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But publishers worry that libraries might disrupt sales on new releases, just as publishers are trying desperately to adjust and stay profitable while protecting e-books from piracy.<\/p>\n
“Some publishers are not seeing a lot of results in sales of e-books to make up for their huge investments” in digital publishing, says Sue Polanka, head of reference and instruction for Wright State University<\/a> libraries and editor of “No Shelf Required: E-Books in Libraries.” “They are very nervous and uncertain about what the future might bring, and so they’re being very cautious.”<\/p>\n Libraries’ acquisitions accounted for 4.8 percent of all book sales in 2009, based on the latest available figures from the Book Industry Study Group and the ALA. E-book receipts grew from less than 4 percent of all book sales in 2009 to nearly 6 percent in 2010.<\/p>\n Read more at ChristianScienceMonitor.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ((Excerpt)) But publishers worry that libraries might disrupt sales on new releases, just as publishers are trying desperately to adjust and stay profitable while protecting e-books from piracy. “Some publishers are not seeing a lot of results in sales of … Continue reading