendar Year Subscription
Purchase model will start in June2005
Access TermsMultiple concurrent users based on number
of seatsMultiple concurrent users under limits of loan
instancesUnlimited access base on E-FTE
(Effective FTE reflecting country discount)
Engineering yes yes yes
Science no yes yes
Tech amp Computers yes yes yesBusiness amp Econ yes yes yes
Finance yes yes yes
Healthcare no yes yes
Medical no yes yes
Pharma no yes yes
Legal yes (business related) no yes
Humanities no no yesSocial Sciences no no yes
Art no no yes
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
Company Overview
Subjects Coverage
Content Offering
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2331
Company Knovel netLibrary OReilly Safari
URL httpwwwknovelcomknovel2defaultjsp httpwwwnetlibrarycom httpsafarioreillycom
Core CompetencyProvides a one-stop source for finding answers fromInteractive ebooks on Science and Engineering
netLibrary majority of sales come through ConsortiaBCR MLC PALINET NELINET Wiles OHIONETand NYLINK
An independent publisher of computer and technologybooks and manuals
Est Annual Rev $3 million $10-12 million $25 million est
Collection of Titles 2000 onwards 56 of titles have a pub date of 2001 or more recent 75 of titles have a pub date of 2001 or more recent
Number of Titles 500+ titles 40000+ titles 2000 titles
Subscription Model
Annual Subscripiton for the full collection or selectedcollections Academic customers base on relevant
FTE Corporate customers base on per-seat model orconcurrent users
PURCHASE price per title averages $50-$60 2000titles $50 = $100000 average retail sale per
library Hosting fee of 55 of list price of the title theypurchase Consortia members SHARING scheme
Annual Subscriptions with slot of books selectedexchangable with other books quarterly
Access Terms Unlimited access per collection for AcademicConcurrent users for Corporate clients Concurrent users PER TITLE Concurrent users per collection(Collection can be 100~10000 slots)
Engineering yes yes yes
Science yes yes yes (computer sciences)
Tech amp Computers yes yes yes
Business amp Econ no yes noFinance no yes no
Healthcare no yes no
Medical no yes no
Pharma no yes no
Legal no yes no
Humanities no yes noSocial Sciences no yes no
Art no yes no
p p p
Company Overview
Content Offering
Subjects Coverage
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2431
Company Ovid Technologies Inc Thieme (Germany) xRefer
URL httpwwwovidcomsiteindexjsp httpwwwthieme-connectcom wwwxrerfercom
Core CompetencyAcademic medical and scientific markets A German medium size primary publisher that
published Medical amp Biochemistry content both in
periodicals and text books
xReferplus Ready-Reference services feature full-text aggregated content from hundreds of reference
books covering every major subject
Est Annual Rev $150 million $150 million $2 million
Collection of Titles
1998 onwards These TEXTBOOKs have been published since
1965s Millions of copies had been sold in the market
Most reference books since 1995 onwards
Number of Titles 200+ Medical titles 48 titles (with 22 titles online) 167 titles
Subscription Model
Annual subscription fees Some pay-per-view Annual subscription on Country Tiers Allow to buy full
set of PRINT with special discount after 3 years of
subscription
Annual subscription based on institutions FTE
Access Terms User Licences+Concurrent usersper book selected Unlimited Access Multiple concurrent users
Engineering no no no
Science yes yes Yes
Tech amp Computers no no Yes
Business amp Econ no no Yes
Finance no no Yes
Healthcare yes yes Yes
Medical yes yes Yes
Pharma yes no Yes
Legal no no Yes
Humanities no no YesSocial Sciences no no Yes
Art no no Yes
p p p
Content Offering
Company Overview
Subjects Coverage
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2531
Licensing Models
Summaryhellip
Subscription Models Annual Year or Calendar Year Charge by Usage (Buying instances or slots)
Subscription w ith FTEs count Subscribe-First Perpetual-Later model Pay-per-View
Purchase Models Electrically Owned + Maintenance Fees Print-On-Demand
Content-Sharing model (consortia)
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2631
Summary on hellip
Ebrary CRCnet and Knovel
Ebrary Purely a database for research
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
24000 titles (excluding Branded Collections)
CRCnetBASE
Handbooks for 25 different fields Subscription Model Unlimited Access
1200 titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2731
Summary cont
Knovel Handbooks for 17 different Engineering subjects
Productivity Ebooks
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
760+ titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2831
How do you consider
B u y t he B o o k s ( P u r c ha s e M o d e l )
S u b s c r i b e t h e
C o n t e n t
( S u b s c r i p t
i o n M o d e l )
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2931
Suggestion
Base on your NEEDs
PURCHASE model If you r looking for
Ownership Long-Term Collections
Information Repository Content Preservation
Subscription model If you r looking for
Research tools Institutional PortalEducation Databases
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 3031
Consideringhellip
Access Terms
Unlimited Access Concurrent Users
No of Slots Instances
Archival (Stil l working onhellip ) Perpetual Rights PRINT copies CDROMs
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 3131
EBOOKsEBOOKs PRODUCTSPRODUCTShelliphellip
Ebrary
Knovel
CRCnetBASE
Ebridge Ebooks Platform
EbraryEbrary KnovelKnovel
CRCnetBASECRCnetBASE
EbridgeEbridge EbooksEbooks PlatformPlatform
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1031
3 factorsthat effect the evolving of Ebooks
Cyper-Space as the environment Technology as the driving force
Interactive Fiction as the newinformative idea
Cory Doctorow Creative Commons 2004
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1131
eBooks evolving base-onhellip
the advances of Technology
E-BOOKSE-BOOKS
E-BOOK
LIBRARIES
E-BOOK
LIBRARIES
Biblio Records
amp Summaries ofEbooks
Biblio Records Summaries
Fulltext and Database of
eBooks
VIRTUAL
LIBRARY
OF
E-BOOKS
VIRTUALLIBRARY
OF
E-BOOKS
Interactive EbooksLinking TechnologyE-Learning
E-ink amp E-paper
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1231
HOW SHOULD WE LOOK
AT EBOOKs
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1331
USES OF EBOOKs
Collectionsamp
Preservation
ResearchUse
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1431
Uses of EbooksUses of Ebooks
Collections amp Preservations
Long-Term using(3 or 5 years above)
Important Archivingneeds
Information that have tobe kept for longer period
of time History Art Humanities
Theories KnowledgeRepositoryhellipetc
Research Uses
Evolving information inScience Technology amp Medicine
Technical Referencedocuments (Spec amp Standards)
Teaching amp Coachingmaterials
A D a t a b as e
A D a t a b as e
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1531
D O N O T U S E D O N O T U S E
ee--B O O K S a s B O O K S a s B o o k s B o o k s
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1631
Database vs e-Books
Database
e-Books ComprehensiveDatabase
Reduce Risk of MissingInfo
Typically Unlimited
Users
NEW Content -Updatesare FREE
Purchase Like Print butaccess via electronically
Typically One User per tit le
Must PAY for NEW
CONTENT
Limited Number of Titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1731
EBOOKs as Research-Tool must be hellip
Huge titlesHuge titles--countcount
To reduce risk of
missing importantinformation
UpUp--toto--DateDate Provide most effective
ways to research
informationIn order to fulfill Research
Criteria hellip
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1831
SAVE MONEY
INCREASELIBRARY
COLLECTION
ENHANCED
RESEARCHCAPABILITIES
Ebooks as a
Database forResearch
Studies found thatStudies found thathelliphellip
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1931
Sohellip Letrsquos solve all these questions
How do I get quantity of good quality Ebooks Choose a good database (Ebooks) that comes with
good research tools
What kind of content amp how much
A research database with huge titles count (Hugeamount of Ebooks)
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2031
Solving Questionshellip Are my users familiar in using Ebooks
As a database features amp functions are base on researchneeds
Do they know therersquos Ebooks available in the
campus Emphasize the Importance of Research
More promotion amp More training
Electronic content or still Print Books E-content Reduce Risk of missing Information amp
PRINT for Reading amp Study
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2131
ComparisonsComparisons
Lets look at some exampleshellip
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2231
Company Books 247 eBook Corp (EBL) Ebrary
URL httpmarketingbooks24x7comhome2asp httpwwweblebookscom httpwwwebrarycom
Core Competency
Content is mostly IT engineering and businessbooks and sold to corporations and libraries
Concentrates on academic and research-basedlibraries offering scholarly content from STM
publishers
Pioneered the Dynamic Content Platform(DCP)trade which integrates patented software with
a growing collection of full-text digital booksreports maps and other authoritative content
Est Annual Rev $1935 million NA $38 million
Collection of Titles54 of titles have a publish date of 2001 or more
recent
1998 onwards 525 of titles have a publish date from 2001 and
325 of the titles have a publish date from 2002
Number of Titles 6450 titles 27000 titles 30000 titles
Subscription Model
Annual Subscription Unique Subscription model based on usage EBL sellslibraries a block of loan instances Typically a single loan
instance represents 1 full day of check-out for 1 user
AnnualCalendar Year Subscription
Purchase model will start in June2005
Access TermsMultiple concurrent users based on number
of seatsMultiple concurrent users under limits of loan
instancesUnlimited access base on E-FTE
(Effective FTE reflecting country discount)
Engineering yes yes yes
Science no yes yes
Tech amp Computers yes yes yesBusiness amp Econ yes yes yes
Finance yes yes yes
Healthcare no yes yes
Medical no yes yes
Pharma no yes yes
Legal yes (business related) no yes
Humanities no no yesSocial Sciences no no yes
Art no no yes
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
Company Overview
Subjects Coverage
Content Offering
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2331
Company Knovel netLibrary OReilly Safari
URL httpwwwknovelcomknovel2defaultjsp httpwwwnetlibrarycom httpsafarioreillycom
Core CompetencyProvides a one-stop source for finding answers fromInteractive ebooks on Science and Engineering
netLibrary majority of sales come through ConsortiaBCR MLC PALINET NELINET Wiles OHIONETand NYLINK
An independent publisher of computer and technologybooks and manuals
Est Annual Rev $3 million $10-12 million $25 million est
Collection of Titles 2000 onwards 56 of titles have a pub date of 2001 or more recent 75 of titles have a pub date of 2001 or more recent
Number of Titles 500+ titles 40000+ titles 2000 titles
Subscription Model
Annual Subscripiton for the full collection or selectedcollections Academic customers base on relevant
FTE Corporate customers base on per-seat model orconcurrent users
PURCHASE price per title averages $50-$60 2000titles $50 = $100000 average retail sale per
library Hosting fee of 55 of list price of the title theypurchase Consortia members SHARING scheme
Annual Subscriptions with slot of books selectedexchangable with other books quarterly
Access Terms Unlimited access per collection for AcademicConcurrent users for Corporate clients Concurrent users PER TITLE Concurrent users per collection(Collection can be 100~10000 slots)
Engineering yes yes yes
Science yes yes yes (computer sciences)
Tech amp Computers yes yes yes
Business amp Econ no yes noFinance no yes no
Healthcare no yes no
Medical no yes no
Pharma no yes no
Legal no yes no
Humanities no yes noSocial Sciences no yes no
Art no yes no
p p p
Company Overview
Content Offering
Subjects Coverage
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2431
Company Ovid Technologies Inc Thieme (Germany) xRefer
URL httpwwwovidcomsiteindexjsp httpwwwthieme-connectcom wwwxrerfercom
Core CompetencyAcademic medical and scientific markets A German medium size primary publisher that
published Medical amp Biochemistry content both in
periodicals and text books
xReferplus Ready-Reference services feature full-text aggregated content from hundreds of reference
books covering every major subject
Est Annual Rev $150 million $150 million $2 million
Collection of Titles
1998 onwards These TEXTBOOKs have been published since
1965s Millions of copies had been sold in the market
Most reference books since 1995 onwards
Number of Titles 200+ Medical titles 48 titles (with 22 titles online) 167 titles
Subscription Model
Annual subscription fees Some pay-per-view Annual subscription on Country Tiers Allow to buy full
set of PRINT with special discount after 3 years of
subscription
Annual subscription based on institutions FTE
Access Terms User Licences+Concurrent usersper book selected Unlimited Access Multiple concurrent users
Engineering no no no
Science yes yes Yes
Tech amp Computers no no Yes
Business amp Econ no no Yes
Finance no no Yes
Healthcare yes yes Yes
Medical yes yes Yes
Pharma yes no Yes
Legal no no Yes
Humanities no no YesSocial Sciences no no Yes
Art no no Yes
p p p
Content Offering
Company Overview
Subjects Coverage
832019 eBook 2005
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Licensing Models
Summaryhellip
Subscription Models Annual Year or Calendar Year Charge by Usage (Buying instances or slots)
Subscription w ith FTEs count Subscribe-First Perpetual-Later model Pay-per-View
Purchase Models Electrically Owned + Maintenance Fees Print-On-Demand
Content-Sharing model (consortia)
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2631
Summary on hellip
Ebrary CRCnet and Knovel
Ebrary Purely a database for research
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
24000 titles (excluding Branded Collections)
CRCnetBASE
Handbooks for 25 different fields Subscription Model Unlimited Access
1200 titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2731
Summary cont
Knovel Handbooks for 17 different Engineering subjects
Productivity Ebooks
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
760+ titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2831
How do you consider
B u y t he B o o k s ( P u r c ha s e M o d e l )
S u b s c r i b e t h e
C o n t e n t
( S u b s c r i p t
i o n M o d e l )
832019 eBook 2005
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Suggestion
Base on your NEEDs
PURCHASE model If you r looking for
Ownership Long-Term Collections
Information Repository Content Preservation
Subscription model If you r looking for
Research tools Institutional PortalEducation Databases
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 3031
Consideringhellip
Access Terms
Unlimited Access Concurrent Users
No of Slots Instances
Archival (Stil l working onhellip ) Perpetual Rights PRINT copies CDROMs
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 3131
EBOOKsEBOOKs PRODUCTSPRODUCTShelliphellip
Ebrary
Knovel
CRCnetBASE
Ebridge Ebooks Platform
EbraryEbrary KnovelKnovel
CRCnetBASECRCnetBASE
EbridgeEbridge EbooksEbooks PlatformPlatform
832019 eBook 2005
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eBooks evolving base-onhellip
the advances of Technology
E-BOOKSE-BOOKS
E-BOOK
LIBRARIES
E-BOOK
LIBRARIES
Biblio Records
amp Summaries ofEbooks
Biblio Records Summaries
Fulltext and Database of
eBooks
VIRTUAL
LIBRARY
OF
E-BOOKS
VIRTUALLIBRARY
OF
E-BOOKS
Interactive EbooksLinking TechnologyE-Learning
E-ink amp E-paper
832019 eBook 2005
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HOW SHOULD WE LOOK
AT EBOOKs
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1331
USES OF EBOOKs
Collectionsamp
Preservation
ResearchUse
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1431
Uses of EbooksUses of Ebooks
Collections amp Preservations
Long-Term using(3 or 5 years above)
Important Archivingneeds
Information that have tobe kept for longer period
of time History Art Humanities
Theories KnowledgeRepositoryhellipetc
Research Uses
Evolving information inScience Technology amp Medicine
Technical Referencedocuments (Spec amp Standards)
Teaching amp Coachingmaterials
A D a t a b as e
A D a t a b as e
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1531
D O N O T U S E D O N O T U S E
ee--B O O K S a s B O O K S a s B o o k s B o o k s
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1631
Database vs e-Books
Database
e-Books ComprehensiveDatabase
Reduce Risk of MissingInfo
Typically Unlimited
Users
NEW Content -Updatesare FREE
Purchase Like Print butaccess via electronically
Typically One User per tit le
Must PAY for NEW
CONTENT
Limited Number of Titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1731
EBOOKs as Research-Tool must be hellip
Huge titlesHuge titles--countcount
To reduce risk of
missing importantinformation
UpUp--toto--DateDate Provide most effective
ways to research
informationIn order to fulfill Research
Criteria hellip
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1831
SAVE MONEY
INCREASELIBRARY
COLLECTION
ENHANCED
RESEARCHCAPABILITIES
Ebooks as a
Database forResearch
Studies found thatStudies found thathelliphellip
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1931
Sohellip Letrsquos solve all these questions
How do I get quantity of good quality Ebooks Choose a good database (Ebooks) that comes with
good research tools
What kind of content amp how much
A research database with huge titles count (Hugeamount of Ebooks)
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2031
Solving Questionshellip Are my users familiar in using Ebooks
As a database features amp functions are base on researchneeds
Do they know therersquos Ebooks available in the
campus Emphasize the Importance of Research
More promotion amp More training
Electronic content or still Print Books E-content Reduce Risk of missing Information amp
PRINT for Reading amp Study
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2131
ComparisonsComparisons
Lets look at some exampleshellip
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2231
Company Books 247 eBook Corp (EBL) Ebrary
URL httpmarketingbooks24x7comhome2asp httpwwweblebookscom httpwwwebrarycom
Core Competency
Content is mostly IT engineering and businessbooks and sold to corporations and libraries
Concentrates on academic and research-basedlibraries offering scholarly content from STM
publishers
Pioneered the Dynamic Content Platform(DCP)trade which integrates patented software with
a growing collection of full-text digital booksreports maps and other authoritative content
Est Annual Rev $1935 million NA $38 million
Collection of Titles54 of titles have a publish date of 2001 or more
recent
1998 onwards 525 of titles have a publish date from 2001 and
325 of the titles have a publish date from 2002
Number of Titles 6450 titles 27000 titles 30000 titles
Subscription Model
Annual Subscription Unique Subscription model based on usage EBL sellslibraries a block of loan instances Typically a single loan
instance represents 1 full day of check-out for 1 user
AnnualCalendar Year Subscription
Purchase model will start in June2005
Access TermsMultiple concurrent users based on number
of seatsMultiple concurrent users under limits of loan
instancesUnlimited access base on E-FTE
(Effective FTE reflecting country discount)
Engineering yes yes yes
Science no yes yes
Tech amp Computers yes yes yesBusiness amp Econ yes yes yes
Finance yes yes yes
Healthcare no yes yes
Medical no yes yes
Pharma no yes yes
Legal yes (business related) no yes
Humanities no no yesSocial Sciences no no yes
Art no no yes
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
Company Overview
Subjects Coverage
Content Offering
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2331
Company Knovel netLibrary OReilly Safari
URL httpwwwknovelcomknovel2defaultjsp httpwwwnetlibrarycom httpsafarioreillycom
Core CompetencyProvides a one-stop source for finding answers fromInteractive ebooks on Science and Engineering
netLibrary majority of sales come through ConsortiaBCR MLC PALINET NELINET Wiles OHIONETand NYLINK
An independent publisher of computer and technologybooks and manuals
Est Annual Rev $3 million $10-12 million $25 million est
Collection of Titles 2000 onwards 56 of titles have a pub date of 2001 or more recent 75 of titles have a pub date of 2001 or more recent
Number of Titles 500+ titles 40000+ titles 2000 titles
Subscription Model
Annual Subscripiton for the full collection or selectedcollections Academic customers base on relevant
FTE Corporate customers base on per-seat model orconcurrent users
PURCHASE price per title averages $50-$60 2000titles $50 = $100000 average retail sale per
library Hosting fee of 55 of list price of the title theypurchase Consortia members SHARING scheme
Annual Subscriptions with slot of books selectedexchangable with other books quarterly
Access Terms Unlimited access per collection for AcademicConcurrent users for Corporate clients Concurrent users PER TITLE Concurrent users per collection(Collection can be 100~10000 slots)
Engineering yes yes yes
Science yes yes yes (computer sciences)
Tech amp Computers yes yes yes
Business amp Econ no yes noFinance no yes no
Healthcare no yes no
Medical no yes no
Pharma no yes no
Legal no yes no
Humanities no yes noSocial Sciences no yes no
Art no yes no
p p p
Company Overview
Content Offering
Subjects Coverage
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2431
Company Ovid Technologies Inc Thieme (Germany) xRefer
URL httpwwwovidcomsiteindexjsp httpwwwthieme-connectcom wwwxrerfercom
Core CompetencyAcademic medical and scientific markets A German medium size primary publisher that
published Medical amp Biochemistry content both in
periodicals and text books
xReferplus Ready-Reference services feature full-text aggregated content from hundreds of reference
books covering every major subject
Est Annual Rev $150 million $150 million $2 million
Collection of Titles
1998 onwards These TEXTBOOKs have been published since
1965s Millions of copies had been sold in the market
Most reference books since 1995 onwards
Number of Titles 200+ Medical titles 48 titles (with 22 titles online) 167 titles
Subscription Model
Annual subscription fees Some pay-per-view Annual subscription on Country Tiers Allow to buy full
set of PRINT with special discount after 3 years of
subscription
Annual subscription based on institutions FTE
Access Terms User Licences+Concurrent usersper book selected Unlimited Access Multiple concurrent users
Engineering no no no
Science yes yes Yes
Tech amp Computers no no Yes
Business amp Econ no no Yes
Finance no no Yes
Healthcare yes yes Yes
Medical yes yes Yes
Pharma yes no Yes
Legal no no Yes
Humanities no no YesSocial Sciences no no Yes
Art no no Yes
p p p
Content Offering
Company Overview
Subjects Coverage
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2531
Licensing Models
Summaryhellip
Subscription Models Annual Year or Calendar Year Charge by Usage (Buying instances or slots)
Subscription w ith FTEs count Subscribe-First Perpetual-Later model Pay-per-View
Purchase Models Electrically Owned + Maintenance Fees Print-On-Demand
Content-Sharing model (consortia)
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2631
Summary on hellip
Ebrary CRCnet and Knovel
Ebrary Purely a database for research
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
24000 titles (excluding Branded Collections)
CRCnetBASE
Handbooks for 25 different fields Subscription Model Unlimited Access
1200 titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2731
Summary cont
Knovel Handbooks for 17 different Engineering subjects
Productivity Ebooks
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
760+ titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2831
How do you consider
B u y t he B o o k s ( P u r c ha s e M o d e l )
S u b s c r i b e t h e
C o n t e n t
( S u b s c r i p t
i o n M o d e l )
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2931
Suggestion
Base on your NEEDs
PURCHASE model If you r looking for
Ownership Long-Term Collections
Information Repository Content Preservation
Subscription model If you r looking for
Research tools Institutional PortalEducation Databases
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 3031
Consideringhellip
Access Terms
Unlimited Access Concurrent Users
No of Slots Instances
Archival (Stil l working onhellip ) Perpetual Rights PRINT copies CDROMs
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 3131
EBOOKsEBOOKs PRODUCTSPRODUCTShelliphellip
Ebrary
Knovel
CRCnetBASE
Ebridge Ebooks Platform
EbraryEbrary KnovelKnovel
CRCnetBASECRCnetBASE
EbridgeEbridge EbooksEbooks PlatformPlatform
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1231
HOW SHOULD WE LOOK
AT EBOOKs
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1331
USES OF EBOOKs
Collectionsamp
Preservation
ResearchUse
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1431
Uses of EbooksUses of Ebooks
Collections amp Preservations
Long-Term using(3 or 5 years above)
Important Archivingneeds
Information that have tobe kept for longer period
of time History Art Humanities
Theories KnowledgeRepositoryhellipetc
Research Uses
Evolving information inScience Technology amp Medicine
Technical Referencedocuments (Spec amp Standards)
Teaching amp Coachingmaterials
A D a t a b as e
A D a t a b as e
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1531
D O N O T U S E D O N O T U S E
ee--B O O K S a s B O O K S a s B o o k s B o o k s
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1631
Database vs e-Books
Database
e-Books ComprehensiveDatabase
Reduce Risk of MissingInfo
Typically Unlimited
Users
NEW Content -Updatesare FREE
Purchase Like Print butaccess via electronically
Typically One User per tit le
Must PAY for NEW
CONTENT
Limited Number of Titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1731
EBOOKs as Research-Tool must be hellip
Huge titlesHuge titles--countcount
To reduce risk of
missing importantinformation
UpUp--toto--DateDate Provide most effective
ways to research
informationIn order to fulfill Research
Criteria hellip
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1831
SAVE MONEY
INCREASELIBRARY
COLLECTION
ENHANCED
RESEARCHCAPABILITIES
Ebooks as a
Database forResearch
Studies found thatStudies found thathelliphellip
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1931
Sohellip Letrsquos solve all these questions
How do I get quantity of good quality Ebooks Choose a good database (Ebooks) that comes with
good research tools
What kind of content amp how much
A research database with huge titles count (Hugeamount of Ebooks)
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2031
Solving Questionshellip Are my users familiar in using Ebooks
As a database features amp functions are base on researchneeds
Do they know therersquos Ebooks available in the
campus Emphasize the Importance of Research
More promotion amp More training
Electronic content or still Print Books E-content Reduce Risk of missing Information amp
PRINT for Reading amp Study
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2131
ComparisonsComparisons
Lets look at some exampleshellip
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2231
Company Books 247 eBook Corp (EBL) Ebrary
URL httpmarketingbooks24x7comhome2asp httpwwweblebookscom httpwwwebrarycom
Core Competency
Content is mostly IT engineering and businessbooks and sold to corporations and libraries
Concentrates on academic and research-basedlibraries offering scholarly content from STM
publishers
Pioneered the Dynamic Content Platform(DCP)trade which integrates patented software with
a growing collection of full-text digital booksreports maps and other authoritative content
Est Annual Rev $1935 million NA $38 million
Collection of Titles54 of titles have a publish date of 2001 or more
recent
1998 onwards 525 of titles have a publish date from 2001 and
325 of the titles have a publish date from 2002
Number of Titles 6450 titles 27000 titles 30000 titles
Subscription Model
Annual Subscription Unique Subscription model based on usage EBL sellslibraries a block of loan instances Typically a single loan
instance represents 1 full day of check-out for 1 user
AnnualCalendar Year Subscription
Purchase model will start in June2005
Access TermsMultiple concurrent users based on number
of seatsMultiple concurrent users under limits of loan
instancesUnlimited access base on E-FTE
(Effective FTE reflecting country discount)
Engineering yes yes yes
Science no yes yes
Tech amp Computers yes yes yesBusiness amp Econ yes yes yes
Finance yes yes yes
Healthcare no yes yes
Medical no yes yes
Pharma no yes yes
Legal yes (business related) no yes
Humanities no no yesSocial Sciences no no yes
Art no no yes
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
Company Overview
Subjects Coverage
Content Offering
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2331
Company Knovel netLibrary OReilly Safari
URL httpwwwknovelcomknovel2defaultjsp httpwwwnetlibrarycom httpsafarioreillycom
Core CompetencyProvides a one-stop source for finding answers fromInteractive ebooks on Science and Engineering
netLibrary majority of sales come through ConsortiaBCR MLC PALINET NELINET Wiles OHIONETand NYLINK
An independent publisher of computer and technologybooks and manuals
Est Annual Rev $3 million $10-12 million $25 million est
Collection of Titles 2000 onwards 56 of titles have a pub date of 2001 or more recent 75 of titles have a pub date of 2001 or more recent
Number of Titles 500+ titles 40000+ titles 2000 titles
Subscription Model
Annual Subscripiton for the full collection or selectedcollections Academic customers base on relevant
FTE Corporate customers base on per-seat model orconcurrent users
PURCHASE price per title averages $50-$60 2000titles $50 = $100000 average retail sale per
library Hosting fee of 55 of list price of the title theypurchase Consortia members SHARING scheme
Annual Subscriptions with slot of books selectedexchangable with other books quarterly
Access Terms Unlimited access per collection for AcademicConcurrent users for Corporate clients Concurrent users PER TITLE Concurrent users per collection(Collection can be 100~10000 slots)
Engineering yes yes yes
Science yes yes yes (computer sciences)
Tech amp Computers yes yes yes
Business amp Econ no yes noFinance no yes no
Healthcare no yes no
Medical no yes no
Pharma no yes no
Legal no yes no
Humanities no yes noSocial Sciences no yes no
Art no yes no
p p p
Company Overview
Content Offering
Subjects Coverage
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2431
Company Ovid Technologies Inc Thieme (Germany) xRefer
URL httpwwwovidcomsiteindexjsp httpwwwthieme-connectcom wwwxrerfercom
Core CompetencyAcademic medical and scientific markets A German medium size primary publisher that
published Medical amp Biochemistry content both in
periodicals and text books
xReferplus Ready-Reference services feature full-text aggregated content from hundreds of reference
books covering every major subject
Est Annual Rev $150 million $150 million $2 million
Collection of Titles
1998 onwards These TEXTBOOKs have been published since
1965s Millions of copies had been sold in the market
Most reference books since 1995 onwards
Number of Titles 200+ Medical titles 48 titles (with 22 titles online) 167 titles
Subscription Model
Annual subscription fees Some pay-per-view Annual subscription on Country Tiers Allow to buy full
set of PRINT with special discount after 3 years of
subscription
Annual subscription based on institutions FTE
Access Terms User Licences+Concurrent usersper book selected Unlimited Access Multiple concurrent users
Engineering no no no
Science yes yes Yes
Tech amp Computers no no Yes
Business amp Econ no no Yes
Finance no no Yes
Healthcare yes yes Yes
Medical yes yes Yes
Pharma yes no Yes
Legal no no Yes
Humanities no no YesSocial Sciences no no Yes
Art no no Yes
p p p
Content Offering
Company Overview
Subjects Coverage
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2531
Licensing Models
Summaryhellip
Subscription Models Annual Year or Calendar Year Charge by Usage (Buying instances or slots)
Subscription w ith FTEs count Subscribe-First Perpetual-Later model Pay-per-View
Purchase Models Electrically Owned + Maintenance Fees Print-On-Demand
Content-Sharing model (consortia)
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2631
Summary on hellip
Ebrary CRCnet and Knovel
Ebrary Purely a database for research
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
24000 titles (excluding Branded Collections)
CRCnetBASE
Handbooks for 25 different fields Subscription Model Unlimited Access
1200 titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2731
Summary cont
Knovel Handbooks for 17 different Engineering subjects
Productivity Ebooks
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
760+ titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2831
How do you consider
B u y t he B o o k s ( P u r c ha s e M o d e l )
S u b s c r i b e t h e
C o n t e n t
( S u b s c r i p t
i o n M o d e l )
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2931
Suggestion
Base on your NEEDs
PURCHASE model If you r looking for
Ownership Long-Term Collections
Information Repository Content Preservation
Subscription model If you r looking for
Research tools Institutional PortalEducation Databases
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 3031
Consideringhellip
Access Terms
Unlimited Access Concurrent Users
No of Slots Instances
Archival (Stil l working onhellip ) Perpetual Rights PRINT copies CDROMs
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 3131
EBOOKsEBOOKs PRODUCTSPRODUCTShelliphellip
Ebrary
Knovel
CRCnetBASE
Ebridge Ebooks Platform
EbraryEbrary KnovelKnovel
CRCnetBASECRCnetBASE
EbridgeEbridge EbooksEbooks PlatformPlatform
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1331
USES OF EBOOKs
Collectionsamp
Preservation
ResearchUse
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1431
Uses of EbooksUses of Ebooks
Collections amp Preservations
Long-Term using(3 or 5 years above)
Important Archivingneeds
Information that have tobe kept for longer period
of time History Art Humanities
Theories KnowledgeRepositoryhellipetc
Research Uses
Evolving information inScience Technology amp Medicine
Technical Referencedocuments (Spec amp Standards)
Teaching amp Coachingmaterials
A D a t a b as e
A D a t a b as e
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1531
D O N O T U S E D O N O T U S E
ee--B O O K S a s B O O K S a s B o o k s B o o k s
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1631
Database vs e-Books
Database
e-Books ComprehensiveDatabase
Reduce Risk of MissingInfo
Typically Unlimited
Users
NEW Content -Updatesare FREE
Purchase Like Print butaccess via electronically
Typically One User per tit le
Must PAY for NEW
CONTENT
Limited Number of Titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1731
EBOOKs as Research-Tool must be hellip
Huge titlesHuge titles--countcount
To reduce risk of
missing importantinformation
UpUp--toto--DateDate Provide most effective
ways to research
informationIn order to fulfill Research
Criteria hellip
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1831
SAVE MONEY
INCREASELIBRARY
COLLECTION
ENHANCED
RESEARCHCAPABILITIES
Ebooks as a
Database forResearch
Studies found thatStudies found thathelliphellip
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1931
Sohellip Letrsquos solve all these questions
How do I get quantity of good quality Ebooks Choose a good database (Ebooks) that comes with
good research tools
What kind of content amp how much
A research database with huge titles count (Hugeamount of Ebooks)
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2031
Solving Questionshellip Are my users familiar in using Ebooks
As a database features amp functions are base on researchneeds
Do they know therersquos Ebooks available in the
campus Emphasize the Importance of Research
More promotion amp More training
Electronic content or still Print Books E-content Reduce Risk of missing Information amp
PRINT for Reading amp Study
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2131
ComparisonsComparisons
Lets look at some exampleshellip
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2231
Company Books 247 eBook Corp (EBL) Ebrary
URL httpmarketingbooks24x7comhome2asp httpwwweblebookscom httpwwwebrarycom
Core Competency
Content is mostly IT engineering and businessbooks and sold to corporations and libraries
Concentrates on academic and research-basedlibraries offering scholarly content from STM
publishers
Pioneered the Dynamic Content Platform(DCP)trade which integrates patented software with
a growing collection of full-text digital booksreports maps and other authoritative content
Est Annual Rev $1935 million NA $38 million
Collection of Titles54 of titles have a publish date of 2001 or more
recent
1998 onwards 525 of titles have a publish date from 2001 and
325 of the titles have a publish date from 2002
Number of Titles 6450 titles 27000 titles 30000 titles
Subscription Model
Annual Subscription Unique Subscription model based on usage EBL sellslibraries a block of loan instances Typically a single loan
instance represents 1 full day of check-out for 1 user
AnnualCalendar Year Subscription
Purchase model will start in June2005
Access TermsMultiple concurrent users based on number
of seatsMultiple concurrent users under limits of loan
instancesUnlimited access base on E-FTE
(Effective FTE reflecting country discount)
Engineering yes yes yes
Science no yes yes
Tech amp Computers yes yes yesBusiness amp Econ yes yes yes
Finance yes yes yes
Healthcare no yes yes
Medical no yes yes
Pharma no yes yes
Legal yes (business related) no yes
Humanities no no yesSocial Sciences no no yes
Art no no yes
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
Company Overview
Subjects Coverage
Content Offering
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2331
Company Knovel netLibrary OReilly Safari
URL httpwwwknovelcomknovel2defaultjsp httpwwwnetlibrarycom httpsafarioreillycom
Core CompetencyProvides a one-stop source for finding answers fromInteractive ebooks on Science and Engineering
netLibrary majority of sales come through ConsortiaBCR MLC PALINET NELINET Wiles OHIONETand NYLINK
An independent publisher of computer and technologybooks and manuals
Est Annual Rev $3 million $10-12 million $25 million est
Collection of Titles 2000 onwards 56 of titles have a pub date of 2001 or more recent 75 of titles have a pub date of 2001 or more recent
Number of Titles 500+ titles 40000+ titles 2000 titles
Subscription Model
Annual Subscripiton for the full collection or selectedcollections Academic customers base on relevant
FTE Corporate customers base on per-seat model orconcurrent users
PURCHASE price per title averages $50-$60 2000titles $50 = $100000 average retail sale per
library Hosting fee of 55 of list price of the title theypurchase Consortia members SHARING scheme
Annual Subscriptions with slot of books selectedexchangable with other books quarterly
Access Terms Unlimited access per collection for AcademicConcurrent users for Corporate clients Concurrent users PER TITLE Concurrent users per collection(Collection can be 100~10000 slots)
Engineering yes yes yes
Science yes yes yes (computer sciences)
Tech amp Computers yes yes yes
Business amp Econ no yes noFinance no yes no
Healthcare no yes no
Medical no yes no
Pharma no yes no
Legal no yes no
Humanities no yes noSocial Sciences no yes no
Art no yes no
p p p
Company Overview
Content Offering
Subjects Coverage
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2431
Company Ovid Technologies Inc Thieme (Germany) xRefer
URL httpwwwovidcomsiteindexjsp httpwwwthieme-connectcom wwwxrerfercom
Core CompetencyAcademic medical and scientific markets A German medium size primary publisher that
published Medical amp Biochemistry content both in
periodicals and text books
xReferplus Ready-Reference services feature full-text aggregated content from hundreds of reference
books covering every major subject
Est Annual Rev $150 million $150 million $2 million
Collection of Titles
1998 onwards These TEXTBOOKs have been published since
1965s Millions of copies had been sold in the market
Most reference books since 1995 onwards
Number of Titles 200+ Medical titles 48 titles (with 22 titles online) 167 titles
Subscription Model
Annual subscription fees Some pay-per-view Annual subscription on Country Tiers Allow to buy full
set of PRINT with special discount after 3 years of
subscription
Annual subscription based on institutions FTE
Access Terms User Licences+Concurrent usersper book selected Unlimited Access Multiple concurrent users
Engineering no no no
Science yes yes Yes
Tech amp Computers no no Yes
Business amp Econ no no Yes
Finance no no Yes
Healthcare yes yes Yes
Medical yes yes Yes
Pharma yes no Yes
Legal no no Yes
Humanities no no YesSocial Sciences no no Yes
Art no no Yes
p p p
Content Offering
Company Overview
Subjects Coverage
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2531
Licensing Models
Summaryhellip
Subscription Models Annual Year or Calendar Year Charge by Usage (Buying instances or slots)
Subscription w ith FTEs count Subscribe-First Perpetual-Later model Pay-per-View
Purchase Models Electrically Owned + Maintenance Fees Print-On-Demand
Content-Sharing model (consortia)
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2631
Summary on hellip
Ebrary CRCnet and Knovel
Ebrary Purely a database for research
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
24000 titles (excluding Branded Collections)
CRCnetBASE
Handbooks for 25 different fields Subscription Model Unlimited Access
1200 titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2731
Summary cont
Knovel Handbooks for 17 different Engineering subjects
Productivity Ebooks
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
760+ titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2831
How do you consider
B u y t he B o o k s ( P u r c ha s e M o d e l )
S u b s c r i b e t h e
C o n t e n t
( S u b s c r i p t
i o n M o d e l )
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2931
Suggestion
Base on your NEEDs
PURCHASE model If you r looking for
Ownership Long-Term Collections
Information Repository Content Preservation
Subscription model If you r looking for
Research tools Institutional PortalEducation Databases
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 3031
Consideringhellip
Access Terms
Unlimited Access Concurrent Users
No of Slots Instances
Archival (Stil l working onhellip ) Perpetual Rights PRINT copies CDROMs
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 3131
EBOOKsEBOOKs PRODUCTSPRODUCTShelliphellip
Ebrary
Knovel
CRCnetBASE
Ebridge Ebooks Platform
EbraryEbrary KnovelKnovel
CRCnetBASECRCnetBASE
EbridgeEbridge EbooksEbooks PlatformPlatform
832019 eBook 2005
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Uses of EbooksUses of Ebooks
Collections amp Preservations
Long-Term using(3 or 5 years above)
Important Archivingneeds
Information that have tobe kept for longer period
of time History Art Humanities
Theories KnowledgeRepositoryhellipetc
Research Uses
Evolving information inScience Technology amp Medicine
Technical Referencedocuments (Spec amp Standards)
Teaching amp Coachingmaterials
A D a t a b as e
A D a t a b as e
832019 eBook 2005
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D O N O T U S E D O N O T U S E
ee--B O O K S a s B O O K S a s B o o k s B o o k s
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1631
Database vs e-Books
Database
e-Books ComprehensiveDatabase
Reduce Risk of MissingInfo
Typically Unlimited
Users
NEW Content -Updatesare FREE
Purchase Like Print butaccess via electronically
Typically One User per tit le
Must PAY for NEW
CONTENT
Limited Number of Titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1731
EBOOKs as Research-Tool must be hellip
Huge titlesHuge titles--countcount
To reduce risk of
missing importantinformation
UpUp--toto--DateDate Provide most effective
ways to research
informationIn order to fulfill Research
Criteria hellip
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1831
SAVE MONEY
INCREASELIBRARY
COLLECTION
ENHANCED
RESEARCHCAPABILITIES
Ebooks as a
Database forResearch
Studies found thatStudies found thathelliphellip
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1931
Sohellip Letrsquos solve all these questions
How do I get quantity of good quality Ebooks Choose a good database (Ebooks) that comes with
good research tools
What kind of content amp how much
A research database with huge titles count (Hugeamount of Ebooks)
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2031
Solving Questionshellip Are my users familiar in using Ebooks
As a database features amp functions are base on researchneeds
Do they know therersquos Ebooks available in the
campus Emphasize the Importance of Research
More promotion amp More training
Electronic content or still Print Books E-content Reduce Risk of missing Information amp
PRINT for Reading amp Study
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2131
ComparisonsComparisons
Lets look at some exampleshellip
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2231
Company Books 247 eBook Corp (EBL) Ebrary
URL httpmarketingbooks24x7comhome2asp httpwwweblebookscom httpwwwebrarycom
Core Competency
Content is mostly IT engineering and businessbooks and sold to corporations and libraries
Concentrates on academic and research-basedlibraries offering scholarly content from STM
publishers
Pioneered the Dynamic Content Platform(DCP)trade which integrates patented software with
a growing collection of full-text digital booksreports maps and other authoritative content
Est Annual Rev $1935 million NA $38 million
Collection of Titles54 of titles have a publish date of 2001 or more
recent
1998 onwards 525 of titles have a publish date from 2001 and
325 of the titles have a publish date from 2002
Number of Titles 6450 titles 27000 titles 30000 titles
Subscription Model
Annual Subscription Unique Subscription model based on usage EBL sellslibraries a block of loan instances Typically a single loan
instance represents 1 full day of check-out for 1 user
AnnualCalendar Year Subscription
Purchase model will start in June2005
Access TermsMultiple concurrent users based on number
of seatsMultiple concurrent users under limits of loan
instancesUnlimited access base on E-FTE
(Effective FTE reflecting country discount)
Engineering yes yes yes
Science no yes yes
Tech amp Computers yes yes yesBusiness amp Econ yes yes yes
Finance yes yes yes
Healthcare no yes yes
Medical no yes yes
Pharma no yes yes
Legal yes (business related) no yes
Humanities no no yesSocial Sciences no no yes
Art no no yes
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
Company Overview
Subjects Coverage
Content Offering
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2331
Company Knovel netLibrary OReilly Safari
URL httpwwwknovelcomknovel2defaultjsp httpwwwnetlibrarycom httpsafarioreillycom
Core CompetencyProvides a one-stop source for finding answers fromInteractive ebooks on Science and Engineering
netLibrary majority of sales come through ConsortiaBCR MLC PALINET NELINET Wiles OHIONETand NYLINK
An independent publisher of computer and technologybooks and manuals
Est Annual Rev $3 million $10-12 million $25 million est
Collection of Titles 2000 onwards 56 of titles have a pub date of 2001 or more recent 75 of titles have a pub date of 2001 or more recent
Number of Titles 500+ titles 40000+ titles 2000 titles
Subscription Model
Annual Subscripiton for the full collection or selectedcollections Academic customers base on relevant
FTE Corporate customers base on per-seat model orconcurrent users
PURCHASE price per title averages $50-$60 2000titles $50 = $100000 average retail sale per
library Hosting fee of 55 of list price of the title theypurchase Consortia members SHARING scheme
Annual Subscriptions with slot of books selectedexchangable with other books quarterly
Access Terms Unlimited access per collection for AcademicConcurrent users for Corporate clients Concurrent users PER TITLE Concurrent users per collection(Collection can be 100~10000 slots)
Engineering yes yes yes
Science yes yes yes (computer sciences)
Tech amp Computers yes yes yes
Business amp Econ no yes noFinance no yes no
Healthcare no yes no
Medical no yes no
Pharma no yes no
Legal no yes no
Humanities no yes noSocial Sciences no yes no
Art no yes no
p p p
Company Overview
Content Offering
Subjects Coverage
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2431
Company Ovid Technologies Inc Thieme (Germany) xRefer
URL httpwwwovidcomsiteindexjsp httpwwwthieme-connectcom wwwxrerfercom
Core CompetencyAcademic medical and scientific markets A German medium size primary publisher that
published Medical amp Biochemistry content both in
periodicals and text books
xReferplus Ready-Reference services feature full-text aggregated content from hundreds of reference
books covering every major subject
Est Annual Rev $150 million $150 million $2 million
Collection of Titles
1998 onwards These TEXTBOOKs have been published since
1965s Millions of copies had been sold in the market
Most reference books since 1995 onwards
Number of Titles 200+ Medical titles 48 titles (with 22 titles online) 167 titles
Subscription Model
Annual subscription fees Some pay-per-view Annual subscription on Country Tiers Allow to buy full
set of PRINT with special discount after 3 years of
subscription
Annual subscription based on institutions FTE
Access Terms User Licences+Concurrent usersper book selected Unlimited Access Multiple concurrent users
Engineering no no no
Science yes yes Yes
Tech amp Computers no no Yes
Business amp Econ no no Yes
Finance no no Yes
Healthcare yes yes Yes
Medical yes yes Yes
Pharma yes no Yes
Legal no no Yes
Humanities no no YesSocial Sciences no no Yes
Art no no Yes
p p p
Content Offering
Company Overview
Subjects Coverage
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2531
Licensing Models
Summaryhellip
Subscription Models Annual Year or Calendar Year Charge by Usage (Buying instances or slots)
Subscription w ith FTEs count Subscribe-First Perpetual-Later model Pay-per-View
Purchase Models Electrically Owned + Maintenance Fees Print-On-Demand
Content-Sharing model (consortia)
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2631
Summary on hellip
Ebrary CRCnet and Knovel
Ebrary Purely a database for research
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
24000 titles (excluding Branded Collections)
CRCnetBASE
Handbooks for 25 different fields Subscription Model Unlimited Access
1200 titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2731
Summary cont
Knovel Handbooks for 17 different Engineering subjects
Productivity Ebooks
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
760+ titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2831
How do you consider
B u y t he B o o k s ( P u r c ha s e M o d e l )
S u b s c r i b e t h e
C o n t e n t
( S u b s c r i p t
i o n M o d e l )
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2931
Suggestion
Base on your NEEDs
PURCHASE model If you r looking for
Ownership Long-Term Collections
Information Repository Content Preservation
Subscription model If you r looking for
Research tools Institutional PortalEducation Databases
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 3031
Consideringhellip
Access Terms
Unlimited Access Concurrent Users
No of Slots Instances
Archival (Stil l working onhellip ) Perpetual Rights PRINT copies CDROMs
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 3131
EBOOKsEBOOKs PRODUCTSPRODUCTShelliphellip
Ebrary
Knovel
CRCnetBASE
Ebridge Ebooks Platform
EbraryEbrary KnovelKnovel
CRCnetBASECRCnetBASE
EbridgeEbridge EbooksEbooks PlatformPlatform
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1531
D O N O T U S E D O N O T U S E
ee--B O O K S a s B O O K S a s B o o k s B o o k s
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1631
Database vs e-Books
Database
e-Books ComprehensiveDatabase
Reduce Risk of MissingInfo
Typically Unlimited
Users
NEW Content -Updatesare FREE
Purchase Like Print butaccess via electronically
Typically One User per tit le
Must PAY for NEW
CONTENT
Limited Number of Titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1731
EBOOKs as Research-Tool must be hellip
Huge titlesHuge titles--countcount
To reduce risk of
missing importantinformation
UpUp--toto--DateDate Provide most effective
ways to research
informationIn order to fulfill Research
Criteria hellip
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1831
SAVE MONEY
INCREASELIBRARY
COLLECTION
ENHANCED
RESEARCHCAPABILITIES
Ebooks as a
Database forResearch
Studies found thatStudies found thathelliphellip
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1931
Sohellip Letrsquos solve all these questions
How do I get quantity of good quality Ebooks Choose a good database (Ebooks) that comes with
good research tools
What kind of content amp how much
A research database with huge titles count (Hugeamount of Ebooks)
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2031
Solving Questionshellip Are my users familiar in using Ebooks
As a database features amp functions are base on researchneeds
Do they know therersquos Ebooks available in the
campus Emphasize the Importance of Research
More promotion amp More training
Electronic content or still Print Books E-content Reduce Risk of missing Information amp
PRINT for Reading amp Study
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2131
ComparisonsComparisons
Lets look at some exampleshellip
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2231
Company Books 247 eBook Corp (EBL) Ebrary
URL httpmarketingbooks24x7comhome2asp httpwwweblebookscom httpwwwebrarycom
Core Competency
Content is mostly IT engineering and businessbooks and sold to corporations and libraries
Concentrates on academic and research-basedlibraries offering scholarly content from STM
publishers
Pioneered the Dynamic Content Platform(DCP)trade which integrates patented software with
a growing collection of full-text digital booksreports maps and other authoritative content
Est Annual Rev $1935 million NA $38 million
Collection of Titles54 of titles have a publish date of 2001 or more
recent
1998 onwards 525 of titles have a publish date from 2001 and
325 of the titles have a publish date from 2002
Number of Titles 6450 titles 27000 titles 30000 titles
Subscription Model
Annual Subscription Unique Subscription model based on usage EBL sellslibraries a block of loan instances Typically a single loan
instance represents 1 full day of check-out for 1 user
AnnualCalendar Year Subscription
Purchase model will start in June2005
Access TermsMultiple concurrent users based on number
of seatsMultiple concurrent users under limits of loan
instancesUnlimited access base on E-FTE
(Effective FTE reflecting country discount)
Engineering yes yes yes
Science no yes yes
Tech amp Computers yes yes yesBusiness amp Econ yes yes yes
Finance yes yes yes
Healthcare no yes yes
Medical no yes yes
Pharma no yes yes
Legal yes (business related) no yes
Humanities no no yesSocial Sciences no no yes
Art no no yes
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
Company Overview
Subjects Coverage
Content Offering
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2331
Company Knovel netLibrary OReilly Safari
URL httpwwwknovelcomknovel2defaultjsp httpwwwnetlibrarycom httpsafarioreillycom
Core CompetencyProvides a one-stop source for finding answers fromInteractive ebooks on Science and Engineering
netLibrary majority of sales come through ConsortiaBCR MLC PALINET NELINET Wiles OHIONETand NYLINK
An independent publisher of computer and technologybooks and manuals
Est Annual Rev $3 million $10-12 million $25 million est
Collection of Titles 2000 onwards 56 of titles have a pub date of 2001 or more recent 75 of titles have a pub date of 2001 or more recent
Number of Titles 500+ titles 40000+ titles 2000 titles
Subscription Model
Annual Subscripiton for the full collection or selectedcollections Academic customers base on relevant
FTE Corporate customers base on per-seat model orconcurrent users
PURCHASE price per title averages $50-$60 2000titles $50 = $100000 average retail sale per
library Hosting fee of 55 of list price of the title theypurchase Consortia members SHARING scheme
Annual Subscriptions with slot of books selectedexchangable with other books quarterly
Access Terms Unlimited access per collection for AcademicConcurrent users for Corporate clients Concurrent users PER TITLE Concurrent users per collection(Collection can be 100~10000 slots)
Engineering yes yes yes
Science yes yes yes (computer sciences)
Tech amp Computers yes yes yes
Business amp Econ no yes noFinance no yes no
Healthcare no yes no
Medical no yes no
Pharma no yes no
Legal no yes no
Humanities no yes noSocial Sciences no yes no
Art no yes no
p p p
Company Overview
Content Offering
Subjects Coverage
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2431
Company Ovid Technologies Inc Thieme (Germany) xRefer
URL httpwwwovidcomsiteindexjsp httpwwwthieme-connectcom wwwxrerfercom
Core CompetencyAcademic medical and scientific markets A German medium size primary publisher that
published Medical amp Biochemistry content both in
periodicals and text books
xReferplus Ready-Reference services feature full-text aggregated content from hundreds of reference
books covering every major subject
Est Annual Rev $150 million $150 million $2 million
Collection of Titles
1998 onwards These TEXTBOOKs have been published since
1965s Millions of copies had been sold in the market
Most reference books since 1995 onwards
Number of Titles 200+ Medical titles 48 titles (with 22 titles online) 167 titles
Subscription Model
Annual subscription fees Some pay-per-view Annual subscription on Country Tiers Allow to buy full
set of PRINT with special discount after 3 years of
subscription
Annual subscription based on institutions FTE
Access Terms User Licences+Concurrent usersper book selected Unlimited Access Multiple concurrent users
Engineering no no no
Science yes yes Yes
Tech amp Computers no no Yes
Business amp Econ no no Yes
Finance no no Yes
Healthcare yes yes Yes
Medical yes yes Yes
Pharma yes no Yes
Legal no no Yes
Humanities no no YesSocial Sciences no no Yes
Art no no Yes
p p p
Content Offering
Company Overview
Subjects Coverage
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2531
Licensing Models
Summaryhellip
Subscription Models Annual Year or Calendar Year Charge by Usage (Buying instances or slots)
Subscription w ith FTEs count Subscribe-First Perpetual-Later model Pay-per-View
Purchase Models Electrically Owned + Maintenance Fees Print-On-Demand
Content-Sharing model (consortia)
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2631
Summary on hellip
Ebrary CRCnet and Knovel
Ebrary Purely a database for research
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
24000 titles (excluding Branded Collections)
CRCnetBASE
Handbooks for 25 different fields Subscription Model Unlimited Access
1200 titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2731
Summary cont
Knovel Handbooks for 17 different Engineering subjects
Productivity Ebooks
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
760+ titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2831
How do you consider
B u y t he B o o k s ( P u r c ha s e M o d e l )
S u b s c r i b e t h e
C o n t e n t
( S u b s c r i p t
i o n M o d e l )
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2931
Suggestion
Base on your NEEDs
PURCHASE model If you r looking for
Ownership Long-Term Collections
Information Repository Content Preservation
Subscription model If you r looking for
Research tools Institutional PortalEducation Databases
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 3031
Consideringhellip
Access Terms
Unlimited Access Concurrent Users
No of Slots Instances
Archival (Stil l working onhellip ) Perpetual Rights PRINT copies CDROMs
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 3131
EBOOKsEBOOKs PRODUCTSPRODUCTShelliphellip
Ebrary
Knovel
CRCnetBASE
Ebridge Ebooks Platform
EbraryEbrary KnovelKnovel
CRCnetBASECRCnetBASE
EbridgeEbridge EbooksEbooks PlatformPlatform
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1631
Database vs e-Books
Database
e-Books ComprehensiveDatabase
Reduce Risk of MissingInfo
Typically Unlimited
Users
NEW Content -Updatesare FREE
Purchase Like Print butaccess via electronically
Typically One User per tit le
Must PAY for NEW
CONTENT
Limited Number of Titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1731
EBOOKs as Research-Tool must be hellip
Huge titlesHuge titles--countcount
To reduce risk of
missing importantinformation
UpUp--toto--DateDate Provide most effective
ways to research
informationIn order to fulfill Research
Criteria hellip
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1831
SAVE MONEY
INCREASELIBRARY
COLLECTION
ENHANCED
RESEARCHCAPABILITIES
Ebooks as a
Database forResearch
Studies found thatStudies found thathelliphellip
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1931
Sohellip Letrsquos solve all these questions
How do I get quantity of good quality Ebooks Choose a good database (Ebooks) that comes with
good research tools
What kind of content amp how much
A research database with huge titles count (Hugeamount of Ebooks)
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2031
Solving Questionshellip Are my users familiar in using Ebooks
As a database features amp functions are base on researchneeds
Do they know therersquos Ebooks available in the
campus Emphasize the Importance of Research
More promotion amp More training
Electronic content or still Print Books E-content Reduce Risk of missing Information amp
PRINT for Reading amp Study
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2131
ComparisonsComparisons
Lets look at some exampleshellip
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2231
Company Books 247 eBook Corp (EBL) Ebrary
URL httpmarketingbooks24x7comhome2asp httpwwweblebookscom httpwwwebrarycom
Core Competency
Content is mostly IT engineering and businessbooks and sold to corporations and libraries
Concentrates on academic and research-basedlibraries offering scholarly content from STM
publishers
Pioneered the Dynamic Content Platform(DCP)trade which integrates patented software with
a growing collection of full-text digital booksreports maps and other authoritative content
Est Annual Rev $1935 million NA $38 million
Collection of Titles54 of titles have a publish date of 2001 or more
recent
1998 onwards 525 of titles have a publish date from 2001 and
325 of the titles have a publish date from 2002
Number of Titles 6450 titles 27000 titles 30000 titles
Subscription Model
Annual Subscription Unique Subscription model based on usage EBL sellslibraries a block of loan instances Typically a single loan
instance represents 1 full day of check-out for 1 user
AnnualCalendar Year Subscription
Purchase model will start in June2005
Access TermsMultiple concurrent users based on number
of seatsMultiple concurrent users under limits of loan
instancesUnlimited access base on E-FTE
(Effective FTE reflecting country discount)
Engineering yes yes yes
Science no yes yes
Tech amp Computers yes yes yesBusiness amp Econ yes yes yes
Finance yes yes yes
Healthcare no yes yes
Medical no yes yes
Pharma no yes yes
Legal yes (business related) no yes
Humanities no no yesSocial Sciences no no yes
Art no no yes
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
Company Overview
Subjects Coverage
Content Offering
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2331
Company Knovel netLibrary OReilly Safari
URL httpwwwknovelcomknovel2defaultjsp httpwwwnetlibrarycom httpsafarioreillycom
Core CompetencyProvides a one-stop source for finding answers fromInteractive ebooks on Science and Engineering
netLibrary majority of sales come through ConsortiaBCR MLC PALINET NELINET Wiles OHIONETand NYLINK
An independent publisher of computer and technologybooks and manuals
Est Annual Rev $3 million $10-12 million $25 million est
Collection of Titles 2000 onwards 56 of titles have a pub date of 2001 or more recent 75 of titles have a pub date of 2001 or more recent
Number of Titles 500+ titles 40000+ titles 2000 titles
Subscription Model
Annual Subscripiton for the full collection or selectedcollections Academic customers base on relevant
FTE Corporate customers base on per-seat model orconcurrent users
PURCHASE price per title averages $50-$60 2000titles $50 = $100000 average retail sale per
library Hosting fee of 55 of list price of the title theypurchase Consortia members SHARING scheme
Annual Subscriptions with slot of books selectedexchangable with other books quarterly
Access Terms Unlimited access per collection for AcademicConcurrent users for Corporate clients Concurrent users PER TITLE Concurrent users per collection(Collection can be 100~10000 slots)
Engineering yes yes yes
Science yes yes yes (computer sciences)
Tech amp Computers yes yes yes
Business amp Econ no yes noFinance no yes no
Healthcare no yes no
Medical no yes no
Pharma no yes no
Legal no yes no
Humanities no yes noSocial Sciences no yes no
Art no yes no
p p p
Company Overview
Content Offering
Subjects Coverage
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2431
Company Ovid Technologies Inc Thieme (Germany) xRefer
URL httpwwwovidcomsiteindexjsp httpwwwthieme-connectcom wwwxrerfercom
Core CompetencyAcademic medical and scientific markets A German medium size primary publisher that
published Medical amp Biochemistry content both in
periodicals and text books
xReferplus Ready-Reference services feature full-text aggregated content from hundreds of reference
books covering every major subject
Est Annual Rev $150 million $150 million $2 million
Collection of Titles
1998 onwards These TEXTBOOKs have been published since
1965s Millions of copies had been sold in the market
Most reference books since 1995 onwards
Number of Titles 200+ Medical titles 48 titles (with 22 titles online) 167 titles
Subscription Model
Annual subscription fees Some pay-per-view Annual subscription on Country Tiers Allow to buy full
set of PRINT with special discount after 3 years of
subscription
Annual subscription based on institutions FTE
Access Terms User Licences+Concurrent usersper book selected Unlimited Access Multiple concurrent users
Engineering no no no
Science yes yes Yes
Tech amp Computers no no Yes
Business amp Econ no no Yes
Finance no no Yes
Healthcare yes yes Yes
Medical yes yes Yes
Pharma yes no Yes
Legal no no Yes
Humanities no no YesSocial Sciences no no Yes
Art no no Yes
p p p
Content Offering
Company Overview
Subjects Coverage
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2531
Licensing Models
Summaryhellip
Subscription Models Annual Year or Calendar Year Charge by Usage (Buying instances or slots)
Subscription w ith FTEs count Subscribe-First Perpetual-Later model Pay-per-View
Purchase Models Electrically Owned + Maintenance Fees Print-On-Demand
Content-Sharing model (consortia)
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2631
Summary on hellip
Ebrary CRCnet and Knovel
Ebrary Purely a database for research
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
24000 titles (excluding Branded Collections)
CRCnetBASE
Handbooks for 25 different fields Subscription Model Unlimited Access
1200 titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2731
Summary cont
Knovel Handbooks for 17 different Engineering subjects
Productivity Ebooks
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
760+ titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2831
How do you consider
B u y t he B o o k s ( P u r c ha s e M o d e l )
S u b s c r i b e t h e
C o n t e n t
( S u b s c r i p t
i o n M o d e l )
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2931
Suggestion
Base on your NEEDs
PURCHASE model If you r looking for
Ownership Long-Term Collections
Information Repository Content Preservation
Subscription model If you r looking for
Research tools Institutional PortalEducation Databases
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 3031
Consideringhellip
Access Terms
Unlimited Access Concurrent Users
No of Slots Instances
Archival (Stil l working onhellip ) Perpetual Rights PRINT copies CDROMs
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 3131
EBOOKsEBOOKs PRODUCTSPRODUCTShelliphellip
Ebrary
Knovel
CRCnetBASE
Ebridge Ebooks Platform
EbraryEbrary KnovelKnovel
CRCnetBASECRCnetBASE
EbridgeEbridge EbooksEbooks PlatformPlatform
832019 eBook 2005
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EBOOKs as Research-Tool must be hellip
Huge titlesHuge titles--countcount
To reduce risk of
missing importantinformation
UpUp--toto--DateDate Provide most effective
ways to research
informationIn order to fulfill Research
Criteria hellip
832019 eBook 2005
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SAVE MONEY
INCREASELIBRARY
COLLECTION
ENHANCED
RESEARCHCAPABILITIES
Ebooks as a
Database forResearch
Studies found thatStudies found thathelliphellip
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1931
Sohellip Letrsquos solve all these questions
How do I get quantity of good quality Ebooks Choose a good database (Ebooks) that comes with
good research tools
What kind of content amp how much
A research database with huge titles count (Hugeamount of Ebooks)
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2031
Solving Questionshellip Are my users familiar in using Ebooks
As a database features amp functions are base on researchneeds
Do they know therersquos Ebooks available in the
campus Emphasize the Importance of Research
More promotion amp More training
Electronic content or still Print Books E-content Reduce Risk of missing Information amp
PRINT for Reading amp Study
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2131
ComparisonsComparisons
Lets look at some exampleshellip
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2231
Company Books 247 eBook Corp (EBL) Ebrary
URL httpmarketingbooks24x7comhome2asp httpwwweblebookscom httpwwwebrarycom
Core Competency
Content is mostly IT engineering and businessbooks and sold to corporations and libraries
Concentrates on academic and research-basedlibraries offering scholarly content from STM
publishers
Pioneered the Dynamic Content Platform(DCP)trade which integrates patented software with
a growing collection of full-text digital booksreports maps and other authoritative content
Est Annual Rev $1935 million NA $38 million
Collection of Titles54 of titles have a publish date of 2001 or more
recent
1998 onwards 525 of titles have a publish date from 2001 and
325 of the titles have a publish date from 2002
Number of Titles 6450 titles 27000 titles 30000 titles
Subscription Model
Annual Subscription Unique Subscription model based on usage EBL sellslibraries a block of loan instances Typically a single loan
instance represents 1 full day of check-out for 1 user
AnnualCalendar Year Subscription
Purchase model will start in June2005
Access TermsMultiple concurrent users based on number
of seatsMultiple concurrent users under limits of loan
instancesUnlimited access base on E-FTE
(Effective FTE reflecting country discount)
Engineering yes yes yes
Science no yes yes
Tech amp Computers yes yes yesBusiness amp Econ yes yes yes
Finance yes yes yes
Healthcare no yes yes
Medical no yes yes
Pharma no yes yes
Legal yes (business related) no yes
Humanities no no yesSocial Sciences no no yes
Art no no yes
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
Company Overview
Subjects Coverage
Content Offering
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2331
Company Knovel netLibrary OReilly Safari
URL httpwwwknovelcomknovel2defaultjsp httpwwwnetlibrarycom httpsafarioreillycom
Core CompetencyProvides a one-stop source for finding answers fromInteractive ebooks on Science and Engineering
netLibrary majority of sales come through ConsortiaBCR MLC PALINET NELINET Wiles OHIONETand NYLINK
An independent publisher of computer and technologybooks and manuals
Est Annual Rev $3 million $10-12 million $25 million est
Collection of Titles 2000 onwards 56 of titles have a pub date of 2001 or more recent 75 of titles have a pub date of 2001 or more recent
Number of Titles 500+ titles 40000+ titles 2000 titles
Subscription Model
Annual Subscripiton for the full collection or selectedcollections Academic customers base on relevant
FTE Corporate customers base on per-seat model orconcurrent users
PURCHASE price per title averages $50-$60 2000titles $50 = $100000 average retail sale per
library Hosting fee of 55 of list price of the title theypurchase Consortia members SHARING scheme
Annual Subscriptions with slot of books selectedexchangable with other books quarterly
Access Terms Unlimited access per collection for AcademicConcurrent users for Corporate clients Concurrent users PER TITLE Concurrent users per collection(Collection can be 100~10000 slots)
Engineering yes yes yes
Science yes yes yes (computer sciences)
Tech amp Computers yes yes yes
Business amp Econ no yes noFinance no yes no
Healthcare no yes no
Medical no yes no
Pharma no yes no
Legal no yes no
Humanities no yes noSocial Sciences no yes no
Art no yes no
p p p
Company Overview
Content Offering
Subjects Coverage
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2431
Company Ovid Technologies Inc Thieme (Germany) xRefer
URL httpwwwovidcomsiteindexjsp httpwwwthieme-connectcom wwwxrerfercom
Core CompetencyAcademic medical and scientific markets A German medium size primary publisher that
published Medical amp Biochemistry content both in
periodicals and text books
xReferplus Ready-Reference services feature full-text aggregated content from hundreds of reference
books covering every major subject
Est Annual Rev $150 million $150 million $2 million
Collection of Titles
1998 onwards These TEXTBOOKs have been published since
1965s Millions of copies had been sold in the market
Most reference books since 1995 onwards
Number of Titles 200+ Medical titles 48 titles (with 22 titles online) 167 titles
Subscription Model
Annual subscription fees Some pay-per-view Annual subscription on Country Tiers Allow to buy full
set of PRINT with special discount after 3 years of
subscription
Annual subscription based on institutions FTE
Access Terms User Licences+Concurrent usersper book selected Unlimited Access Multiple concurrent users
Engineering no no no
Science yes yes Yes
Tech amp Computers no no Yes
Business amp Econ no no Yes
Finance no no Yes
Healthcare yes yes Yes
Medical yes yes Yes
Pharma yes no Yes
Legal no no Yes
Humanities no no YesSocial Sciences no no Yes
Art no no Yes
p p p
Content Offering
Company Overview
Subjects Coverage
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2531
Licensing Models
Summaryhellip
Subscription Models Annual Year or Calendar Year Charge by Usage (Buying instances or slots)
Subscription w ith FTEs count Subscribe-First Perpetual-Later model Pay-per-View
Purchase Models Electrically Owned + Maintenance Fees Print-On-Demand
Content-Sharing model (consortia)
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2631
Summary on hellip
Ebrary CRCnet and Knovel
Ebrary Purely a database for research
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
24000 titles (excluding Branded Collections)
CRCnetBASE
Handbooks for 25 different fields Subscription Model Unlimited Access
1200 titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2731
Summary cont
Knovel Handbooks for 17 different Engineering subjects
Productivity Ebooks
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
760+ titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2831
How do you consider
B u y t he B o o k s ( P u r c ha s e M o d e l )
S u b s c r i b e t h e
C o n t e n t
( S u b s c r i p t
i o n M o d e l )
832019 eBook 2005
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Suggestion
Base on your NEEDs
PURCHASE model If you r looking for
Ownership Long-Term Collections
Information Repository Content Preservation
Subscription model If you r looking for
Research tools Institutional PortalEducation Databases
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 3031
Consideringhellip
Access Terms
Unlimited Access Concurrent Users
No of Slots Instances
Archival (Stil l working onhellip ) Perpetual Rights PRINT copies CDROMs
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 3131
EBOOKsEBOOKs PRODUCTSPRODUCTShelliphellip
Ebrary
Knovel
CRCnetBASE
Ebridge Ebooks Platform
EbraryEbrary KnovelKnovel
CRCnetBASECRCnetBASE
EbridgeEbridge EbooksEbooks PlatformPlatform
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1831
SAVE MONEY
INCREASELIBRARY
COLLECTION
ENHANCED
RESEARCHCAPABILITIES
Ebooks as a
Database forResearch
Studies found thatStudies found thathelliphellip
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1931
Sohellip Letrsquos solve all these questions
How do I get quantity of good quality Ebooks Choose a good database (Ebooks) that comes with
good research tools
What kind of content amp how much
A research database with huge titles count (Hugeamount of Ebooks)
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2031
Solving Questionshellip Are my users familiar in using Ebooks
As a database features amp functions are base on researchneeds
Do they know therersquos Ebooks available in the
campus Emphasize the Importance of Research
More promotion amp More training
Electronic content or still Print Books E-content Reduce Risk of missing Information amp
PRINT for Reading amp Study
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2131
ComparisonsComparisons
Lets look at some exampleshellip
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2231
Company Books 247 eBook Corp (EBL) Ebrary
URL httpmarketingbooks24x7comhome2asp httpwwweblebookscom httpwwwebrarycom
Core Competency
Content is mostly IT engineering and businessbooks and sold to corporations and libraries
Concentrates on academic and research-basedlibraries offering scholarly content from STM
publishers
Pioneered the Dynamic Content Platform(DCP)trade which integrates patented software with
a growing collection of full-text digital booksreports maps and other authoritative content
Est Annual Rev $1935 million NA $38 million
Collection of Titles54 of titles have a publish date of 2001 or more
recent
1998 onwards 525 of titles have a publish date from 2001 and
325 of the titles have a publish date from 2002
Number of Titles 6450 titles 27000 titles 30000 titles
Subscription Model
Annual Subscription Unique Subscription model based on usage EBL sellslibraries a block of loan instances Typically a single loan
instance represents 1 full day of check-out for 1 user
AnnualCalendar Year Subscription
Purchase model will start in June2005
Access TermsMultiple concurrent users based on number
of seatsMultiple concurrent users under limits of loan
instancesUnlimited access base on E-FTE
(Effective FTE reflecting country discount)
Engineering yes yes yes
Science no yes yes
Tech amp Computers yes yes yesBusiness amp Econ yes yes yes
Finance yes yes yes
Healthcare no yes yes
Medical no yes yes
Pharma no yes yes
Legal yes (business related) no yes
Humanities no no yesSocial Sciences no no yes
Art no no yes
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
Company Overview
Subjects Coverage
Content Offering
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2331
Company Knovel netLibrary OReilly Safari
URL httpwwwknovelcomknovel2defaultjsp httpwwwnetlibrarycom httpsafarioreillycom
Core CompetencyProvides a one-stop source for finding answers fromInteractive ebooks on Science and Engineering
netLibrary majority of sales come through ConsortiaBCR MLC PALINET NELINET Wiles OHIONETand NYLINK
An independent publisher of computer and technologybooks and manuals
Est Annual Rev $3 million $10-12 million $25 million est
Collection of Titles 2000 onwards 56 of titles have a pub date of 2001 or more recent 75 of titles have a pub date of 2001 or more recent
Number of Titles 500+ titles 40000+ titles 2000 titles
Subscription Model
Annual Subscripiton for the full collection or selectedcollections Academic customers base on relevant
FTE Corporate customers base on per-seat model orconcurrent users
PURCHASE price per title averages $50-$60 2000titles $50 = $100000 average retail sale per
library Hosting fee of 55 of list price of the title theypurchase Consortia members SHARING scheme
Annual Subscriptions with slot of books selectedexchangable with other books quarterly
Access Terms Unlimited access per collection for AcademicConcurrent users for Corporate clients Concurrent users PER TITLE Concurrent users per collection(Collection can be 100~10000 slots)
Engineering yes yes yes
Science yes yes yes (computer sciences)
Tech amp Computers yes yes yes
Business amp Econ no yes noFinance no yes no
Healthcare no yes no
Medical no yes no
Pharma no yes no
Legal no yes no
Humanities no yes noSocial Sciences no yes no
Art no yes no
p p p
Company Overview
Content Offering
Subjects Coverage
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2431
Company Ovid Technologies Inc Thieme (Germany) xRefer
URL httpwwwovidcomsiteindexjsp httpwwwthieme-connectcom wwwxrerfercom
Core CompetencyAcademic medical and scientific markets A German medium size primary publisher that
published Medical amp Biochemistry content both in
periodicals and text books
xReferplus Ready-Reference services feature full-text aggregated content from hundreds of reference
books covering every major subject
Est Annual Rev $150 million $150 million $2 million
Collection of Titles
1998 onwards These TEXTBOOKs have been published since
1965s Millions of copies had been sold in the market
Most reference books since 1995 onwards
Number of Titles 200+ Medical titles 48 titles (with 22 titles online) 167 titles
Subscription Model
Annual subscription fees Some pay-per-view Annual subscription on Country Tiers Allow to buy full
set of PRINT with special discount after 3 years of
subscription
Annual subscription based on institutions FTE
Access Terms User Licences+Concurrent usersper book selected Unlimited Access Multiple concurrent users
Engineering no no no
Science yes yes Yes
Tech amp Computers no no Yes
Business amp Econ no no Yes
Finance no no Yes
Healthcare yes yes Yes
Medical yes yes Yes
Pharma yes no Yes
Legal no no Yes
Humanities no no YesSocial Sciences no no Yes
Art no no Yes
p p p
Content Offering
Company Overview
Subjects Coverage
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2531
Licensing Models
Summaryhellip
Subscription Models Annual Year or Calendar Year Charge by Usage (Buying instances or slots)
Subscription w ith FTEs count Subscribe-First Perpetual-Later model Pay-per-View
Purchase Models Electrically Owned + Maintenance Fees Print-On-Demand
Content-Sharing model (consortia)
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2631
Summary on hellip
Ebrary CRCnet and Knovel
Ebrary Purely a database for research
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
24000 titles (excluding Branded Collections)
CRCnetBASE
Handbooks for 25 different fields Subscription Model Unlimited Access
1200 titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2731
Summary cont
Knovel Handbooks for 17 different Engineering subjects
Productivity Ebooks
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
760+ titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2831
How do you consider
B u y t he B o o k s ( P u r c ha s e M o d e l )
S u b s c r i b e t h e
C o n t e n t
( S u b s c r i p t
i o n M o d e l )
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2931
Suggestion
Base on your NEEDs
PURCHASE model If you r looking for
Ownership Long-Term Collections
Information Repository Content Preservation
Subscription model If you r looking for
Research tools Institutional PortalEducation Databases
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 3031
Consideringhellip
Access Terms
Unlimited Access Concurrent Users
No of Slots Instances
Archival (Stil l working onhellip ) Perpetual Rights PRINT copies CDROMs
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 3131
EBOOKsEBOOKs PRODUCTSPRODUCTShelliphellip
Ebrary
Knovel
CRCnetBASE
Ebridge Ebooks Platform
EbraryEbrary KnovelKnovel
CRCnetBASECRCnetBASE
EbridgeEbridge EbooksEbooks PlatformPlatform
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 1931
Sohellip Letrsquos solve all these questions
How do I get quantity of good quality Ebooks Choose a good database (Ebooks) that comes with
good research tools
What kind of content amp how much
A research database with huge titles count (Hugeamount of Ebooks)
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2031
Solving Questionshellip Are my users familiar in using Ebooks
As a database features amp functions are base on researchneeds
Do they know therersquos Ebooks available in the
campus Emphasize the Importance of Research
More promotion amp More training
Electronic content or still Print Books E-content Reduce Risk of missing Information amp
PRINT for Reading amp Study
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2131
ComparisonsComparisons
Lets look at some exampleshellip
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2231
Company Books 247 eBook Corp (EBL) Ebrary
URL httpmarketingbooks24x7comhome2asp httpwwweblebookscom httpwwwebrarycom
Core Competency
Content is mostly IT engineering and businessbooks and sold to corporations and libraries
Concentrates on academic and research-basedlibraries offering scholarly content from STM
publishers
Pioneered the Dynamic Content Platform(DCP)trade which integrates patented software with
a growing collection of full-text digital booksreports maps and other authoritative content
Est Annual Rev $1935 million NA $38 million
Collection of Titles54 of titles have a publish date of 2001 or more
recent
1998 onwards 525 of titles have a publish date from 2001 and
325 of the titles have a publish date from 2002
Number of Titles 6450 titles 27000 titles 30000 titles
Subscription Model
Annual Subscription Unique Subscription model based on usage EBL sellslibraries a block of loan instances Typically a single loan
instance represents 1 full day of check-out for 1 user
AnnualCalendar Year Subscription
Purchase model will start in June2005
Access TermsMultiple concurrent users based on number
of seatsMultiple concurrent users under limits of loan
instancesUnlimited access base on E-FTE
(Effective FTE reflecting country discount)
Engineering yes yes yes
Science no yes yes
Tech amp Computers yes yes yesBusiness amp Econ yes yes yes
Finance yes yes yes
Healthcare no yes yes
Medical no yes yes
Pharma no yes yes
Legal yes (business related) no yes
Humanities no no yesSocial Sciences no no yes
Art no no yes
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
Company Overview
Subjects Coverage
Content Offering
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2331
Company Knovel netLibrary OReilly Safari
URL httpwwwknovelcomknovel2defaultjsp httpwwwnetlibrarycom httpsafarioreillycom
Core CompetencyProvides a one-stop source for finding answers fromInteractive ebooks on Science and Engineering
netLibrary majority of sales come through ConsortiaBCR MLC PALINET NELINET Wiles OHIONETand NYLINK
An independent publisher of computer and technologybooks and manuals
Est Annual Rev $3 million $10-12 million $25 million est
Collection of Titles 2000 onwards 56 of titles have a pub date of 2001 or more recent 75 of titles have a pub date of 2001 or more recent
Number of Titles 500+ titles 40000+ titles 2000 titles
Subscription Model
Annual Subscripiton for the full collection or selectedcollections Academic customers base on relevant
FTE Corporate customers base on per-seat model orconcurrent users
PURCHASE price per title averages $50-$60 2000titles $50 = $100000 average retail sale per
library Hosting fee of 55 of list price of the title theypurchase Consortia members SHARING scheme
Annual Subscriptions with slot of books selectedexchangable with other books quarterly
Access Terms Unlimited access per collection for AcademicConcurrent users for Corporate clients Concurrent users PER TITLE Concurrent users per collection(Collection can be 100~10000 slots)
Engineering yes yes yes
Science yes yes yes (computer sciences)
Tech amp Computers yes yes yes
Business amp Econ no yes noFinance no yes no
Healthcare no yes no
Medical no yes no
Pharma no yes no
Legal no yes no
Humanities no yes noSocial Sciences no yes no
Art no yes no
p p p
Company Overview
Content Offering
Subjects Coverage
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2431
Company Ovid Technologies Inc Thieme (Germany) xRefer
URL httpwwwovidcomsiteindexjsp httpwwwthieme-connectcom wwwxrerfercom
Core CompetencyAcademic medical and scientific markets A German medium size primary publisher that
published Medical amp Biochemistry content both in
periodicals and text books
xReferplus Ready-Reference services feature full-text aggregated content from hundreds of reference
books covering every major subject
Est Annual Rev $150 million $150 million $2 million
Collection of Titles
1998 onwards These TEXTBOOKs have been published since
1965s Millions of copies had been sold in the market
Most reference books since 1995 onwards
Number of Titles 200+ Medical titles 48 titles (with 22 titles online) 167 titles
Subscription Model
Annual subscription fees Some pay-per-view Annual subscription on Country Tiers Allow to buy full
set of PRINT with special discount after 3 years of
subscription
Annual subscription based on institutions FTE
Access Terms User Licences+Concurrent usersper book selected Unlimited Access Multiple concurrent users
Engineering no no no
Science yes yes Yes
Tech amp Computers no no Yes
Business amp Econ no no Yes
Finance no no Yes
Healthcare yes yes Yes
Medical yes yes Yes
Pharma yes no Yes
Legal no no Yes
Humanities no no YesSocial Sciences no no Yes
Art no no Yes
p p p
Content Offering
Company Overview
Subjects Coverage
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2531
Licensing Models
Summaryhellip
Subscription Models Annual Year or Calendar Year Charge by Usage (Buying instances or slots)
Subscription w ith FTEs count Subscribe-First Perpetual-Later model Pay-per-View
Purchase Models Electrically Owned + Maintenance Fees Print-On-Demand
Content-Sharing model (consortia)
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2631
Summary on hellip
Ebrary CRCnet and Knovel
Ebrary Purely a database for research
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
24000 titles (excluding Branded Collections)
CRCnetBASE
Handbooks for 25 different fields Subscription Model Unlimited Access
1200 titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2731
Summary cont
Knovel Handbooks for 17 different Engineering subjects
Productivity Ebooks
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
760+ titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2831
How do you consider
B u y t he B o o k s ( P u r c ha s e M o d e l )
S u b s c r i b e t h e
C o n t e n t
( S u b s c r i p t
i o n M o d e l )
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2931
Suggestion
Base on your NEEDs
PURCHASE model If you r looking for
Ownership Long-Term Collections
Information Repository Content Preservation
Subscription model If you r looking for
Research tools Institutional PortalEducation Databases
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 3031
Consideringhellip
Access Terms
Unlimited Access Concurrent Users
No of Slots Instances
Archival (Stil l working onhellip ) Perpetual Rights PRINT copies CDROMs
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 3131
EBOOKsEBOOKs PRODUCTSPRODUCTShelliphellip
Ebrary
Knovel
CRCnetBASE
Ebridge Ebooks Platform
EbraryEbrary KnovelKnovel
CRCnetBASECRCnetBASE
EbridgeEbridge EbooksEbooks PlatformPlatform
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2031
Solving Questionshellip Are my users familiar in using Ebooks
As a database features amp functions are base on researchneeds
Do they know therersquos Ebooks available in the
campus Emphasize the Importance of Research
More promotion amp More training
Electronic content or still Print Books E-content Reduce Risk of missing Information amp
PRINT for Reading amp Study
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2131
ComparisonsComparisons
Lets look at some exampleshellip
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2231
Company Books 247 eBook Corp (EBL) Ebrary
URL httpmarketingbooks24x7comhome2asp httpwwweblebookscom httpwwwebrarycom
Core Competency
Content is mostly IT engineering and businessbooks and sold to corporations and libraries
Concentrates on academic and research-basedlibraries offering scholarly content from STM
publishers
Pioneered the Dynamic Content Platform(DCP)trade which integrates patented software with
a growing collection of full-text digital booksreports maps and other authoritative content
Est Annual Rev $1935 million NA $38 million
Collection of Titles54 of titles have a publish date of 2001 or more
recent
1998 onwards 525 of titles have a publish date from 2001 and
325 of the titles have a publish date from 2002
Number of Titles 6450 titles 27000 titles 30000 titles
Subscription Model
Annual Subscription Unique Subscription model based on usage EBL sellslibraries a block of loan instances Typically a single loan
instance represents 1 full day of check-out for 1 user
AnnualCalendar Year Subscription
Purchase model will start in June2005
Access TermsMultiple concurrent users based on number
of seatsMultiple concurrent users under limits of loan
instancesUnlimited access base on E-FTE
(Effective FTE reflecting country discount)
Engineering yes yes yes
Science no yes yes
Tech amp Computers yes yes yesBusiness amp Econ yes yes yes
Finance yes yes yes
Healthcare no yes yes
Medical no yes yes
Pharma no yes yes
Legal yes (business related) no yes
Humanities no no yesSocial Sciences no no yes
Art no no yes
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
Company Overview
Subjects Coverage
Content Offering
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2331
Company Knovel netLibrary OReilly Safari
URL httpwwwknovelcomknovel2defaultjsp httpwwwnetlibrarycom httpsafarioreillycom
Core CompetencyProvides a one-stop source for finding answers fromInteractive ebooks on Science and Engineering
netLibrary majority of sales come through ConsortiaBCR MLC PALINET NELINET Wiles OHIONETand NYLINK
An independent publisher of computer and technologybooks and manuals
Est Annual Rev $3 million $10-12 million $25 million est
Collection of Titles 2000 onwards 56 of titles have a pub date of 2001 or more recent 75 of titles have a pub date of 2001 or more recent
Number of Titles 500+ titles 40000+ titles 2000 titles
Subscription Model
Annual Subscripiton for the full collection or selectedcollections Academic customers base on relevant
FTE Corporate customers base on per-seat model orconcurrent users
PURCHASE price per title averages $50-$60 2000titles $50 = $100000 average retail sale per
library Hosting fee of 55 of list price of the title theypurchase Consortia members SHARING scheme
Annual Subscriptions with slot of books selectedexchangable with other books quarterly
Access Terms Unlimited access per collection for AcademicConcurrent users for Corporate clients Concurrent users PER TITLE Concurrent users per collection(Collection can be 100~10000 slots)
Engineering yes yes yes
Science yes yes yes (computer sciences)
Tech amp Computers yes yes yes
Business amp Econ no yes noFinance no yes no
Healthcare no yes no
Medical no yes no
Pharma no yes no
Legal no yes no
Humanities no yes noSocial Sciences no yes no
Art no yes no
p p p
Company Overview
Content Offering
Subjects Coverage
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2431
Company Ovid Technologies Inc Thieme (Germany) xRefer
URL httpwwwovidcomsiteindexjsp httpwwwthieme-connectcom wwwxrerfercom
Core CompetencyAcademic medical and scientific markets A German medium size primary publisher that
published Medical amp Biochemistry content both in
periodicals and text books
xReferplus Ready-Reference services feature full-text aggregated content from hundreds of reference
books covering every major subject
Est Annual Rev $150 million $150 million $2 million
Collection of Titles
1998 onwards These TEXTBOOKs have been published since
1965s Millions of copies had been sold in the market
Most reference books since 1995 onwards
Number of Titles 200+ Medical titles 48 titles (with 22 titles online) 167 titles
Subscription Model
Annual subscription fees Some pay-per-view Annual subscription on Country Tiers Allow to buy full
set of PRINT with special discount after 3 years of
subscription
Annual subscription based on institutions FTE
Access Terms User Licences+Concurrent usersper book selected Unlimited Access Multiple concurrent users
Engineering no no no
Science yes yes Yes
Tech amp Computers no no Yes
Business amp Econ no no Yes
Finance no no Yes
Healthcare yes yes Yes
Medical yes yes Yes
Pharma yes no Yes
Legal no no Yes
Humanities no no YesSocial Sciences no no Yes
Art no no Yes
p p p
Content Offering
Company Overview
Subjects Coverage
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Licensing Models
Summaryhellip
Subscription Models Annual Year or Calendar Year Charge by Usage (Buying instances or slots)
Subscription w ith FTEs count Subscribe-First Perpetual-Later model Pay-per-View
Purchase Models Electrically Owned + Maintenance Fees Print-On-Demand
Content-Sharing model (consortia)
832019 eBook 2005
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Summary on hellip
Ebrary CRCnet and Knovel
Ebrary Purely a database for research
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
24000 titles (excluding Branded Collections)
CRCnetBASE
Handbooks for 25 different fields Subscription Model Unlimited Access
1200 titles
832019 eBook 2005
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Summary cont
Knovel Handbooks for 17 different Engineering subjects
Productivity Ebooks
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
760+ titles
832019 eBook 2005
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How do you consider
B u y t he B o o k s ( P u r c ha s e M o d e l )
S u b s c r i b e t h e
C o n t e n t
( S u b s c r i p t
i o n M o d e l )
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Ownership Long-Term Collections
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Research tools Institutional PortalEducation Databases
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No of Slots Instances
Archival (Stil l working onhellip ) Perpetual Rights PRINT copies CDROMs
832019 eBook 2005
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EBOOKsEBOOKs PRODUCTSPRODUCTShelliphellip
Ebrary
Knovel
CRCnetBASE
Ebridge Ebooks Platform
EbraryEbrary KnovelKnovel
CRCnetBASECRCnetBASE
EbridgeEbridge EbooksEbooks PlatformPlatform
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2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
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Company Books 247 eBook Corp (EBL) Ebrary
URL httpmarketingbooks24x7comhome2asp httpwwweblebookscom httpwwwebrarycom
Core Competency
Content is mostly IT engineering and businessbooks and sold to corporations and libraries
Concentrates on academic and research-basedlibraries offering scholarly content from STM
publishers
Pioneered the Dynamic Content Platform(DCP)trade which integrates patented software with
a growing collection of full-text digital booksreports maps and other authoritative content
Est Annual Rev $1935 million NA $38 million
Collection of Titles54 of titles have a publish date of 2001 or more
recent
1998 onwards 525 of titles have a publish date from 2001 and
325 of the titles have a publish date from 2002
Number of Titles 6450 titles 27000 titles 30000 titles
Subscription Model
Annual Subscription Unique Subscription model based on usage EBL sellslibraries a block of loan instances Typically a single loan
instance represents 1 full day of check-out for 1 user
AnnualCalendar Year Subscription
Purchase model will start in June2005
Access TermsMultiple concurrent users based on number
of seatsMultiple concurrent users under limits of loan
instancesUnlimited access base on E-FTE
(Effective FTE reflecting country discount)
Engineering yes yes yes
Science no yes yes
Tech amp Computers yes yes yesBusiness amp Econ yes yes yes
Finance yes yes yes
Healthcare no yes yes
Medical no yes yes
Pharma no yes yes
Legal yes (business related) no yes
Humanities no no yesSocial Sciences no no yes
Art no no yes
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
Company Overview
Subjects Coverage
Content Offering
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
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Company Knovel netLibrary OReilly Safari
URL httpwwwknovelcomknovel2defaultjsp httpwwwnetlibrarycom httpsafarioreillycom
Core CompetencyProvides a one-stop source for finding answers fromInteractive ebooks on Science and Engineering
netLibrary majority of sales come through ConsortiaBCR MLC PALINET NELINET Wiles OHIONETand NYLINK
An independent publisher of computer and technologybooks and manuals
Est Annual Rev $3 million $10-12 million $25 million est
Collection of Titles 2000 onwards 56 of titles have a pub date of 2001 or more recent 75 of titles have a pub date of 2001 or more recent
Number of Titles 500+ titles 40000+ titles 2000 titles
Subscription Model
Annual Subscripiton for the full collection or selectedcollections Academic customers base on relevant
FTE Corporate customers base on per-seat model orconcurrent users
PURCHASE price per title averages $50-$60 2000titles $50 = $100000 average retail sale per
library Hosting fee of 55 of list price of the title theypurchase Consortia members SHARING scheme
Annual Subscriptions with slot of books selectedexchangable with other books quarterly
Access Terms Unlimited access per collection for AcademicConcurrent users for Corporate clients Concurrent users PER TITLE Concurrent users per collection(Collection can be 100~10000 slots)
Engineering yes yes yes
Science yes yes yes (computer sciences)
Tech amp Computers yes yes yes
Business amp Econ no yes noFinance no yes no
Healthcare no yes no
Medical no yes no
Pharma no yes no
Legal no yes no
Humanities no yes noSocial Sciences no yes no
Art no yes no
p p p
Company Overview
Content Offering
Subjects Coverage
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2431
Company Ovid Technologies Inc Thieme (Germany) xRefer
URL httpwwwovidcomsiteindexjsp httpwwwthieme-connectcom wwwxrerfercom
Core CompetencyAcademic medical and scientific markets A German medium size primary publisher that
published Medical amp Biochemistry content both in
periodicals and text books
xReferplus Ready-Reference services feature full-text aggregated content from hundreds of reference
books covering every major subject
Est Annual Rev $150 million $150 million $2 million
Collection of Titles
1998 onwards These TEXTBOOKs have been published since
1965s Millions of copies had been sold in the market
Most reference books since 1995 onwards
Number of Titles 200+ Medical titles 48 titles (with 22 titles online) 167 titles
Subscription Model
Annual subscription fees Some pay-per-view Annual subscription on Country Tiers Allow to buy full
set of PRINT with special discount after 3 years of
subscription
Annual subscription based on institutions FTE
Access Terms User Licences+Concurrent usersper book selected Unlimited Access Multiple concurrent users
Engineering no no no
Science yes yes Yes
Tech amp Computers no no Yes
Business amp Econ no no Yes
Finance no no Yes
Healthcare yes yes Yes
Medical yes yes Yes
Pharma yes no Yes
Legal no no Yes
Humanities no no YesSocial Sciences no no Yes
Art no no Yes
p p p
Content Offering
Company Overview
Subjects Coverage
832019 eBook 2005
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Licensing Models
Summaryhellip
Subscription Models Annual Year or Calendar Year Charge by Usage (Buying instances or slots)
Subscription w ith FTEs count Subscribe-First Perpetual-Later model Pay-per-View
Purchase Models Electrically Owned + Maintenance Fees Print-On-Demand
Content-Sharing model (consortia)
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2631
Summary on hellip
Ebrary CRCnet and Knovel
Ebrary Purely a database for research
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
24000 titles (excluding Branded Collections)
CRCnetBASE
Handbooks for 25 different fields Subscription Model Unlimited Access
1200 titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2731
Summary cont
Knovel Handbooks for 17 different Engineering subjects
Productivity Ebooks
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
760+ titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2831
How do you consider
B u y t he B o o k s ( P u r c ha s e M o d e l )
S u b s c r i b e t h e
C o n t e n t
( S u b s c r i p t
i o n M o d e l )
832019 eBook 2005
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Suggestion
Base on your NEEDs
PURCHASE model If you r looking for
Ownership Long-Term Collections
Information Repository Content Preservation
Subscription model If you r looking for
Research tools Institutional PortalEducation Databases
832019 eBook 2005
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Consideringhellip
Access Terms
Unlimited Access Concurrent Users
No of Slots Instances
Archival (Stil l working onhellip ) Perpetual Rights PRINT copies CDROMs
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 3131
EBOOKsEBOOKs PRODUCTSPRODUCTShelliphellip
Ebrary
Knovel
CRCnetBASE
Ebridge Ebooks Platform
EbraryEbrary KnovelKnovel
CRCnetBASECRCnetBASE
EbridgeEbridge EbooksEbooks PlatformPlatform
832019 eBook 2005
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Company Books 247 eBook Corp (EBL) Ebrary
URL httpmarketingbooks24x7comhome2asp httpwwweblebookscom httpwwwebrarycom
Core Competency
Content is mostly IT engineering and businessbooks and sold to corporations and libraries
Concentrates on academic and research-basedlibraries offering scholarly content from STM
publishers
Pioneered the Dynamic Content Platform(DCP)trade which integrates patented software with
a growing collection of full-text digital booksreports maps and other authoritative content
Est Annual Rev $1935 million NA $38 million
Collection of Titles54 of titles have a publish date of 2001 or more
recent
1998 onwards 525 of titles have a publish date from 2001 and
325 of the titles have a publish date from 2002
Number of Titles 6450 titles 27000 titles 30000 titles
Subscription Model
Annual Subscription Unique Subscription model based on usage EBL sellslibraries a block of loan instances Typically a single loan
instance represents 1 full day of check-out for 1 user
AnnualCalendar Year Subscription
Purchase model will start in June2005
Access TermsMultiple concurrent users based on number
of seatsMultiple concurrent users under limits of loan
instancesUnlimited access base on E-FTE
(Effective FTE reflecting country discount)
Engineering yes yes yes
Science no yes yes
Tech amp Computers yes yes yesBusiness amp Econ yes yes yes
Finance yes yes yes
Healthcare no yes yes
Medical no yes yes
Pharma no yes yes
Legal yes (business related) no yes
Humanities no no yesSocial Sciences no no yes
Art no no yes
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
Company Overview
Subjects Coverage
Content Offering
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2331
Company Knovel netLibrary OReilly Safari
URL httpwwwknovelcomknovel2defaultjsp httpwwwnetlibrarycom httpsafarioreillycom
Core CompetencyProvides a one-stop source for finding answers fromInteractive ebooks on Science and Engineering
netLibrary majority of sales come through ConsortiaBCR MLC PALINET NELINET Wiles OHIONETand NYLINK
An independent publisher of computer and technologybooks and manuals
Est Annual Rev $3 million $10-12 million $25 million est
Collection of Titles 2000 onwards 56 of titles have a pub date of 2001 or more recent 75 of titles have a pub date of 2001 or more recent
Number of Titles 500+ titles 40000+ titles 2000 titles
Subscription Model
Annual Subscripiton for the full collection or selectedcollections Academic customers base on relevant
FTE Corporate customers base on per-seat model orconcurrent users
PURCHASE price per title averages $50-$60 2000titles $50 = $100000 average retail sale per
library Hosting fee of 55 of list price of the title theypurchase Consortia members SHARING scheme
Annual Subscriptions with slot of books selectedexchangable with other books quarterly
Access Terms Unlimited access per collection for AcademicConcurrent users for Corporate clients Concurrent users PER TITLE Concurrent users per collection(Collection can be 100~10000 slots)
Engineering yes yes yes
Science yes yes yes (computer sciences)
Tech amp Computers yes yes yes
Business amp Econ no yes noFinance no yes no
Healthcare no yes no
Medical no yes no
Pharma no yes no
Legal no yes no
Humanities no yes noSocial Sciences no yes no
Art no yes no
p p p
Company Overview
Content Offering
Subjects Coverage
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2431
Company Ovid Technologies Inc Thieme (Germany) xRefer
URL httpwwwovidcomsiteindexjsp httpwwwthieme-connectcom wwwxrerfercom
Core CompetencyAcademic medical and scientific markets A German medium size primary publisher that
published Medical amp Biochemistry content both in
periodicals and text books
xReferplus Ready-Reference services feature full-text aggregated content from hundreds of reference
books covering every major subject
Est Annual Rev $150 million $150 million $2 million
Collection of Titles
1998 onwards These TEXTBOOKs have been published since
1965s Millions of copies had been sold in the market
Most reference books since 1995 onwards
Number of Titles 200+ Medical titles 48 titles (with 22 titles online) 167 titles
Subscription Model
Annual subscription fees Some pay-per-view Annual subscription on Country Tiers Allow to buy full
set of PRINT with special discount after 3 years of
subscription
Annual subscription based on institutions FTE
Access Terms User Licences+Concurrent usersper book selected Unlimited Access Multiple concurrent users
Engineering no no no
Science yes yes Yes
Tech amp Computers no no Yes
Business amp Econ no no Yes
Finance no no Yes
Healthcare yes yes Yes
Medical yes yes Yes
Pharma yes no Yes
Legal no no Yes
Humanities no no YesSocial Sciences no no Yes
Art no no Yes
p p p
Content Offering
Company Overview
Subjects Coverage
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2531
Licensing Models
Summaryhellip
Subscription Models Annual Year or Calendar Year Charge by Usage (Buying instances or slots)
Subscription w ith FTEs count Subscribe-First Perpetual-Later model Pay-per-View
Purchase Models Electrically Owned + Maintenance Fees Print-On-Demand
Content-Sharing model (consortia)
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2631
Summary on hellip
Ebrary CRCnet and Knovel
Ebrary Purely a database for research
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
24000 titles (excluding Branded Collections)
CRCnetBASE
Handbooks for 25 different fields Subscription Model Unlimited Access
1200 titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2731
Summary cont
Knovel Handbooks for 17 different Engineering subjects
Productivity Ebooks
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
760+ titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2831
How do you consider
B u y t he B o o k s ( P u r c ha s e M o d e l )
S u b s c r i b e t h e
C o n t e n t
( S u b s c r i p t
i o n M o d e l )
832019 eBook 2005
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Suggestion
Base on your NEEDs
PURCHASE model If you r looking for
Ownership Long-Term Collections
Information Repository Content Preservation
Subscription model If you r looking for
Research tools Institutional PortalEducation Databases
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 3031
Consideringhellip
Access Terms
Unlimited Access Concurrent Users
No of Slots Instances
Archival (Stil l working onhellip ) Perpetual Rights PRINT copies CDROMs
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 3131
EBOOKsEBOOKs PRODUCTSPRODUCTShelliphellip
Ebrary
Knovel
CRCnetBASE
Ebridge Ebooks Platform
EbraryEbrary KnovelKnovel
CRCnetBASECRCnetBASE
EbridgeEbridge EbooksEbooks PlatformPlatform
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2331
Company Knovel netLibrary OReilly Safari
URL httpwwwknovelcomknovel2defaultjsp httpwwwnetlibrarycom httpsafarioreillycom
Core CompetencyProvides a one-stop source for finding answers fromInteractive ebooks on Science and Engineering
netLibrary majority of sales come through ConsortiaBCR MLC PALINET NELINET Wiles OHIONETand NYLINK
An independent publisher of computer and technologybooks and manuals
Est Annual Rev $3 million $10-12 million $25 million est
Collection of Titles 2000 onwards 56 of titles have a pub date of 2001 or more recent 75 of titles have a pub date of 2001 or more recent
Number of Titles 500+ titles 40000+ titles 2000 titles
Subscription Model
Annual Subscripiton for the full collection or selectedcollections Academic customers base on relevant
FTE Corporate customers base on per-seat model orconcurrent users
PURCHASE price per title averages $50-$60 2000titles $50 = $100000 average retail sale per
library Hosting fee of 55 of list price of the title theypurchase Consortia members SHARING scheme
Annual Subscriptions with slot of books selectedexchangable with other books quarterly
Access Terms Unlimited access per collection for AcademicConcurrent users for Corporate clients Concurrent users PER TITLE Concurrent users per collection(Collection can be 100~10000 slots)
Engineering yes yes yes
Science yes yes yes (computer sciences)
Tech amp Computers yes yes yes
Business amp Econ no yes noFinance no yes no
Healthcare no yes no
Medical no yes no
Pharma no yes no
Legal no yes no
Humanities no yes noSocial Sciences no yes no
Art no yes no
p p p
Company Overview
Content Offering
Subjects Coverage
2005 Competitive Landscape for EBOOKS publishers
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2431
Company Ovid Technologies Inc Thieme (Germany) xRefer
URL httpwwwovidcomsiteindexjsp httpwwwthieme-connectcom wwwxrerfercom
Core CompetencyAcademic medical and scientific markets A German medium size primary publisher that
published Medical amp Biochemistry content both in
periodicals and text books
xReferplus Ready-Reference services feature full-text aggregated content from hundreds of reference
books covering every major subject
Est Annual Rev $150 million $150 million $2 million
Collection of Titles
1998 onwards These TEXTBOOKs have been published since
1965s Millions of copies had been sold in the market
Most reference books since 1995 onwards
Number of Titles 200+ Medical titles 48 titles (with 22 titles online) 167 titles
Subscription Model
Annual subscription fees Some pay-per-view Annual subscription on Country Tiers Allow to buy full
set of PRINT with special discount after 3 years of
subscription
Annual subscription based on institutions FTE
Access Terms User Licences+Concurrent usersper book selected Unlimited Access Multiple concurrent users
Engineering no no no
Science yes yes Yes
Tech amp Computers no no Yes
Business amp Econ no no Yes
Finance no no Yes
Healthcare yes yes Yes
Medical yes yes Yes
Pharma yes no Yes
Legal no no Yes
Humanities no no YesSocial Sciences no no Yes
Art no no Yes
p p p
Content Offering
Company Overview
Subjects Coverage
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2531
Licensing Models
Summaryhellip
Subscription Models Annual Year or Calendar Year Charge by Usage (Buying instances or slots)
Subscription w ith FTEs count Subscribe-First Perpetual-Later model Pay-per-View
Purchase Models Electrically Owned + Maintenance Fees Print-On-Demand
Content-Sharing model (consortia)
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2631
Summary on hellip
Ebrary CRCnet and Knovel
Ebrary Purely a database for research
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
24000 titles (excluding Branded Collections)
CRCnetBASE
Handbooks for 25 different fields Subscription Model Unlimited Access
1200 titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2731
Summary cont
Knovel Handbooks for 17 different Engineering subjects
Productivity Ebooks
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
760+ titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2831
How do you consider
B u y t he B o o k s ( P u r c ha s e M o d e l )
S u b s c r i b e t h e
C o n t e n t
( S u b s c r i p t
i o n M o d e l )
832019 eBook 2005
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Suggestion
Base on your NEEDs
PURCHASE model If you r looking for
Ownership Long-Term Collections
Information Repository Content Preservation
Subscription model If you r looking for
Research tools Institutional PortalEducation Databases
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 3031
Consideringhellip
Access Terms
Unlimited Access Concurrent Users
No of Slots Instances
Archival (Stil l working onhellip ) Perpetual Rights PRINT copies CDROMs
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 3131
EBOOKsEBOOKs PRODUCTSPRODUCTShelliphellip
Ebrary
Knovel
CRCnetBASE
Ebridge Ebooks Platform
EbraryEbrary KnovelKnovel
CRCnetBASECRCnetBASE
EbridgeEbridge EbooksEbooks PlatformPlatform
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2431
Company Ovid Technologies Inc Thieme (Germany) xRefer
URL httpwwwovidcomsiteindexjsp httpwwwthieme-connectcom wwwxrerfercom
Core CompetencyAcademic medical and scientific markets A German medium size primary publisher that
published Medical amp Biochemistry content both in
periodicals and text books
xReferplus Ready-Reference services feature full-text aggregated content from hundreds of reference
books covering every major subject
Est Annual Rev $150 million $150 million $2 million
Collection of Titles
1998 onwards These TEXTBOOKs have been published since
1965s Millions of copies had been sold in the market
Most reference books since 1995 onwards
Number of Titles 200+ Medical titles 48 titles (with 22 titles online) 167 titles
Subscription Model
Annual subscription fees Some pay-per-view Annual subscription on Country Tiers Allow to buy full
set of PRINT with special discount after 3 years of
subscription
Annual subscription based on institutions FTE
Access Terms User Licences+Concurrent usersper book selected Unlimited Access Multiple concurrent users
Engineering no no no
Science yes yes Yes
Tech amp Computers no no Yes
Business amp Econ no no Yes
Finance no no Yes
Healthcare yes yes Yes
Medical yes yes Yes
Pharma yes no Yes
Legal no no Yes
Humanities no no YesSocial Sciences no no Yes
Art no no Yes
p p p
Content Offering
Company Overview
Subjects Coverage
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2531
Licensing Models
Summaryhellip
Subscription Models Annual Year or Calendar Year Charge by Usage (Buying instances or slots)
Subscription w ith FTEs count Subscribe-First Perpetual-Later model Pay-per-View
Purchase Models Electrically Owned + Maintenance Fees Print-On-Demand
Content-Sharing model (consortia)
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2631
Summary on hellip
Ebrary CRCnet and Knovel
Ebrary Purely a database for research
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
24000 titles (excluding Branded Collections)
CRCnetBASE
Handbooks for 25 different fields Subscription Model Unlimited Access
1200 titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2731
Summary cont
Knovel Handbooks for 17 different Engineering subjects
Productivity Ebooks
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
760+ titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2831
How do you consider
B u y t he B o o k s ( P u r c ha s e M o d e l )
S u b s c r i b e t h e
C o n t e n t
( S u b s c r i p t
i o n M o d e l )
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2931
Suggestion
Base on your NEEDs
PURCHASE model If you r looking for
Ownership Long-Term Collections
Information Repository Content Preservation
Subscription model If you r looking for
Research tools Institutional PortalEducation Databases
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 3031
Consideringhellip
Access Terms
Unlimited Access Concurrent Users
No of Slots Instances
Archival (Stil l working onhellip ) Perpetual Rights PRINT copies CDROMs
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 3131
EBOOKsEBOOKs PRODUCTSPRODUCTShelliphellip
Ebrary
Knovel
CRCnetBASE
Ebridge Ebooks Platform
EbraryEbrary KnovelKnovel
CRCnetBASECRCnetBASE
EbridgeEbridge EbooksEbooks PlatformPlatform
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2531
Licensing Models
Summaryhellip
Subscription Models Annual Year or Calendar Year Charge by Usage (Buying instances or slots)
Subscription w ith FTEs count Subscribe-First Perpetual-Later model Pay-per-View
Purchase Models Electrically Owned + Maintenance Fees Print-On-Demand
Content-Sharing model (consortia)
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2631
Summary on hellip
Ebrary CRCnet and Knovel
Ebrary Purely a database for research
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
24000 titles (excluding Branded Collections)
CRCnetBASE
Handbooks for 25 different fields Subscription Model Unlimited Access
1200 titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2731
Summary cont
Knovel Handbooks for 17 different Engineering subjects
Productivity Ebooks
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
760+ titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2831
How do you consider
B u y t he B o o k s ( P u r c ha s e M o d e l )
S u b s c r i b e t h e
C o n t e n t
( S u b s c r i p t
i o n M o d e l )
832019 eBook 2005
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Suggestion
Base on your NEEDs
PURCHASE model If you r looking for
Ownership Long-Term Collections
Information Repository Content Preservation
Subscription model If you r looking for
Research tools Institutional PortalEducation Databases
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 3031
Consideringhellip
Access Terms
Unlimited Access Concurrent Users
No of Slots Instances
Archival (Stil l working onhellip ) Perpetual Rights PRINT copies CDROMs
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 3131
EBOOKsEBOOKs PRODUCTSPRODUCTShelliphellip
Ebrary
Knovel
CRCnetBASE
Ebridge Ebooks Platform
EbraryEbrary KnovelKnovel
CRCnetBASECRCnetBASE
EbridgeEbridge EbooksEbooks PlatformPlatform
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2631
Summary on hellip
Ebrary CRCnet and Knovel
Ebrary Purely a database for research
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
24000 titles (excluding Branded Collections)
CRCnetBASE
Handbooks for 25 different fields Subscription Model Unlimited Access
1200 titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2731
Summary cont
Knovel Handbooks for 17 different Engineering subjects
Productivity Ebooks
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
760+ titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2831
How do you consider
B u y t he B o o k s ( P u r c ha s e M o d e l )
S u b s c r i b e t h e
C o n t e n t
( S u b s c r i p t
i o n M o d e l )
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2931
Suggestion
Base on your NEEDs
PURCHASE model If you r looking for
Ownership Long-Term Collections
Information Repository Content Preservation
Subscription model If you r looking for
Research tools Institutional PortalEducation Databases
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 3031
Consideringhellip
Access Terms
Unlimited Access Concurrent Users
No of Slots Instances
Archival (Stil l working onhellip ) Perpetual Rights PRINT copies CDROMs
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 3131
EBOOKsEBOOKs PRODUCTSPRODUCTShelliphellip
Ebrary
Knovel
CRCnetBASE
Ebridge Ebooks Platform
EbraryEbrary KnovelKnovel
CRCnetBASECRCnetBASE
EbridgeEbridge EbooksEbooks PlatformPlatform
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2731
Summary cont
Knovel Handbooks for 17 different Engineering subjects
Productivity Ebooks
Subscription Model Unlimited Access
760+ titles
832019 eBook 2005
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullebook-2005 2831
How do you consider
B u y t he B o o k s ( P u r c ha s e M o d e l )
S u b s c r i b e t h e
C o n t e n t
( S u b s c r i p t
i o n M o d e l )
832019 eBook 2005
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Suggestion
Base on your NEEDs
PURCHASE model If you r looking for
Ownership Long-Term Collections
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