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E-book usage on a global scale: patterns, trends and opportunities Cover

E-book usage on a global scale: patterns, trends and opportunities

Open Access
|Jul 2015

Abstract

This study examines worldwide usage of over 600,000 e-books from EBL and ebrary. Using multiple modes of analysis, the study shows that there are variations in usage by geographic region as well as by subject. The study examines usage in relation to availability of titles, different types of usage per session, usage of the top ten percent of titles, and intensive and extensive use. These patterns can be used for benchmarking and as a model for local e-book studies.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1629/uksg.240 | Journal eISSN: 2048-7754
Language: English
Published on: Jul 7, 2015
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 3 issues per year

© 2015 Michael Levine-Clark, published by Ubiquity Press
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.