Springer Open goes books Bettina Goerner 19 September
Springer. Open goes books Bettina Goerner 19 September 2012 COASP, Budapest
Title of the Presentation Springer. Open goes books. | 6/3/2021 Bettina Goerner |2 It started with journals • Springer. Open launched in June 2010 • Springer. Open portfolio encompasses over 95 journals, covering all scientific disciplines • CC BY • Copyright author(s) • APCs EUR 500 to EUR 1, 500 • More than 400 Springer. Open/Bio. Med Central OA members
Title of the Presentation Springer. Open goes books. | 6/3/2021 Bettina Goerner |3 Book business at Springer • 7, 000 books annually • Springer e. Book Collection with more than 50, 000 titles incl. My. Copy at EUR 24. 95 • Print book sales What does this mean for an OA business model?
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Title of the Presentation Springer. Open goes books. | 6/3/2021 Bettina Goerner |5 Springer. Open books in a nutshell • Springer. Open books launched in August 2012, covering all scientific disciplines • All types of books (monographs, edited volumes, Springer. Briefs, proceedings) • Quality and processes follow traditional books
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Title of the Presentation Springer. Open goes books. | 6/3/2021 Bettina Goerner |7 The business model • Springer. Open books charges an OA fee • To balance electronic revenues (ebook isn’t sold) • To balance part of the print sales (print book priced lower) • Fee is based on the number of pages per book. Average monograph costs around 15, 000 EUR • Springer. Open books are covered by OA Membership Program: OA member authors are entitled to a 15% loyalty discount.
Title of the Presentation Springer. Open goes books. | 6/3/2021 Bettina Goerner |8 Another tricky question: NC or not • Are books different from journals? • With respect to commercial applications? • Print? • What else? • Will customers still buy print for OA books? If yes, from whom?
Title of the Presentation Springer. Open goes books. | 6/3/2021 Bettina Goerner |9 Thank you. bettina. goerner@springer. com springeropen. com @springeropen
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