1. The Springer eBook Collection
How eBooks enhance research and study…
Available on
SpringerLink
Tri Nguyen
Springer Vietnam
04 April 2012

2. Springer eBooks: business models and features.
Agenda
Springer eBooks: business models and features.

3. ~ Available on SpringerLink
eBook Collection
Springer’s eBook Collection includes the following content types:
eBooks
Textbooks, Monographs, Atlases, and more
eReference Works
Handbooks and Major Reference Works
eBook Series
Organized into 12 Subject Collections
~ Available on SpringerLink

4. Leading Publishers: Number of Books Published
Number of English-Language Titles Published in 2010
3,881
3,569
2,272
1,465
1,455
1,308
1,046
675
220
(Data from if a book is published simultaneously in hard- and paperback editions, only the hardback edition was included)

5. eBooks can be purchased in 12 annual Subject Collections
Subject Collections 2010 copyright year
number of books
Behavioral Science 40
Biomedical and Life Science
340
Business and Economics
215
Chemistry and Materials Science
185
Computer Science
780
Earth and Environmental Science
175
Engineering
445
Humanities, Social Science & Law
260
Mathematics and Statistics
365
Medicine
325
Physics and Astronomy
250
Professional Computing and applied Computing
160
Total
3540

6. eBooks can be purchased in 12 annual Subject Collections
Subject Collections 2011 copyright year
~number of books
Behavioral Science 55
Biomedical and Life Science
390
Business and Economics
250
Chemistry and Materials Science
170
Computer Science
825
Earth and Environmental Science
195
Engineering
575
Humanities, Social Science & Law
455
Mathematics and Statistics
365
Medicine
445
Physics and Astronomy
220
Professional Computing and applied Computing
145
Total
4090

7. Key Benefits for Librarians
Federated Search compatible
Dramatically broader access to quality content from Springer
More value for book budget
Unlimited concurrent access and use
Full archiving rights from day one
Less shelf space needed
No risk of damage and theft
Higher usage of content
No shipping and handling costs
Permissive Digital Rights Management (DRM)

8. ~ Available on Springerlink.com
Availability
Springer eBooks are available through SpringerLink*.
Subscriber access is gained through IP verification for institutions and passwords/usernames for individuals and society members.
Packages can be purchased direct via your consortia and licensing manager; individual institutions can purchase via their book distributor, journal agent, or direct via Springer.
A la carte purchases can be made through any number of partners including Amazon, NetLibary, eBrary, MyiLibrary etc….
~ Available on Springerlink.com
* Local hosting/loading agreements are possible

9. One of the Springer eBook
PDF can be downloaded, saved, printed or put on an eReader
The bibliographic information
The content

10. Search within Content Type
Search within Journals or eBooks allows for easy searching within specific content types. 
The “search within” option allows the user to search within a specified content type. This has been made clearer and more visible than on the previous platform.

11. Look Inside – PDF Previewing of eBook Chapters
“Look Inside” puts chapter-level PDFs back together, bringing the “book” experience back into eBooks!
No special software is required! Controls are contained within the site.
Even non-subscribers can access 10% of each chapter (and all front matter). 
Now let’s talk about eBooks.
“Look Inside” makes it possible to preview all chapters of an eBook without the need to open a PDF. Even non-subscribers see all frontmatter and a small portion of content for each chapter. No special software is required, so there is nothing for an enduser to download or update. All controls are contained within the site!
“Look Inside” puts chapter-level PDFs back together putting the book experience back into eBooks.

12. Viewing Chapters in PDF Preview
Always know where you are in the eBook. The bar at the top of the content area shows the chapter titles.  
1. Always know where you are in the eBook. The bar at the top of the content area always shows the chapter title. When scrolling down through the chapters, the chapter title bars will appear between each of the chapters.

13. PDF Preview in Full Screen View
SpringerLink eBooks
PDF Preview in Full Screen View  
Enjoy the full screen eBook reading experience.
1. You can also enlarge the view to the full screen.

14. Viewing Related Documents and References in PDF Preview
SpringerLink eBooks
Viewing Related Documents and References in PDF Preview  
Select “View Details” in the “Look Inside” chapter bar to see References and Related Documents for each chapter.
1. Select “View Details” in the “Look Inside” chapter bar to see References and Related Documents for each chapter.

15. Related Documents also for eBooks
Related Documents cross all content types on SpringerLink!  
1. The related documents feature shows related documents from all content that is on SpringerLink – journal articles, book chapters, reference work entries, etc.

16. Download from the Mini-Abstract Window
1. You can easily review the abstract of the various related documents. This is done by “mousing” over the article or chapter you are interested in. From this mini-abstract screen, you can download the PDF of related document or move back to “Look Inside” view. 
You can easily review the abstract of the various related documents. This is done by “mousing” over the article or chapter you are interested in.
From this mini-abstract screen, you can also download the PDF directly.

17. Innovations: eBook readers : Mobile reading – the future ?
New electronic eBook readers are being released every day. Also other devices, such as PDA’s and cellphones support eBook texts in various formats.
Springer is moving to fulltext XML and ePub to allow any kind of mobile application

18. SpringerLink eBooks are compatible with mobile readers
Find
Browse and find content on SpringerLink.com
Download
Download the PDF documents you need
Connect
Connect your mobile device to USB port
(Sony Reader, iLiad, Kindle, etc)
Save
Save the PDF files on your reader
Read
Read the content on your mobile device

19. Summary SpringerLink Springer eBooks Collection is:
Over 4,000 new eBooks every year
12 subject collections (English / Intl)
100% DRM Free
Unlimited use: available 24/7
Fully Searchable
Full Ownership
Highly used – excellent ROI
Available on
SpringerLink

20. Thank you
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