An Overview of EBL
CIBER / Caspur Meeting
November 21st, 2007
Agenda
 Introduction
• Brief Overview of EBL
• Access Models
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Features
Demand-Driven Options
Pricing
Questions
About Ebooks Corporation
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Founded 1997 by Australian Booksellers
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HQ in Australia – operations in US, UK
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Hosting content for 450+ Publishers
 eBooks.com – launched 2000
 ~ 85,000 titles / customers worldwide
 EBL – launched end of 2004
 Collaborative approach – CERN, Yale, others
 ~ 65,000 titles / 230 publishers
 Customers in US, AU/NZ, EU, UK, CA, Asia, Africa
 eB20 Publisher Services
 eBookstore for Cambridge University Press
 eBookstore for Australia’s largest bookseller
Before we get started…
“Is anyone using ebooks?”
Some usage stats from last year…
Average time spent reading online
24 hour)
Longest session (24 hours) / title
minutes)
Percentage sessions over 1 hour
Average # pages accessed / session
Download vs. Read Online
% Download
% Read Online
36.6 minutes (per patron per
689 minutes (11 hours / 29
16%
18 pages
46%
54%
Growth – 2006 to 2007 (comparing same libraries – October usage)
Ebook usage increased 465%
EBL Content
 65,000+ titles –scholarly monographs / professional titles
 Quality / recent publications
 All academic subject areas – strong focus STM
 Adding ~2,000 titles/month
 230 international publishers
 Academic / professional focus – all subject areas
 EBL title list can be found at www.EBLChoice.com
Publishers Represented
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Aarhus University Press
ABC Clio
Abingdon Press
Aboriginal Studies Press
Academic Press
Adams Media
ALA Editions, American Library
Association
Algora Publishing
Allen & Unwin
AMACOM
American Legacy Media
American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.
Architectural Press
Artech House
Association for Supervision and
Curriculum Development (ASCD)
Auerbach Publications
Ausmed Publications
Australian Academic Press
Australian Council for Educational
Research (ACER) Press
Autumn Hills Books
Ayurveda Holistic Center Press
B&T Database Management
Baylor University Press
Berg Publishers
Berrett Koehler
BIOS Scientific Publishers
Birkbeck Law Press
Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Bloomberg Press
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Bloomberg Press
Blue Poppy Press
Boson Books
Boydell & Brewer Ltd.
Brepols Publishers
Brill Academic Publishers
Brookings Institution Press
Brookside Press
Brunner-Routledge
Butterworth-Heinemann
CABI
Cambridge International Science
Publishing
Cambridge University Press
Canadian College of Naturopathic
Medicine
Capstone Press
CATO Institute
CCC Publishing
Chapman & Hall/CRC
Chicago Review Press
Class Publishing (London) Ltd.
Cliffs Notes
Communication Research Institute
Limited (Australia)
CRC Press
Crossway Books
Crown House Publishing Limited
CSIRO Publishing
Cyan Publishers
Dearborn Trade Publishing
Demos Medical Publishers
Digital Press
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Digital Press
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Dorling Kindersley
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eContent Management Pty Ltd.
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Edinburgh University Press
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EDP Sciences
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Edward Elgar Publishing
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Electric Book Company
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Electronic & Database Publishing Inc. •
Elsevier Science & Technology
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Emerald Group Publishing
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Emery Publishing
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Ernest Mitchell Publishers
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Europa Publications
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F.A. Davis Company
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Financial Executives Research
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Foundation (FERF)
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FingerTip Press
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Firenze University Press
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Fitzroy Dearborn
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Focal Press
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Frank Cass
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Fremantle Arts Centre Press
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Garland Science
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Glasshouse Press
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GMB Publishing
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Gordon and Breach
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Greenwood Publishing Group
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Guildford Press
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Guilford Publications
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Gulf Professional Publishing
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Hackett Publishing Company
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Hart Publishing Ltd.
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Haworth Press, The
Helicon
Holy Macro! Books
Horizon
HRD Press
Hungry Minds
Icon Books
ICON Group International Inc.
Idea Group, Inc.
IDG Books Worldwide, Inc.
Imperial College Press
Indiana University Press
Infinity Science Press
Infobase Publishing
Infosential Press
Infostrategist.com
Insomniac Press
Institute of Career Research
Intellect Books
Int’l Development Research Centre
Intercultural Press
IOS Press
ISTE
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
JIST
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (USA)
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (UK)
John Wisden & Co Ltd.
Joshua James Press
Jossey-Bass
Karger
Kluwer Academic Publishing
Kogan Page
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Kugler Publications
Kumarian Press
Lakeview Research
Larkfield Publishing
Landes Bioscience Publishing
Lantern Books
Lawrence Erlbaum
Lewis Publishers
LifePath Publishing
Lightbulb Press
Limelight Media
Manchester University Press
Marcel Dekker Inc.
Martin Books
Mattily Publishing
Mayo Clinic Scientific
Maximum Press
Melbourne University Publishing
M.E. Sharpe, Inc.
Monash University ePress
Morgan Kaufmann
Multilingual Matters
National Research Council (NRC)
Research Press, Canada
National Science Teachers
Association
New Society Publishers
Newnes
Nicholas Brealey Publishing
No Starch Press
Nolo
Nomad Press
Nordic Institute of Asian Studies
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Nova Press
Now Publishers
Open University Press
Opera Journeys Publishing
Orchard Publications
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Out of Your Mind…and Into the Market
Oxford University Press
Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.
Palgrave Macmillan USA
Pan American Health Organization
Pandanus Books
Patria Press
Pergamon
Pickering & Chatto Publishers
Pluto Press
Practical Psychology Press
Prep Publishing
Princeton Book Company
Profile Books
Psychology Press
Rampant Tech Press
RAND Corporation
Redmond Technology Press
Remedica Medical Education and
Publishing
Rosetta Books
Routledge
Routledge-Cavendish Publishing
(Australia) Pty Ltd
Routledge-Cavendish Publishing Ltd
RoutledgeCurzon
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RoutledgeFalmer
Rowmark
Rutgers University Press
Saddleback Educational Publishing
Sage Publications
Shell Education
Silver Lake Publishing
Spon Press
Springer Publishing Company
Springer-Verlag
St Lucie Press
Stanford University Press
Stenhouse Publishers
Summersdale
Swets & Zeitlinger
Syngress Publishing
Taylor & Francis Ltd.
Taylor & Francis, A Martin Dunitz book
Taylor & Francis, A Parthenon book
Temple University Press
Templeton Foundation Press
Texas State Technical College
Thieme
Thorogood Publishing Ltd.
Tiger of the Stripe
Treasures Media
UCL Press
United Nations University Press
University of California Press
University of Minnesota Press
University of Nebraska Press
University of New South Wales Press
University of North Texas
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University of Wales Press
University Press of Florida
Utah State University Press
Walter de Gruyter
Woodhead Publishing
World Health Organization (WHO
Press)
World Scientific
Zenith Publishing Group
Zephyr Press
EBL – A Brief Overview of model
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Title-by-title selection (not subscription)
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Pricing for ebooks similar to print list price
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Titles are owned by library in perpetuity once purchased
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Multiple-concurrent access to all titles – Non-linear access model
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Some titles available as unlimited access as well
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Online & offline reading solutions
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No minimum purchase requirement
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Customizable demand-driven acquisition options (ILL alternative)
Non-linear Lending
Overview of features – for the patron
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Simple and intuitive interface
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No Proprietary Software (no plug-in)
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Full-text search
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Free browsing of all content
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Offline and online reading solution (ebooks can be downloaded)
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Ability to add notes to text and save
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Read Aloud available for all titles (for visually impaired students)
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Federated search and OpenURL linking through link-resolvers
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Easy access to help guides and support
Overview of features – for the librarian
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Custom branding of EBL web-site – library can add logo
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Free browsing of all content in catalogue
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Perpetual ownership and archiving
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Chapter-level reserve & coursepacks
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Free EBL MARC or OCLC MARC
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Real-time usage statistics and invoice reports
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New title and system alerts (customisable settings)
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Options for deposit account
EBL’s Demand-driven Acquisition Explained
EBL’s Demand-driven acquisition allows libraries to make
ebooks visible to patrons without purchasing the titles
outright. Titles can then be ‘rented’ or purchased
according to pre-defined rules as needed by patrons.
– Access to non-owned titles either through OPAC (by loading MARC
records) and/or within the EBL platform
– Non-owned titles allow free browsing for up to 5 minutes
– Libraries can decide what permissions apply for further access
• Automatic pay-per-view
• Patron may request title (mediated access)
• Purchase or auto-purchase at designated level of use
Examples of Demand-driven Acquisition
Brown University (USA)
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Loaded all EBL titles loaded in OPAC as MARC
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MARC for new titles sent monthly by EBL
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Automatic pay-per view for non-owned titles
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Auto-purchase set on 4th access of title
Swinburne University (Australia)
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All EBL titles loaded in OPAC as MARC
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MARC for new titles sent monthly by EBL
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Automatic pay-per-view for non-owned titles
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Auto-purchase set on 3rd access of title
CERN (Switzerland)
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Selected and purchased core titles upfront
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Loaded 10,000 MARC records for non-owned titles based on profile (dewey ranges)
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Monthly MARC updates sent based on pre-defined profile
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Automatic pay-per-view for non-owned titles / Auto-purchase on 2nd STL
Why Libraries are Using Demand-driven
Benefits of demand-driven access…
• Provides widest selection of titles available to patrons
• Budget goes toward funding what actually gets used
• Titles purchased on-demand have higher use - (5x higher than pre-selected
titles)
• Eliminates time required for selectors to search for titles and purchase
• Patrons access most up to date content - new titles are immediately
available when added to catalogue
• EBL profiling tools create a build-in ‘approval plan’
• Seamless access/workflow for patrons
• Provides alternative to ILL
Trends in Usage of Demand-driven Access
2006/2007 = 25% demand-driven /
75% upfront purchase
2007/08 (to date) = 67% demand-driven
/ 33% upfront purchase
Pricing
2 Components to Pricing
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Platform / Maintenance Fee
Content – purchase / pay-per-view
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Paid upfont = low one time payment
Paid incrementally = as a 15% fee on top of content purchases to a capped
amount (once cap is reach, platform fee is paid)
• Maintenance Fee = due 1 year after platform fee is paid in full
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Paid upfront = low-cost / one-time annual payment
Paid incrementally = 15% on top of content purchase to a capped amount
(once reached, maintenance fee is paid for year)
• Pricing offers flexible options for libraries
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Small libraries with small collections pay smaller platform/maintenance fees
Demand-Driven = pay as you go
Pricing – Demand-Driven
Pricing for short-term loan is generally as follows:
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day STL = 10-15% of ebook price
week STL = 15-20% of ebook price
week STL = 20–25% of ebook price
week STL = 25-30% of ebook price
• Deposit accounts can be set-up. EBL can sent expenditure alerts.
•Short-term loans and auto-purchases billed monthly (or more frequently if
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• Full invoice report of activity available within EBL LibCentral in real time.
Some Reviews
Against the Grain – June, 2006
“A Notable Exception”
“In the future, more innovative licensing models such as EBL’s “Non-Linear
Lending” are more than likely going to be much more popular as librarians and
vendors seek to balance the needs of users and the desires of copyright holders.”
ALA’s Choice – June, 2007
ALA Choice rates EBL “Highly Recommended”
“Launched in July 2004, EBL has incorporated the best features of earlier
entrants into the market while correcting some glaring annoyances.”
Contact Us
** Free trial available with access to all content and features **
Kari Paulson
kari.paulson@eblib.com
www.eblib.com
Tel: (301) 760-4922
Anna Merlo
Cenfor
amerlo@cenfor.it
Tel: 010 313567
Online:
www.EBLib.com – website
www.EBLchoice.com – public catalogue