The e-book industry today: A bumpy road becomes an evolutionary path to market maturity

Electronic Library

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 45-53

  Herther, Nancy K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronic books; Internet; Standards

Indexed keywords

COPYRIGHTS; ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING; INTERNET; MARKETING; STANDARDS;

DIGITAL RIGHTS; ELECTRONIC BOOKS;

DIGITAL LIBRARIES;

EID: 19644389290     PISSN: 02640473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02640470510582727     Document Type: Article

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