75.9 Percent of U.S. E-book Market Comprised of Professional Books

The clear advantages E-books offer librarians, including archiving and long term access, enhancements and features, usage statistics and cost savings, are pushing professional publishers to continue to work with the library community to fully develop this market. According to the report, surveyed library collection managers are expecting e-books to become a more significant share of publishers' and distributors' offering, with 60% indicating that in five years e-books will represent 11% or more of their library's acquisition budget.