An analysis of used-book availability on the Internet

Levine‐Clark, Michael

doi:10.1016/j.lcats.2004.05.003

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“…E-book options were not comprehensively explored with the exception of freely available title results returned by the GIST tool. Levine-Clark (2004) noted in his study that Amazon had the largest number of titles available. On average, UML purchases about 78% of PDA titles from Amazon, making the GIST tool effective for batch searching purchase information for thousands of titles.…”

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“…The earliest studies explored success in finding out-of-print titles (Black 1998;Bickers 2002;Holzenberg 2001;Tafuri 2003). Levine-Clark (2004) studied the availability and pricing of high-demand in-print titles concluding that "there are significant numbers of used and discounted new in-print books available through AbeBooks, Amazon, and Alibris, many of them in large quantities and at heavy discounts from list price" (p. 296). Holley and Ankem (2005) at Wayne State University concluded with the following important implications: "(1) the distinction between in-print and out-of-print in regards to availability has disappeared; (2) materials in the out-of-print market are often less expensive than when published; (3) retrospective buying projects are feasible; and (4) for monographs, purchases may be a reasonable substitute for interlibrary loan" (p. 118).…”

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Testing the Patron-Driven Model: Availability Analysis of First-Time Use Books

Herrera

2015

Collection Management

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With shrinking book budgets, traditional collection building, or the "just in case" purchasing model, has been supplemented at many libraries by patron-driven purchasing. Targeting 2012 first-time use print titles as a sample, this study tests the feasibility of moving to a large-scale patron-driven model for the acquisition of print books. Results reveal a broad spectrum of publication dates for titles used. Overall, 76% of the titles were available for purchase in print and 5% were freely available online with a 2% overlap. The remaining print titles were available through interlibrary loan, leaving fewer than 1% or 13 titles unavailable, thus demonstrating a reasonable success rate.KEYWORDS patron-driven acquisitions (PDA), demand-driven acquisitions (DDA), patron-initiated purchasing (PIP), books on demand, print books, print book collection use

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Testing the Patron-Driven Model: Availability Analysis of First-Time Use Books

Herrera

2015

Collection Management

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“…The title of the article by Levine-Clark, bAn Analysis of Used-Book Availability on the InternetQ, is not entirely descriptive because he is interested in the availability of current in-print titles that can be purchased from out-of-print book dealers. He concludes that bthere are significant numbers of used and discounted new in-print books available through Abebooks, Amazon, and Alibris, many of them in large quantities and at heavy discounts from list priceQ [12]. Mutter, Milliot, and Holt discuss the opportunities and perils that the used book market for recent books presents for publishers and booksellers with the conclusion that many feel that the out-of-print market is cutting into current sales and profit margins.…”

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The effect of the Internet on the out-of-print book market: Implications for libraries

Holley

Ankem

2005

Library Collections, Acquisitions, & Technical Services

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This study presents the results of an analysis of the offers by out-of-print dealers to buy and to sell items in AB Bookman's Weekly during two periods (1982 and 1992) compared with availability and prices in 2004 in Used.addall.com, a metasearch site for out-of-print materials. After searching 786 items with 690 valid cases, the authors discovered a high availability of items in all four samples (95%) and a significant decline in prices in inflation-adjusted dollars (À48.7% for 1982 sell ads and À43.4% for 1992 sell adds). The items in the sample were most heavily concentrated in history, arts, and literature but would be of interest to many libraries. The more important implications for libraries include the following: (1) the distinction between in-print and out-of-print in regards to availability has disappeared; (2) materials in the out-of-print market are often less expensive than when published; (3) retrospective buying projects are feasible; and (4) for monographs, purchase may be a reasonable substitute for interlibrary loan. The authors attribute these changes to the increased efficiency of the Internet and sophisticated databases in allowing out-of-print dealers to market their stock to potential customers. D

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The effect of the Internet on the out-of-print book market: Implications for libraries

Holley¹,

Ankem²

2005

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This study presents the results of an analysis of the offers by out-of-print dealers to buy and to sell items in AB Bookman's Weekly during two periods (1982 and 1992) compared with availability and prices in 2004 in Used.addall.com, a metasearch site for out-of-print materials. After searching 786 items with 690 valid cases, the authors discovered a high availability of items in all four samples (95%) and a significant decline in prices in inflationadjusted dollars (-48.7% for 1982 sell ads and -46.62% for 1992 sell adds). The items in the sample were most heavily concentrated in history, arts, and literature; but would be of interest to many libraries. The more important implications for libraries include: 1. the distinction between in-print and out-of-print in regards to availability has disappeared; 2. materials in the out-of-print market are often less expensive than when published; 3.retrospective buying projects are feasible; and 4. for monographs, purchase may be a reasonable substitute for interlibrary loan. The authors attribute these changes to the increased efficiency of the Internet and sophisticated databases in allowing out-of-print dealers to market their stock to potential customers.

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An analysis of used-book availability on the Internet

Cited by 7 publications

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Testing the Patron-Driven Model: Availability Analysis of First-Time Use Books

Testing the Patron-Driven Model: Availability Analysis of First-Time Use Books

The effect of the Internet on the out-of-print book market: Implications for libraries

The effect of the Internet on the out-of-print book market: Implications for libraries

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