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How the Covid-19 pandemic accelerated an e-book crisis and the #ebooksos campaign for reform Cover

How the Covid-19 pandemic accelerated an e-book crisis and the #ebooksos campaign for reform

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|Jul 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1629/uksg.586 | Journal eISSN: 2048-7754
Language: English
Submitted on: May 18, 2022
Accepted on: Jun 8, 2022
Published on: Jul 27, 2022
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 3 issues per year

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