The future of eBooks? Will print disappear? An end-user perspective
The future of eBooks? Will print disappear? An end-user perspective
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电子书的未来？
DOI：
10.1108/07378830911007673
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发表时间：
2009
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通讯作者：
Olaf Ernst
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作者：
W. V. D. Velde;Olaf Ernst
目的-本文的目的是找出电子书是否正在蚕食印刷书籍，以及评估影响电子书使用的因素。电子书是一个热门话题。传统的图书出版，尤其是学术界的图书出版，正在迅速发生变化。每个人心中的问题是，图书出版将走向何方？纸质书会在谷歌时代幸存下来，还是注定会被电子书完全取代？Springer每年出版超过4，000种图书，几乎无一例外都被转换为电子书。作为STM领域电子图书新商业模式的市场领导者和创新者，Springer进行了一项关于Springer电子书收藏与其印刷图书活动的影响的研究。设计/方法/途径-这项研究是基于对最终用户和图书馆员的采访。此外，Springer还评估了SpringerLink的（COUNTER兼容）使用统计数据。
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to find out whether eBooks are cannibalizing print books, as well as an assessment of factors that are influencing eBook usage. Ebooks are a hot topic. Traditional book publishing, especially in the academic world, is changing at a rapid pace. The question on everybody's mind is what direction book publishing will take? Will print survive in the Google‐generation, or is it destined to be totally replaced by eBooks? Springer publishes over 4,000 book titles annually, which are converted into eBooks almost without exception. Being the market leader and innovator of a new business model in electronic books in the STM area, Springer has conducted a study on the implications of the Springer eBook collection in comparison to its print book activities.Design/methodology/approach – The study is based on interviews with both end‐users and librarians. In addition, Springer has assessed the (COUNTER‐compliant) usage statistics from SpringerLink.Findings – Overall, Springer's eB...