Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Now we have p-books

e-books and p-books will co-exist

Garrett Kiely, director of the University of Chicago Press says. “The ability to sell print and electronic editions side by side is crucial. We believe that e-books and p-books will co-exist rather than replace each other and this shopping experience finally lets them work together.”

The University of Chicago Press is offering about 1,000 titles through its site, with options for 30 to 180 day access as well as perpetual access.

The e-book shopping tool is free for members of the Chicago Distribution Center, parent organization of BiblioVault, and a number of university presses have started to use the enhanced option. A spokesperson said the tool will be offered to non-CDC publishers early in 2010 at a “reasonable” price.

-- Publishers Weekly, 12/22/2009 2:27:00 PM

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