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Flemish E-book Platform

Flemish E-book Platform. Maarten Vandekerckhove – Naple Assembly Copenhagen. Small “country” Small language area. Restrictions / Circumstances. Small e-book market: 11.000 titles in Dutch No e-books in local book shops No e-books in public libraries No legal ground to lend e-books BUT

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Flemish E-book Platform

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  1. Flemish E-book Platform Maarten Vandekerckhove – Naple Assembly Copenhagen

  2. Small “country” Small language area Naple assembly Cophagen

  3. Restrictions / Circumstances • Small e-book market: 11.000 titles in Dutch • No e-books in local book shops • No e-books in public libraries • No legal ground to lend e-books BUT Increasing demand from libraries and the public Naple assembly Cophagen

  4. Naple assembly Cophagen

  5. Other retail Value chain for the physical book Other Retail Value chain for the digital book Book sales Book sales Authors Readers Publishers Authors Publishers Libraries Libraries Search, Discover, Consult, Buy, Loan Aggregators Readers Search, Discover, Consult, Buy, Loan, Rent Naple assembly Cophagen

  6. How? • Cooperation between public and private sector • Providing e-content to the E-book platform by publishers • Facilitating the usage of e-content by book shops (for sales) and public libraries (for loans) • Flemish government • +Public libraries • Book shops • +Publishers Naple assembly Cophagen

  7. New value chain Other retail Value chain digital book Book sales Authors Publishers Libraries Aggregators E-book platform Readers Search, Discover, Consult, Buy, Loan, Rent Naple assembly Cophagen

  8. Why? • Reducing impact of international aggregators Naple assembly Cophagen

  9. Why? • Reducing impact of international aggregators • The need of a quality guarantee • Assuring a relevant Flemish collection • Guarantee for non-commercial services • Availability for innovation & creativity • Win/win for public and private sector • Sharing costs • Reliability and quality Naple assembly Cophagen

  10. Surplus value public library • PL makes e-books accessible for everybody • Extension public library policy (easily accessible, diverse collections, locally embedded) • Creating added value for library users • PL creates digital services • Information litteracy • Stimulating reading skills and pleasure Naple assembly Cophagen

  11. State of affairs • Unlimited availibility for consultation between library walls • Fragments integrated in digital library system (teasers) • Developing a lending formula in cooperation with publishers (win/win for both parties) Naple assembly Cophagen

  12. Naple assembly Cophagen

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