Initiative for Equitable Library Access

Strategic Research

Audiobook and eBook Publishing in Canada (2008)

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Table of Contents

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Executive Summary

Part I: Introduction and Key Findings

• 1.0 Introduction
• 1.1 Study Background and Structure
• 2.0 Key Findings
• 2.1 Context
• 2.2 Summary of Key Findings

Part II: An Overview of the Canadian Market

• 3.0 The Audiobook Market
• 3.1 Market Size
• 3.2 Format
• 3.3 Pricing
• 3.4 Consumer Behaviour
• 3.5 Sales Channels
• 3.6 Outlook
• 4.0 The eBook Market
• 4.1 Market Size
• 4.2 Market Adoption
• 4.3 Formats and Platforms
• 4.4 Pricing
• 4.5 eBooks and the Print-Disabled Reader
• 4.6 Outlook

Part III: Digitization and the Production of Digital Editions

• 5.0 The Canadian Context for Audiobook and eBook Production
• 5.1 Commercial Book Publishers
• 5.2 Non-Commercial Producers
• 5.3 Additional Factors That Encourage Digital Production

Part IV: Circulation in Libraries

• 6.0 Alternate-Format Holdings
• 6.1 Building Digital Collections
• 6.2 Issues in Working With Library Service Providers
• 6.3 Aggregated Collections and the Print-Disabled Reader
• 6.4 Canadian Library Consortia
• 6.5 Factors That Influence Public Libraries' Adoption of Digital Books

Conclusion