1. Developing a New ebooks Program
Charleston Library Conference 2017
Christian Box
7th November 2017
Developing a New ebooks Program

2. Timeline
2005
2012
2013
2017
Original IOP Book program sold to Taylor and Francis
Idea developed for new ebook programme
ebook program launched - first books published
190 Books Published
701 Customers
1.2m Downloads
Miami
Athens
Bangkok

3. Members rotate off every 3 years
IOP Library Advisory Boards
4 Boards –
Americas
Europe, Middle East and Africa
Asia Pacific
India
Meet Annually
2 day event
~12 members per board
Members rotate off every 3 years
89 librarians from 91 Institutions, from 30 countries

4. Digital Books Optimized for Desktop, Mobile, Tablet Discoverability
Embedded Sound & Video
Discoverability
Multimedia & Interactivity
Convenience
Interactive Q&A
Interactive figure
Simultaneous Users
Usage Statistics
Ebooks don’t spoil
Digital Utilities

5. Should we Charge Platform Fees?
Lessons Learnt
1 - Start the Conversation at an early stage
Should we Charge Platform Fees?
Collections vs Pick and Choose
Should we launch an ebooks programme?
How should we deliver MARC records?
2 - Big Questions and Detail Questions
3 - Librarian as Publisher, Publisher as Librarian
4 - It’s not what people say but the way they say it
Basic
The Customer Needs it
Good books that are useful
Expected
The Customer Wants it
No DRM, No Platform Fees
Excited
The Customer is Delighted by it
ePUB3, Mathjax incorporation
Dissuader
The Customer Rejects it
DRM

6. Any Questions?