A Business Model for Electronic Books
Published | August 2014 |
Journal | Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences Volume 147, Issue August 2014, Pages 268 - 274 |
Publisher | 3rd International Conference on Integrated Information (IC-ININFO) |
ABSTRACT
This paper discusses the processes and actors involved in the business models emerging in digital document publishing to reflect on their implications to access academic publications.Keywords | business models · electronic book · electronic publishing · OER · open textbooks |
ISSN | 18770428 |
Refereed | Yes |
Rights | by-nc-nd/3.0 |
DOI | 10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.07.170 |
URL | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042814040890 |
Other information | Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences |
Export options | BibTex · EndNote · Tagged XML · Google Scholar |
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