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Erin Carreiro 《Publishing Research Quarterly》2010,26(4):219-235
This paper explores the topic of electronic books (e-books) and the effect that these digital devices and other new technologies
has on the publishing industry. Contemporary society often claims that the publishing industry is dying and that the innovation
of the e-book will eventually sentence the printed book to death. But this study will show that such is not the case. While
it is true that the world is undergoing a digital revolution, publishers today have not been left in the dust, because these
firms have embraced electronic publishing (e-publishing). The invention of e-books opens a world of opportunities and since
the e-book market is still in its growth stage, there is much work left to be done. As with any new venture, the industry
faces certain challenges, such as piracy, but with tools like encryption, digital asset management (DAM), digital rights management
(DRM), and digital object identifiers (DOI), publishers are well on the way to a solution. While it is safe to say that the
digital revolution has forever changed the face of publishing, e-books could actually revitalize the industry. No one knows
what the future of e-publishing will hold, but developments affect publishing houses, authors, and consumers alike. And while
the ultimate fate of the printed book is yet unknown, for now, it is here to stay. 相似文献
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This study investigates the current status and attitudes towards academic e-book publishing by mainland Chinese academic publishers through an online survey. This study collected survey data from 49 authoritative academic publishers in China, focusing on their e-book sales profiles and their perceptions of how e-book sales affect publishers and libraries. The data reveals that China's academic e-book industry is still at an early development stage and has a relatively small market. The findings show significant differences in the willingness and attitudes towards e-book publishing between SSH publishers and STEM publishers, and also demonstrate that the enhancement of the demand for e-books by academic libraries promotes the process of the digital transformation of academic publishers. This study then argues that Chinese academic publishers need to further improve the quality of academic e-books, accelerate the transition from academic content providers to academic content service providers, and strengthen their cooperation with stakeholders. 相似文献
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While the intention and participation in media and software piracy have been widely investigated, little is known concerning the determinants associated with electronic book piracy. With the adoption of e-book reader devices, Internet piracy remains a global concern that impacts multiple stakeholders, including authors, publishers, and libraries. The current study aims to examine the factors associated with electronic book piracy among college students. Results indicate that peer association and perceived risk are significantly linked to one's participation in e-book piracy. However, techniques of neutralization are not statistically significant. Libraries and publishers must educate students and raise awareness about the potential outcomes and risks related to e-book piracy. 相似文献
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Rozilah Katan Siti Ezaleila Mustafa Hamedi M. Adnan 《Publishing Research Quarterly》2018,34(3):362-377
Advancements in digital technology are making waves in the publishing industry and e-publishing is starting to make its mark in the market. Although publishers view e-publishing as an opportunity to exploit products and new distribution channels, some of them are seeing this development as a risk rather than an opportunity, and thus are not willing to participate in these changes. This study was conducted to determine the readiness of e-publishing among Malaysian book publishers based on the E-Publishing Readiness Assessment Model. The results found that publishers in Malaysia are prepared in terms of infrastructure and human resources. However, only a small percentage of them are willing to practice e-publishing by publishing at least one e-book, while the majority is taking a wait and see approach before they start issuing e-books. Interviews with two companies displaying high levels of e-readiness and low e-readiness, showed a willingness depend on the decision of the company’s top management. In addition, external factors such as market demand, technological pressure, competition, consumer habits and police and government policies also affect the results of the top management to run e-publishing in their respective companies. Through these findings, the government and agencies involved in the publishing industry may be able to help find a solution when designing a strategy for improving e-publishing practices in Malaysia. 相似文献
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Alasdair Taylor 《Learned Publishing》2006,19(3):168-174
Electronic piracy is perceived as a growing threat to the publishing industry. This article looks at the technology of copyright infringement and the channels for distribution of infringing electronic copies. It considers the English legal framework for dealing with electronic piracy, and the practical steps that publishers can take to reduce the risks of piracy. 相似文献
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A panel which included a librarian, publisher and e-book providers presented issues confronting the growth of e-books in the academic library marketplace. The e-book market projections are a small part of the higher education book market. Frontlist titles are demanded by libraries with suppliers eager to supply such titles. However, publishers are feeling their way through various rights and contract issues as well as business models as they determine which frontlist titles to provide in electronic form. The instability of business partners has contributed to publisher delays in releasing titles as e-books. No one, (librarians, suppliers, publishers) is throwing in the towel on e-books but the position this format takes in the publishing industry and therefore in library collections in the near future is unsettled. 相似文献
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盗版一直是制约我国出版业发展的瓶颈,图书盗版贯穿于出版产业链的各个环节,盗版者、出版社和作者三个利益主体之间在图书市场竞合,形成典型的三方博弈。政府的介入改变原有均衡,且政府在打击盗版力度上的差异会达到三种不同的均衡状态。只有当政府打击盗版的力度足够大时,图书盗版三方博弈才能达到最佳均衡。 相似文献
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电子图书出版商的著作权来源 总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3
在说明电子图书出版商的著作权只能来源于著作权人的基础上，列举了三家电子图书出版商在继受取得著作权方式上的不同之处，指出了这些做法存在的问题并提出了初步的对策；同时还指出了现行著作权法在电子图书方面的几个立法空白点，特别是指出了信息网络传播权对图书馆借阅电子图书和出版社出版电子图书的制约，并提出了要适当限制著作权人权益以保证公众合理获取信息的权利。 相似文献
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Veronika Licher 《Publishing Research Quarterly》2011,27(1):83-87
In her report about the German publishing industry in 2010, Veronika Licher shows some of the trends and different stages
of digital development. She mentions how different players like the German Publishers and Booksellers Association or book
wholesalers changed direction or added new services to adapt to the changing market and how e-book distribution is working
its way through traditional and new channels. A short review of the bestselling titles in 2010 and the development in children’s
publishing follows as well as an introduction how German publishers are trying to make use of the new reading pens. 相似文献
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Anatu Kande Mahama 《Publishing Research Quarterly》2012,28(1):41-52
A strong copyright regime is crucial for the development of local print publishing industry. However, piracy and other acts
of copyright infringement are prevalent in the print publishing industry which denies creators and right owners from fully
enjoying the reward of their labor and investment. This study therefore seeks to explore the acts of copyright infringement;
enforcement provisions in the Copyright Act, 2005, 690 [10]; assess publishers and stakeholders understanding of these provisions and to identify the challenges in enforcing copyright
in the Publishing Industry. The study adopted both questionnaires and interviews as research instruments. Seven institutions
and organizations were interviewed, and questionnaires were administered to 43 individual companies within the book trade.
The research subjects were sampled using the purposive and stratified sampling methods respectively. Findings from the study
indicate that acts of copy infringement in the book publishing industry in Ghana have caused tremendous financial loss to
the rights owners. Evident from the analysis are the difficulties associated with enforcing the law due to lack of awareness
of the law by the right owners, and lack of awareness and expertise by enforcement agencies. The study recommends public awareness
campaigns for the public and stakeholders in the industry. It is also important that training is given to law enforcement
agencies and the support of stakeholders enlisted in enforcing the law. 相似文献
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The Ninh Nguyen Tien Dung Nguyen Hoang Giang Nguyen Thuy Bich Dinh 《Publishing Research Quarterly》2017,33(4):477-482
Book piracy is a significant problem throughout the world and particularly in emerging countries. Such a phenomenon is costly to all participants in the publishing supply chain. This paper aims to investigate factors that influence Vietnamese students’ purchases of photocopied textbooks. The findings reveal that students’ purchases are motivated by their perceived value, subjective norms representing social influence and the lack of regulation enforcement. Using these findings, this paper suggests interventions for policymakers, publishers, distributors and universities to limit the purchase of pirated textbooks as well as to improve the value of original textbooks. 相似文献
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Samar Abou-Zeid 《Publishing Research Quarterly》2014,30(1):93-103
Lebanon’s publishing industry is mainly turned towards export to the Arab market; subsequently, the analysis of the Lebanese book production can provide a fair overview of the state of publishing in the Arab world. And the picture is far from bright; however resourceful and dynamic, Arab trade publishers cannot reach the sales figures one would expect in a region of more than 362 million people. A relatively low purchasing power and the lack of efficient distribution channels, in addition to piracy and censorship, are endemic problems they have to face on a daily basis, not only in marketing their books throughout the region, but also in dealing with foreign publishers and agents. Indeed for many of these, the Arab market remains incomprehensible and not transparent. However, it is only through apprehending its reality that they can adapt their level of expectations to it in order to achieve successful licensing deals and establish sound partnerships in the region. 相似文献
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Melanie Ramdarshan Bold 《Publishing Research Quarterly》2012,28(4):345-358
Digital publishing has been considered as a panacea to bridge the gaps between different sized publishing companies: allowing small, independent companies to compete on an equal footing with cross-media conglomerates. However, this research discovered that Scottish publishers are not capitalising on new technology and new platforms for dissemination: this is detrimental to the authors they represent. The empirical research found that the majority of Scottish publishers are not fostering intellectual property rights (IPR) effectively across international markets and new media: The failure to do this means that the operational practices of the Scottish publishing industry are not in harmony with the burgeoning digital publishing environment. If Scottish publishers continue with current practices it will become increasingly difficult for them to compete in the national and international publishing environment. This study concludes that only by better training and knowledge exchange, in matters of rights exploitation and digital publishing, can Scottish publishers compete in the international arena and contribute to, and benefit financially from, the knowledge economy. 相似文献
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文章利用扎根理论方法,对读者使用电子书意愿的影响因素进行探究,并分析各因素间相互作用的机理。通过对访谈资料的编码、译码,得到概念范畴和逻辑关系,再借助使用与满足理论和UTAUT2模型构建读者使用电子书意愿的影响因素模型。研究结果显示,产品因素、读者因素和外部情景因素均对使用意愿产生影响,其中产品因素和外部情景因素还对读者需求和阅读习惯产生影响。文章基于分析结果提出出版单位优化电子书出版、图书馆提升电子书服务等措施。 相似文献
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[目的/意义]以学术电子书出版商和高校图书馆为研究对象,梳理学术电子书出版商对高校图书馆资源建设和服务的影响,提出高校图书馆的应对之策。[方法/过程]通过网络调查,了解学术电子书出版商在图书馆市场的发展现状、电子书平台功能和销售模式,分析其对高校图书馆的影响,提出高校图书馆的应对策略。[结果/结论]研究发现学术电子书出版商一方面可以丰富馆藏资源的数量、提高馆藏资源质量、提高图书馆的服务水平和增加图书馆的资源利用率,另一方面也增加了图书馆资源整合的难度和资源采购支出。提出以下建议：调整馆藏政策,适时加大电子书馆藏比重;建立采购联盟,按需选择采购策略;加强与出版商合作,提高服务质量;积极开展用户培训,加强电子书的阅读推广活动。 相似文献
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To succeed in a period of change, German book publishers need to adopt innovations, e.g., implement e-books into their product portfolio. Yet, in the book industry, the adoption of new technologies is not commonplace: Despite being the second biggest book market worldwide, only 1.2 % of all published books in Germany are available as e-books. This problem leads us to investigate the factors that determine whether publishing companies decide in favor or against entering the e-book market. Based on a standardized survey of more than 240 German publishing houses, barriers to innovation adoption are examined from a micro, meso and macro perspective. Our main findings show that individual characteristics of management and the company’s corporate culture strongly predict adoption. Also, organizational communication seems to be critical. Taking this into account, the key resource to enable innovation seems to be information underlining the necessity of communities of practice. 相似文献
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Based upon a recent review of the relevant literature in both English and Chinese, this paper assess the current state of and future prospects for digital publishing in China. It addresses developments both in the context of ongoing technological and organizational change and with regard to the wider social and cultural dimensions. Embodying a simulated SWOT exercise it considers the current and likely future state of digital publishing in China through the eyes of western publishers seeking to do business in that country. Digital publishing in China is still in its infancy, while perhaps remaining more opaque to western observers than was expected. Issues around ownership, industry structure, operating platforms, stakeholders, piracy and intellectual property remain critical. Perhaps more than anything, and certainly much more than in the West, the issue of culture, not only in terms of national values and perspectives but also in terms of how things are done, remains a potent influence on business relationships with foreigners. In the West this continues to feed perceptions of legal and commercial uncertainties, risks to intellectual capital and obstacles to the production and distribution of knowledge and ideas. Whatever the perceived downside to such phenomena however, China is still regarded as a major growth market for western publishers. It concludes that whereas there are many opportunities for both parties, and that both can learn from each other, the learning curve is likely to be much steeper on the western side, owing to the significance of the social and cultural dimension. 相似文献
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[目的/意义] 合作是开展学术出版素养教育的必经之路。出版商、论文润色机构与高校图书馆建立了紧密的合作关系，共同参与到学术出版素养教育实践中来。本文系统分析了出版商、论文润色机构设计积累的形式新颖、内容前沿的学术出版素养教育资源，为探索多方机构合作开展学术出版素养教育提供更多可能性。[方法/过程] 利用网络调研方法，详细调研分析7家知名出版商和论文润色机构提供的4类14种教育资源在类型、内容和学习方式上的特点。[结果/结论] 出版商和论文润色机构已经设计了多元化的学术出版教育资源类型、结构化的资源内容和交互式的资源学习方式。未来，高校图书馆应与这些机构充分合作，丰富学术出版素养教育资源。 相似文献
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Alicia Wise 《Publishing Research Quarterly》2009,25(4):205-207
Launched in Spring 2009, the industry’s Copyright Infringement Portal provides an easy and effective way for publishers and Trade Associations to combat online piracy. By automating the takedown notice process it saves publishers time and money, and enables Trade Associations to gain an overview of the scale and pattern of piracy. 相似文献
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Research was undertaken amongst publishers and potential users of e-book travel guides. In addition, a major UK consultant
in electronic publishing was interviewed on the subject. The research demonstrated that, despite the considerable hype and
enthusiasm about e-books, there is some way to go before a viable market is likely to be realised. In particular, issues of
standardisation are holding up the launch of a realistic number of titles. Copyright is also a concern for the publishers.
Publishers appear to be over-concerned with the book metaphor, and are not yet thinking ambitiously enough about multimedia
and other added value possibilities. Unless these value added enhancements are supplied, users are unlikely to switch from
print volumes. 相似文献