Hi LIS-LINK,
I don't post to this list very often, but I really wanted to pick the collective brain of other UK librarians...
I have an academic who has an offer from an e-book publisher who would like to publish his existing printed book as an e-book - he would get royalties, they would have e-book rights, etc.
In principle I think it would be great for him to have his book published as an e-book, not just for the royalties, but for the increased access to his book.
However I have been wondering whether there are any librarians / or anyone really who has looked into this area, and what advice people usually give to academics to ensure that they are aware of other options / publishers, terms offered by different publishers, open access publishing possibilities, implications of tying up e-book rights, etc. I haven't yet found a useful source of information online about this kind of thing.
Thanks in advance,
Vashti
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