Eric Hansen, iCONN.org's Electronic Resources Coordinator releases the results of his surveys of Connecticut libraries eBook platform and content costs, and revenue Friends of CT Libraries realize from book sales.
2. CT Libraries Annual eBook Platform
Fees
• Survey by e-mail Dec. 19-27, 2013
• Number of responses = 45
• Total spent on platform fees, including
consortia (3) = $133,703.19
• Average annual expense for those
responding= $2971.18
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3. CT Libraries Annual eBook Platform
Fees, cont.
• Total fees spent on platform, not including
fees paid to consortia = $102,572.50
• Average annual expense for those responding,
fees to consortia not included (19) = $5398.55
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4. eBook Cost to Libraries
• Survey by e-mail Oct. 23-Nov. 1, 2013
• Number of responses = 35
• Types of libraries:
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Public = 27
K12 School = 5
2-year academic = 1
4-year academic = 1
Special = 1
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5. eBook Cost to Libraries, cont.
Vendors represented:
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Freading
Overdrive
Baker & Taylor
Amazon
• Recorded
Books/OneClickdigital
• Follett
• EBL
• Rosen
• Gale
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6. eBook Cost to Libraries, cont.
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Highest price paid = $403.35 Gale
Lowest price paid = $0.50 Freading
Mean price paid = $56.45
Median price paid = $40.00
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7. Highest number of sales = Overdrive
(25)
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Highest price = $200.00
Lowest price = $0.99
Mean price = $55.41
Median price = $58.00
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8. Friends of Libraries Book Sales
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Survey by e-mail Dec. 10-20, 2013
Figures for a 12-month period
Total sales = $710,811.29
Annual average per library = $3,721.53
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Refers to cost to maintain access via the Web or mobile devices to content on vendor file servers.
Fees paid directly to platform vendor, by consortia or individual libraries.
Refers to content licensed from ebook vendors.
Dollar figures can include Friends book store sales throughout the year.
NOTE: Most Friends books for sale are the result of donations, not library collection deaccessioning (i.e. weeding).
THANK YOUs:
ACLPD eBook Task Force members Ernie DiMattia, Kate Sheehan, Mary Anne Mendola Franco
Keynote speaker Alan Inouye
Publisher panelists Skip Dye and Adam Silverman
Deputy Commissioner of Consumer Protection Michelle Seagull
Randi Ashton-Pritting and the U. of Hartford 1877 Club
Steve Cauffman, registration