tag: E-books
Blog Post
August 13, 2025
The Current State of Academic E-Book Business Models
New Report
A year ago, with funding from the Mellon Foundation, we began assessing the state of scholarly monograph publishing in the humanities and social sciences with a view to understanding how well the business models employed by publishers and vendors meet the needs of their consumer base, namely libraries and authors. Today, we are delighted to announce the publication of our findings. The report considers the areas of alignment and disconnect between…
Research Report
August 13, 2025
The Current State of Academic E-Book Business Models
Access Strategies and Budgeting Realities
This study examines academic monograph publishing in the humanities and social sciences across the United States and Europe to understand how current business models are functioning for their consumer base, namely libraries and authors. Through interviews with librarians, content aggregators, publishers, and authors, we gathered information on a variety of business models (including hybrid, digital, and print models, and those driven by open access imperatives), the needs of academic libraries, and the priorities of authors.
Blog Post
May 21, 2024
Research Study on E-Book Publishing
Announcing a New Project from Ithaka S+R
The landscape of scholarly monograph publishing has become increasingly complex, with some business models straddling digital and print realms and others guided by the principles of open access. While the transition towards e-books has prompted numerous publishers to establish proprietary platforms for hosting their content, distribution and aggregation services remain pivotal within this ecosystem.