[Web4lib] NISO August Webinar: E-Books: A Rapidly Evolving Marketplace

[Cynthia Hodgson]

NISO's August webinar will be held on Wednesday, August 12, 2009 from 1:00 -
2:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the topic of E-Books: A Rapidly Evolving
Marketplace.

While e-books have been slow to garner wide adoption, the past few years has
seen greatly expanded interest and use of e-books. New models and
applications are growing exponentially. This webinar will explore several
key aspects of the e-book community: sales and licensing models for
libraries, and developments with e-book file formats. Building on the free
NISO/BISG forum (see: http://www.niso.org/news/events/2009/ala09/bisg) held
at the American Library Association Annual Meeting in Chicago, this webinar
will focus on the business applications of creating, selling, and using
e-books.

Topics and speakers are:

-- Creation, Formatting, and Distribution Options for E-books
Tino Fleischer, Atypon Systems, Inc.

-- Business Models and Approaches for Selling E-books
Anne Orens, Independent Consultant

-- E-books in the Library: Successfully Reaching the End User
Sue Polanka, Head, Reference and Instruction, Paul Laurence Dunbar Library,
Wright State University

For more information and to register, visit the event webpage
(http://www.niso.org/news/events/2009/ebooks09). Registration is per site
(access for one computer) and includes access to the online recorded archive
of the webinar. NISO and NASIG members receive a discounted member rate. A
student discount is also available. Can't make it on the 12th? Register and
gain access to the recorded archive for one year.

This webinar is sponsored by Swets.

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Cynthia Hodgson
NISO Technical Editor Consultant
National Information Standards Organization
Email: chodgson at niso.org
Phone: 301-654-2512