Ithaka S+R Announces New Research Study on E-Book Publishing

From an Ithaka S+R Blog Post by Tracy Bergstrom:

Ithaka S+R is pleased to announce a new research study to explore and assess the current state of scholarly monograph publishing in humanities and social sciences disciplines, as well as in STEM disciplines, across the US, UK, and Europe, with support from the Mellon Foundation. The project will analyze the market fit of various models within the academic e-book sector to understand how these models are functioning for their consumers. Our analysis will particularly examine the needs of academic libraries, which not only represent a primary market for publishers at universities but also serve as critical links between authors and researchers.

The guiding research questions to our analysis will focus on several key areas:

1. How are authors, readers, and libraries being served by the market?
2. What current and future role does print play?
3. What do hybrid models look like from both a cost and service perspectives?

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This research project will result in a report to offer a critical analysis of the existing models and will propose innovative directions for future development. We anticipate publishing this report in late spring 2025. As part of this research, Ithaka S+R will conduct a series of targeted interviews with various stakeholders and would welcome feedback from interested librarians or publishers who wish to share their perspectives on the current marketplace.

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