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Ebog.dk - The Danish Initiative for Digital Books

Ebog.dk is a commercial venture and online bookstore that sells digital books in various reader formats. It is backed by the Danish Publishers Association and has partnerships with major publishers. Ebog.dk also provides access points for publishers, libraries, and customers, offering a range of services such as delivery of metadata, sales statistics, and integrated library interfaces. The platform includes a library license model with options for loan periods and access restrictions. For further inquiries, contact Jesper Holm at jho@ebog.dk.

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Ebog.dk - The Danish Initiative for Digital Books

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  1. Ebog.dk – the private Danish initiativeJesper Holm, Managing director, Ebog.dk A/S

  2. What is Ebog.dk? • A book store • Not a publisher. • Not a graphic production company. • A commercial venture • An A/S (inc., ltd., GmbH.). • We make our living from selling books.

  3. Who is behind Ebog.dk? • Initiative from Forlæggerforeningens Sektion for Undervisningsforlag/SFU (Section of Educational Publisher in the Danish Publishers Association). • Founded by Dansk BiblioteksCenter A/S (Danish Library Centre/DBC) and Infomedia Huset A/S (Berlingske Officin og JP/Politikens Fond (daily newspapers)). • Present shareholders: DBC, Aschehoug Dansk Forlag (Egmont), Bonnier Forlagene (Egmont), Gyldendal Nordisk Boghandel, DJØF Jurist og Økonomforbundets Forlag and Erhvervsskolernes Forlag.

  4. Our brief history I • 2005 • SFU invites selected suppliers to tender for a sales portal for ebooks. • The tender is won by DBC and Infomedia. • 2006 • Project phase clarifying legal and technical aspects. • Contract with ValueChain for the development of the portal in xml format. • January – March 2007 • The organisation is established. • A beta-version is operative. • Technical development to adjust the system to Adobe pdf format. • Agreements with 30 publishers, 67 works/books.

  5. Our brief history II • April –June 2007. • Systems update • Chapter separated materiale in Adobe pdf • Changes of layout og functionalities • 45 publishers, app. 350 works, plus 800 chapters. • July –august 2007 • Systems update • Rent of works in Adobe pdf • Introduction of iSilo format for mobile units • Update of payment routines • 52 publishers, app. 500 works, plus 1000 chapters.

  6. Our brief history III • October 2007 • Systems update • Adjustment of help texts and download wizzard. • Development of library system completed. • Introduction of new front page and Ebog Forum. • 53 publishers, 607 works, plus 1300 chapters. • November 2007 • Multi-user licenses for corporate customers. • E-invoicing to government customers. • Pending development projects • Other types of material – audio, maps. • Hosting for publishers.

  7. Works/content – reader formats • Adobe Reader • Pdf format, sale and rent, chapter separation is available, for pc and Mac, print permitted. • MS Reader • Microsoft, sale, for pc, Mac and some mobile units, no print. • iSilo Reader • Format adjusted to many mobile units (pda and Mobil telephone), sale and rent, chapter separation is awailable, print permitted. • DX Reader • Online xml format, rent, print and copy/paste can be bought.

  8. Content – subjects

  9. Payment possibilities • Individual purchase • Charge card or credit card. • Wallet for micro payment. • Company purchase • Delivery of multiple copies of the same title. • Sales to private companies through account. • Sales to public companies through e-invoicing (EAN-IOS). • Library licenses • Pay per view.

  10. Ebog.dk – more access points • Customers • Ebog Boghandel: The book store. • Ebog Forum: Debate, news and web 2.0. • Publishers • Ebog Posthus: Mailbox for delivery of meta data, commercial text, prices, ebooks and covers. • Ebog Forlagsrapporter: Portal for sales statistics. • Libraries • Ebib: Loaner web interface. Integrated with the libraries’ own web portal. • Ebib Library reports: Portal for user statistics.

  11. Ebib license model • Functionality • Loan period is one week. Re-loan after one month. • Access on-site or remote. • No print or copy/paste. • The Libraries can select the titles they want (no packages). • The libraries have options to limit access and loaning. • Interconnected with the local library catalogues and DanBib (danMARC2). • Access to loaning statistics (Counter compliancy is under way). • Link from Bibliotek.dk with the ”To-buy” facility. • Price structure • A one time access fee based on number of potential users. • Advance payment on pay-per-view charge. • Pay-per-view is based on the individual ebook price of the works.

  12. Ebib.dk – the Danish initiative- any questions? Jesper Holmjho@ebog.dk

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