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E-books have become a “normal means of consuming content,” but the rapid growth of the format’s early years are over, that was one of the primary takeaways from the final installment of Consumer Attitudes Toward E-Book Reading, the four-year project conducted by the Book Industry Study Group that traced the evolving role of e-books in the trade market. According to the survey, at the end of the second quarter of 2013, e-books accounted for just fewer than 30% of units and approximately 14% of sales, figures about equal to the fourth quarter of 2012. more »
The new model will enable libraries to purchase e-books “based on actual usage,” allowing libraries to better “perform evidence-based collection development.” more »
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