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Knowledge Solutions, Global Reach
Apex Publishing, Inc.
E-Book Models That Work
Joel [email protected]
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E-Book Myths
1. All e-books were a failure
2. All e-book initiatives died in 2002
3. Nobody reads books on the screen
4. Google is it now
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Today, three success stories…
Thomson: Gale Virtual Reference LibraryJohn Barnes, Strategic Business Development
Ebooks.com: Online Reference SitesKari Paulson, President, Ebook Library
Liberty Fund: Online Library of LibertyDavid Hart, Director, Online Library of Liberty
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Some lessons to be learned…
1. It’s not as new as you think.
• Gale’s been at it for 17 years…
• Ebooks.com has a solution for consumers and
libraries
• Liberty Fund has done books in SGML since
1998; started XML-based OLL four years ago
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Some lessons to be learned…
1. It’s not as new as you think.
2. It’s not just for science.
• Everybody knows science publishing is digital
• Libraries are digital too – big time!
• So are students – of all ages
• So is anybody with a PC, a Palm, a Blackberry…
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Some lessons to be learned…
1. It’s not as new as you think.
2. It’s not just for science.
3. It’s not just about the text.
• Links within and between books add value
• Indexing, metadata, semantic tagging add value
• Supplementary material of all sorts add value
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Some lessons to be learned…
1. It’s not as new as you think.
2. It’s not just for science.
3. It’s not just about the text.
4. It’s not rocket science.
• Technologies and tools are well evolved now
• Help is abundant – staff, freelances, vendors
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Some lessons to be learned…
1. It’s not as new as you think.
2. It’s not just for science.
3. It’s not just about the text.
4. It’s not rocket science.
5. It can actually make money!
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E-Book Models That Work
Let’s hear what’s making
Gale
Ebooks.com
Liberty Fund
so successful at this…
