Major Book Publishers Unveil Their E-Book Offerings
Indeed, the e-book arena continues to heat up. In fact, e-book sales are expected to climb to $2.3 billion, or 10 percent of the overall book market, by 2005, according to a recent study done by Andersen Consulting.
Open E-Book Forum
The news came on the heels of meetings among technology professionals who are building the infrastructure for secure and efficient distribution of e-books. The Book Industry Study Group (www.bisg.org) and the Open E-Book Forum (OEBF), at their meetings held in May in New York City, outlined the challenges faced by p-book (that is, print book) publishers looking to tackle the e-book market. At the meetings, which were literally jam-packed with industry professionals, challenges such as guarding content from copyright infringement and determining appropriate e-commerce business models were heartily discussed.