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The Evolution of eContent Publishing in Europe. Suzanne Kemperman Director, Publisher Relations OCLC WESS Special Topics Discussion Group June 26, 2010. Subtitle: From Fear of Cannibals to Open Access. Evolution or Revolution? Experiment to Adoption Hurdles to Overcome - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The Evolution of eContent Publishing in Europe
Suzanne KempermanDirector, Publisher RelationsOCLC
WESS Special Topics Discussion GroupJune 26, 2010
June 26, 2010 WESS Special Topics Discussion Group
Subtitle: From Fear of Cannibals to Open Access
Evolution or Revolution? Experiment to Adoption Hurdles to Overcome Still – Mind the Gap Success to Date Future Trends
June 26, 2010 WESS Special Topics Discussion Group
Evolution or Revolution?
10 Years: From 10,000 to 1-10 million eBooks
eBook requirements: Acceptance of change Technology and investments Work flow Business models Use of eContent – User behavior
June 26, 2010 WESS Special Topics Discussion Group
eBook Experiment to Adoption
US, then international publishers and some smaller/newer publishers. EU later English-language dominance (US, UK)
Institutional markets first First US, then EMEA, then APAC, then
rest Consumer market almost 10 years
later due to lack of devices & adoption
June 26, 2010 WESS Special Topics Discussion Group
Hurdles to Overcome
Philosophically Cannibals and pirates Legal challenges, author rights Return on investment Re-designing workflows, lack of standards Building eContent strategy Business models
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Still: Mind the Gap!
The Gap Declining print revenues Low digital revenues
Bridging the gap Discoverability Access Usage ROI for libs & pubs
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Success to Date
All international STM and large trade publishers have web presence. Western European publishers slow, but increasing.
Infrastructure developed eBooks simultaneous with print Working with multiple vendors New business models
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NetLibrary 2008 International eContent Publishers
International Publishers from around the World
1% 4% 1%13%
1%1%3%1%1%
1%1%1%
11%
4%6%1%1%2%3%
46%
Argentina Australia Bulgaria Canada Egypt
Finland France Germany Hong Kong Hungary
India Jamacia Japan Mexico Netherlands
New Zealand Singapore Spain Switzerland UK
Chart does not include U.S. Publishers.
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European eBook Publishers
Denmark: U CopenhagenFrance: EDP Sciences, Eyrolles, La
Decouverte, Numilog, OECDGermany: Hogrefe, Thieme, U Goettingen,
Walter deGruyter, Wiley VCHHungary: Central European UPNetherlands: Amsterdam UP, Brill, IOS Press,
John Benjamins, Now Publishers, RodopiSpain: Dykinson, Paidotribo, Stanley Editorial
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Open Access Initiatives
European University Presses take the initiative to develop an Open Access model for peer reviewed books in Humanities and Social Sciences
Addressing publishing challenges
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Thank you!
Suzanne Kemperman, OCLC
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