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Ebook Licenses
Short Explanation: Publishers set the rules for ebook access.
- We can investigate access for specific ebook titles.
Long Explanation: Publishers provide access to ebooks through different types of licenses.
- People purchase individual licenses: one person accesses one ebook.
- Libraries purchase institutional access to ebooks: a defined number of people access a single ebook.
- Institutional licenses are more expensive because they serve more users.
- Publishers deny institutional access for certain ebooks, often etextbooks.
- eTextbooks are often available for individual purchase, but not for institutional purchase.
- We can investigate access for specific ebook titles.
