Directory of E-Book Platforms for Libraries
Chapter 3 Directory of E-book Platforms for Libraries Abstract 123Library Website: https://www.123library.org Chapter 3 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 49, no. Parent company: 123Doc Education 3) “E-book Platforms for Libraries,” the main part of the Library markets: academic/research report, is an A–Z directory of fifty-one e-book platforms Platform type: aggregator/distributor competing for the attention of purchasing librarians in E-book type: scholarly publications, textbooks, gen- the United States and around the world. Each platform is eral nonfiction placed in the context of its respective library market and Main subjects: science, technology, health, medicine, identified according to platform type (e.g., aggregator, pub- social science, humanities lisher), library market (e.g., academic/research, public), e-book type (e.g., trade books, reference books, etc.), and Background: The United Kingdom’s largest distribu- subjects covered (e.g., general, science, humanities, etc.). tor of academic e-books, 123Library is marketed to Special attention is given to unique features of each product. libraries as a universal platform that works with all computer systems and mobile devices. Its web-based he following is an A–Z listing of major e-book e-book reader (123FastReader) preserves the original platforms available to libraries looking to pur- formatting of each page as published in print—ben- Tchase academic, professional, trade, and K–12 eficial for libraries acquiring illustrated books. The e-books. Each platform is described and identified company partners with a wide range of publishers to according to the following characteristics: April 2013 April distribute academic, textbook, and trade content to libraries, including Hodder Education, SAGE Publica- • Library markets: academic/research, corporate, tions, Informa Healthcare, Elsevier, and Wiley-Black- government, public, K–12, etc.
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