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| Title: | Stakeholders and standards in the e-book ecology: or, it’s the economics, stupid! |
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| Author(s): | Karen Coyle, (Karen Coyle is a Digital Library Specialist at California Digital Library, Oakland, California, USA.) |
| Citation: | Karen Coyle, (2001) "Stakeholders and standards in the e-book ecology: or, it’s the economics, stupid!", Library Hi Tech, Vol. 19 Iss: 4, pp.314 - 324 |
| Keywords: | Electronic publishing, Standards |
| Article type: | General review |
| DOI: | 10.1108/EUM0000000006539 (Permanent URL) |
| Publisher: | MCB UP Ltd |
| Abstract: | Standards are being developed in five primary areas of e-book development: e-book formats, digital audio formats, digital rights management languages, digital rights management systems, and distribution and promotion. Each of these standards has technological, economic and social aspects. This article describes some key e-books standards and discusses how these aspects are shaping the emerging e-book products. |
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