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Online eBooks Trend and Opportunities An Industry Observation

Online eBooks Trend and Opportunities An Industry Observation. Joseph Goh Director, IG Publishing (an iGroup Company). Personal Brief. Information and Technology since 1995 Information Retrieval and Search Engines Library Information Services Library Automation Solutions

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Online eBooks Trend and Opportunities An Industry Observation

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  1. Online eBooks Trend and Opportunities An Industry Observation Joseph Goh Director, IG Publishing (an iGroup Company)

  2. Personal Brief • Information and Technology since 1995 • Information Retrieval and Search Engines • Library Information Services • Library Automation Solutions • Content Streaming Applications • eLearning Applications • Electronic Publishing Solutions • Licensing and Distribution

  3. In Perspective • Paradigm Shift in User Behavior • Web Savvy, Instant Gratification, On-demand, Anytime Anywhere, etc. • Content Warehouse or Information Gateway • A Majority Shift is an Eventuality

  4. Understanding User Needs • Instant Access to Information • Local Language Support for non-native English Speakers • Tools to Enhance Information Discovery • Integration with eLearning Application - Supporting Pedagogy or Instructional Design

  5. Technology Trend • Media-rich Enhancement to improve User Experience • On the Fly Machine Language Translation • Clustering with Visualisation • Centralised > Regionalised > Localised

  6. Trends in Discussion • Turning Existing Content into Assets • Negotiating with Publishers for Consortia Purchases

  7. Turning Existing Content into Assets • Managing your own ebook collection • Delivering value to your users • Greater Manageability • Control over Performance • Security (DRM) • Increase your ROI • The future of Library Automation

  8. Example – Hong Kong University • 4000 titles • Conversion from Print to Electronic • Cleaning and OCR • 2 Pax • Ebook Management System • 12 months

  9. Other Examples • Columbia University Press • Ebook Library • Chulalongkorn University • Electronic Textbooks

  10. Consortia Negotiation Issues • Negotiation through Aggregators • Issues • No. of sites • No. of copies per title (Multipliers) • Communication pitfalls • Potential Breakdown in Negotiation

  11. Consortia Negotiation Suggested Solution • Pre-negotiation • Identify the Titles • Segment the Publishers • Segment the User base • Negotiate directly with Publishers • Understand your Product Mix!!! • Select your preferred platform partners or own EMS

  12. Opportunities • Enhanced Services to users … Stay RELEVANT • Reduced Logistics Issues … Stay EFFICIENT • Platform Independent … Stay in CONTROL • Self Managed … Stay CONNECTED

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