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Visit Danish Digital Library (DLL) e. Books at the Dutch libraries, current and future business models By: Sander van Kempen (manager content at library. nl)

Topics Ø Introduction Sander van Kempen Ø Introduction of the Dutch market Ø Introduction Bibliotheek. nl (library. nl (BNL)) Ø Current e. Book market Ø Status on business model, ICT, etc Ø Outlook Ø Questions DLL, 28 -03 -12 3

A little about me…… Ø In the e. Book market since 2000 Ø Founded first e. Book company in Holland for e. Books Ø Set up www. e. Book. nl Ø Sold www. ebook. nl to large trade publisher in 2006 Ø From 2011 active in the library space DLL, 28 -03 -12 4

The market in the Netherlands Ø Trade market is roughly EUR 500 million Ø Roughly divided in fiction (45 %), non-fiction (40%), children books (15%) Ø Digital turnover (e. Books) is 1 -2 % of the total market, 13. 000 e. Book titels and growing fast Ø Libraries cover 7 % of the market Ø Libraries pay publishers for purchase of the collection and use of the collection Ø Libraries Ø Number of branches 900, 165 organisations Ø Number of books lend 100 million per year Ø 4 million members / patrons, 16, 5 million inhabitants DLL, 28 -03 -12 5

Bibliotheek. nl (library. nl) Ø Founded January first 2010 Ø Mission: Ø National portal (a website for each library) Ø National Catalogue (every product is in the catalogue) Ø Co-operation Ø National, centralised e. Book platform Ø In the future access to all digital media DLL, 28 -03 -12 6

e. Books at the library, currently Ø 1 supplier (not national) Ø Local catalogue Ø DRM Ø 1000 e. Book titles available for libraries Ø One copy one user model Ø e. Book is not available Ø Library. nl Ø Pilot with public domain titles Ø Pilot with streamed e. Books (Bloomsbury) DLL, 28 -03 -12 7

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Status / discussions Ø Business model with publishers is unclear Ø Fear of cannibalising commercial market Ø Fear of illegal copying Ø Digital content is not free Ø Technology is unclear Ø DRM / Watermark Ø Download / Streaming Ø License or ownership Ø Price / Discount Ø One copy one user? Ø Pay per download / pay per use Ø Digital content is there, market is here and growing DLL, 28 -03 -12 9

Outlook / moving forward Ø Paper market is hit by recession (-10%) Ø Book sellers are not innovating Ø Some book shops will go bankrupt Ø Some publishers will go bankrupt Ø Library law is updated Ø In 2014 roughly 8 -15 million for e. Books for libraries (20 million for digital content) Ø Libraries are willing to do business and experiment DLL, 28 -03 -12 10

Outlook / moving forward Ø Adapt the business model (win / win) Ø Start with 3 models Ø Titles that are in the normal library subscription Ø Titles that are limited in use (number / time) Ø Titles that the end user needs to pay for Ø Use / support all technologies Ø DRM / Watermark Ø Download / Streaming Ø Via a library owned, central e. Book repository Ø License per year, ownership of parts of the catalogue Ø Subsidies to publishers to digitize backlist Ø One copy one user model, national licences DLL, 28 -03 -12 11

Questions? ? ? DLL, 28 -03 -12 12