E-Book Scenarios Updated By Mick O'Leary, Online (October 2003)
Identifies four trends in e-books: they are used not read, preferred as an aggregation rather than individual books, are bought by institutional customers, and are subscription priced.
"To summarize, e-books are finally beginning to act like other forms of proprietary online content. They are available in large comprehensive collections that support powerful reference applications; institutions provide access to for most users; subscription pricing is the rule. I've referred to e-books as the "last mile"—the last major form of publication to become widely available online. We've long had journals, magazines, newspapers, broadcasts, etc., etc.—it's about time we're getting books. "
Posted by Gwen at October 2, 2003 12:05 PM