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eBook & Audiobook Pricing Amy Mullin Electronic Resources Librarian Monday, October 24, 2022 Source: “Hold On, eBooks Cost HOW Much? The Inconvenient Truth About Library eCollections” blog post by Jennie Rothschild, collection development librarian. Sep 6, 2020 Book Lovers by Emily Henry • Kindle price: $9.99 • eBook price: $55.00 • Difference: $45.01 • Terms: 24 months • Publisher: Penguin / Berkley • Hardcover List price: $27.00 • Ingram price: $13.99 The Lyrics by Paul McCartney • Kindle price: $52.44 • eBook price: $200.00 • Difference: $147.56 • Terms: 52 checkouts or 24 months • Publisher: Norton / Liveright • Hardcover List price: $100.00 • Ingram price: $51.80 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling • Kindle price: $9.99 • eBook price: $25.00 • Difference: $15.01 • Terms: 52 checkouts or 24 months • Publisher: Scholastic / Pottermore • Hardcover List price: $26.99 • Ingram price: $13.98 A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas • Kindle price: $6.65 • eBook price: $49.00 • Difference: $42.35 • Terms: One copy / One user • Publisher: Bloomsbury • Hardcover List price: $28.00 • Ingram price: $14.50 Atomic Habits by James Clear • Audible price: $28.00 • eAudiobook price: $57.00 • Difference: $29.00 • Terms: One copy / One user • Publisher: Books on Tape • Audio CD List price: $14.99 • Ingram price: $8.24 The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley • Audible price: $31.93 • eAudiobook price: $72.07 • Difference: $40.14 • Terms: One copy / One user • Publisher: HarperCollins • Not available in Audio CD format Impact on APL Collection & Customers • Print hold ratio is 4:1 • OverDrive hold ratio is 5:1 • Generous with new titles and customer suggestions • Ruthless with weeding: “popularity contest” • Over time, collection lacks breadth and depth Sources and Further Reading • eBooks: Inside the Industry (Fairfax County (VA) Public Library) • Hold On, eBooks Cost HOW Much? The Inconvenient Truth About Library eCollections (Blog post: content warning) • The Surprisingly Big Business of Library E-books (New Yorker) • In Final Order, Court Declares Maryland's Library E-book Law Unconstitutional (Publishers Weekly) • Publishers Worry as Ebooks Fly off Libraries' Virtual Shelves (Wired) • Update: Authors Guild Statement on AAP’s Win in Maryland E-book Licensing Case (The Authors Guild) Q&A