Johanna Anderson
DfE is holding a roundtable 'stakeholder' meeting – but no #ebooksos representatives have been invited
James Gray
James Gray assesses the situation and how it can be addressed
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Call for librarians, policy-makers and other stakeholders to ensure a more equitable and sustainable approach
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Group says models and fees charged by publishers have become prohibitively expensive
What do the development of flexible eBook solutions have to do with Coronavirus?
A group of UK-based academic librarians, researchers, university lecturers and students has called on the government to investigate the academic publishing industry over its pricing and licensing practices regarding ebooks
A UK-based university librarian, who has chosen to remain anonymous, has spoken out about ‘gobsmacking’ prices for some ebooks
Readers demand 'digital options with stellar content' along with enhanced usability
As academic players embrace the ebook, scholarly publishers are clearing the path to easier access, reports Rebecca Pool
Digital books are being used by an increasingly diverse readership, according to a report from Knowledge Unlatched Research
Interviews for this article have been adapted from recent PhaidraCon roundtable events and from upcoming 2023 editions of EpistemiCast
Patrick Hargitt explains why 2022 became the year that accessibility got serious
Joseph Koivisto and Jordan Sly from the University of Maryland discuss the implications of the publications-as-data model
Despite the collective and decisive step changes in enabling the transition to open access this year, we should not be complacent, writes Susie Winter
Thomas Shaw and Andrew Barker from Lancaster University Library discuss the realities, challenges and future impact of open access in the research community
It’s not a question of if, but how. The future of scholarly publishing is open, yet the debate on how to accelerate the growth of open access continues
