Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals

Where do e-books come from and what are the key business models that support them? What needs to change before e-books become universally and easily used? What will the e-book landscape look like in 10 years time? How can you be sure you are building a good collection that your users can access easily? What about money and budgets?

 

Questions such as these are answered in this timely book, the first of its kind to provide a practical appraisal of e-books.

 

The book is divided into five parts:

This book is a ready reference source for any library and information professional with an interest in e-books and their development. It is essential background reading for librarians wishing to develop an e-book collection from scratch or for those responsible for maintaining an existing e-book collection. It will also have plenty to interest publishers who need to be aware of the issues faced by libraries managing e-book collections and will be of great value to students of librarianship and information studies, and on publishing related courses.