Naslov
E-book aggregators : new services in electronic publishing

Autori
Jakopec, Tomislav

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
12th International conference on publishing trends and contexts : abstracts / - , 2014

Skup
International conference on publishing trends and contexts (2 ; 2014)

Mjesto i datum
Pula, Hrvatska, 08.12.2014. - 09.12.2014

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
E-book aggregators ; services ; electronic publishing

Sažetak
The presentation provides the results of a case study conducted on a sample of 17 websites that identify themselves as e-book aggregators, five platforms for content publishing and 16 websites that present themselves as e-book dealers. While conducting the case study, the answers were sought to the following questions: What is the location of the website (city, state)? Who owns it? When was it set up? What is presented as core and what as other activities of the website? Which distribution channels does it use (which platforms does it support, which retailers does it use)? What services are offered, what are the details of services ; which services does it offer on its own, and which in partnership with other companies? What does cloud computing enable users to do, which data can be defined and which actions (processes) can be carried out? In which languages does it receive the texts? How does it protect the content? In which countries is use of services available? Does it draw together a community of authors and other participants in the form of a social network? How many books have been published on its platforms? How many authors publish using this website? Is there a bookstore, how many books are offered for sale, and in how many categories are they classified? Which publishing areas are covered, and in which areas does it specialize? Is the platform open or closed to competition? How many units of material does it possess? How are books categorized? In what format are the books available? Does it use protection, and if so, what kind? What else do bookstores offer besides the core business of selling books? Based on the case studies, the results presented will be focusing on the geographical distribution of the analyzed companies, distribution of companies according to the year in which they were established, distribution of companies by activity, the number of different input formats in companies engaged in aggregation, a separate service of conversion, output formats in companies that perform aggregation, distribution on platforms and in bookstores, content protection options, possibilities of editing content in the cloud, models of payment for services, and other identified services.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Informacijske i komunikacijske znanosti

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