A Brief Overview of EBL Lund Online 2009

Agenda  About Ebooks Corporation  EBL content  Overview of our model  Some of EBL’s features  Demand-driven acquisition  Pricing  Demonstration of Interface  Questions ???

Ebooks Corporation Ebooks Corporation has focused on the secure distribution of commercial ebooks since 1997 Consumers eBooks.com is the web’s leading ebook-store, selling a vast range of popular, professional and academic titles from all the world’s leading publishers. eBooks.com’s aggressive, ongoing R&D program puts it at the forefront of ebook technical innovation. Libraries EBL provides a growing collection of scholarly and professional texts to academic institutions and corporations around the globe. With its patent-pending Non-Linear™ lending and Demand-Driven Acquisition systems, EBL is unique among digital library platforms. Ebook Services Global book publishers have relied on Ebooks Corporation for secure digital delivery solutions since We also provide fulfillment services for major booksellers, who benefit from our decade of experience and unique technologies. CONFIDENTIAL Copyright 2009 Ebooks Corporation Limited

HQ in Perth, Australia Unlisted public company Over 50% growth every year since 2000 ( 58% in 2008 financial year) 180,000 titles, 550 publishers, unique technologies Offices in Melbourne, Bristol and Portland. CONFIDENTIAL Copyright 2009 Ebooks Corporation Limited

Ebooks Corporation’s Services 2000 – eBooks.com online retailer of ebooks 2004 – EBL distributes ebooks to academic, corporate & research libraries 2006 – eB20 feature-rich online reader 2008 – Ebook Services distribution capabilities to retailers, publishers & booksellers (CUP, Dymocks, Springer) Coming Soon... Amigo – Inside the Book Collaboration iPhone App

Developed through collaboration with libraries, publishers, and library supply partners, EBL continues to drive innovation approach using collaborative approach… Some features unique to EBL... –Non-linear™ Lending - All titles available with multiple-concurrent access –Utilization at chapter level (i.e. reserve chapter use and ePacks) –Sophisticated Demand-Driven Acquisition Options – including pay-per-view access –Download functionality – Compatibility with eBook readers –Flexible pricing – no minimum What’s special about EBL?

EBL – A Brief Overview  Title-by-title selection  Perpetual ownership  Multiple-concurrent access to all titles  Free browsing of full-text at point of acquisition or access  Download for all titles – ebooks can be accessed offline  Pay-per View Access -Demand-driven Acquisition Options -Alternative to ILL  Chapter-level e-reserve & e-coursepacks  Integrated ordering / invoicing with international partners – i.e. YBP, Blackwell, Erasmus, etc. -View/acquire print & e in one place -Central holdings information  New Title Alerts and Approval Plans Available  Free MARC records for all titles - OCLC or vendor MARC records available  No Proprietary Software  Flexible pricing options – no minimum purchase requirements  Compatible for growing number of eBook Reader Devices

Overview of Content Breakdown of Content by Date of Publication Breakdown of Content by Subject Area  ~110,000 titles and growing – scholarly monographs, professional titles, few individual journals  345+ publishers

EBL’s Access Model for Purchased Titles –Purchase content outright – own in perpetuity (no ongoing access fees on title-by- title basis) –Simultaneous access - all titles in EBL allow use by multiple users Non-linear™ Lending = multiple-concurrent access to all titles up to 325 ‘loans’ per year – renewing automatically annually 30% of all titles also available for purchase with choice of unlimited access –Free Browse Period for All Titles – 10 Minutes owned / 5 minutes non-owned –Use at Chapter Level - Chapters available for use in reserve circulation & coursepacks –Archival Copy can be downloaded and printed for each title purchased

EBL’s Demand-driven Access Options Demand-driven access takes advantage of the immediacy of the digital medium… EBL’s Demand-driven Acquisition enables libraries to make ebooks visible to patrons without purchasing the titles outright. Titles can then be ‘rented’ or purchased according to pre defined rules as needed by patrons. –Access to non-owned either through library OPAC (by loading MARC records) and/or within the EBL platform –5 minutes free browsing for non-owned titles –Beyond the browse period, libraries decide what permissions apply

EBL’s Demand-driven Access Options Libraries customize access permissions. Access options available include: Mediated Access – Beyond browse period, patrons can request further access to non-owned titles. Library Alerted of Request Libraries can choose to either purchase or rent requested titles. Non-mediated short-term loan – Beyond browse period, patrons automatically trigger a one-time short-term loan (rental) of an ebook. Automated short-term loans can be price-mediated (i.e. rental over $20 is mediated). Auto-purchase – Auto-purchase triggered on the first access or after designated number of short-term loans.

Why Libraries are using EBL’s Demand-driven tools… Some of the benefits of demand-driven access… Provides critical mass of widest selection of titles available to patrons Budget goes toward funding what actually gets used Titles purchased based on demand have higher use once purchased Eliminates time required for selectors to search for titles and purchase Patrons access most up to date content - new titles are immediately available when added to catalogue EBL profiling tools create a build-in ‘approval plan’ Seamless access/workflow for libraries and patrons Provides alternative to ILL

EBL Features – for the Librarian  Sophisticated Management Tools Real-time Usage Reports - COUNTER Customisable System Alerts Profiling Tools / Approval Plans De-Duplication Management Tools New Title Alerts Title Request Management Tools New Edition Alerts  Customizable patron and librarian access permissions  Integrated authentication routes via EZ Proxy, Athens, Shibboleth and other integrated routes  OpenURL/Z39.50 Compliant  Free MARC records – customised, delivered, or avail for download  Custom-branding of EBL web site

EBL Features for the Patron  Advanced search tools  Full-text search – within and across titles  Online or Offline Reading Options – All ebooks can be Downloaded and read offline  Free Browse Period for all Titles – 10 minutes owed books / 5 minutes non-owned titles  Consistent Print/Copy & Paste - DRM in line with ‘fair use’ – 20% print / 5% copy  Printing by page-range, chapter or page  Read aloud for all titles  Saved notes / bookmarks – exportable  No proprietary software required – Adobe Reade  New Reader enables scrolling through text (rather than page by page)

EBL – Goes Mobile EBL titles can be downloaded to eBook Readers EBL titles can be read on a growing number of eBook ReaderseBook Readers Mobile Devices EBL ‘s online reader compatible for use on iphone, itouch and other mobile phones 2010 = EBL adding support for further mobile devices Ebooks Corporation converting all files to ePub and planning mobile apps…watch this space!

Pricing Two Components to Pricing  Platform / Maintenance Fee  Content Fees –Hosting Fee – 2 options Paid upfont (one time) = $3,000 Paid incrementally = $5,000 (as a 10% fee on top of content purchases) –Content Acquisition Non-linear Lending = ~Ebook List Price Unlimited Access – ~150% Ebook List Price Short-term loans: - 1 day STL = 10-15% of ebook price | - 1 week STL = 15-20% of ebook price - 2 week STL = 20–25% of ebook price | - 4 week STL = 25-30% of ebook price

Coming Soon…  Amigo – 2.0 ebook site  New EBL Patron Interface  Enhanced Search  Bookshelf, Favorites, Loan History  Saved searches  Linking at chapter and page level  Customisable citation exportation  Dictionary  Shared notes (and the ability for an instructor to share an annotated version of a text with students)  Chat  Social tagging  Support for further reading devices

A look at the interface…

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Where to find us… Online: – website – public catalogue / EBL UK Office: Third Floor St Thomas Court Thomas Lane Bristol BS1 6JG UNITED KINGDOM +44 (0) EBL US Office: 2505 SE 11 th Avenue Suite 226 Portland, OR USA EBL AU Office: Level 2 21 Victoria Street Melbourne, VIC 3000 AUSTRALIA +61 (0)