E-books in Libraries: A Practical Guide

Despite the fact that eBooks have been in existence for decades in various guises and added to library collections for several years now, there has been a noticeable lack of published manuals on the subject. This is doubtless owing to the rapidly evolving nature of the market. There is now a plethora of different types of digital object that may be termed ‘eBooks’ and a bewildering number of business and access models to match. Moreover the pace of change shows no sign of abating, but there...