UK libraries may find a new document from the ALA helpful: There is a short piece about it on Infodocket

‘New Full-Text Document from ALA: “EBook Business Models for Public Libraries” By Gary Price Infodocket  August 5, 2012

From the report:

'The Business Model/Licensing Group has developed the following document describing the characteristics of possible business models to help public libraries negotiate contracts with publishers. While there are certainly other business model options to consider, and changing technologies will have a direct impact on the kinds of business models we may see in the future, the Business Model Group focused on characteristics of business plans that are viable today. The Business Model Group will supplement this information with a matrix chart that ranks the features of business models'.

Links to this, the full document  and other useful resources are on the Local Govt Library Technology ebooks page. See the specific ‘business models’ section of the page

http://lglibtech.wikispaces.com/E-Books#E-book%20business%20models%20&%20devices

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