petersuber on Nostr: "As #ProQuest exits the print book market, will we see a new era of #bigdeals for ...
"As #ProQuest exits the print book market, will we see a new era of #bigdeals for #ebooks?"
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2025/02/21/as-proquest-exits-the-print-book-market-will-we-see-a-new-era-of-big-deals-for-ebooks/
"Commercial publishers prefer institutions to sign up to a leasing #subscription model, as they offer little in the way of perpetual rights. This means that if a #Library decides to cancel, they have no owned content to show for their expenditure."
PS: I hope #libraries can afford to steer clear of this atrocious model. It uses their need to deliver access to patrons against them.
#books
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2025/02/21/as-proquest-exits-the-print-book-market-will-we-see-a-new-era-of-big-deals-for-ebooks/
"Commercial publishers prefer institutions to sign up to a leasing #subscription model, as they offer little in the way of perpetual rights. This means that if a #Library decides to cancel, they have no owned content to show for their expenditure."
PS: I hope #libraries can afford to steer clear of this atrocious model. It uses their need to deliver access to patrons against them.
#books