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Academic and Professional Publishing
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Academic and Professional Publishing

by Robert Campbell, Ed Pentz, Ian Borthwick
September 2012
Intermediate to advanced
510 pages
14h 48m
English
Chandos Publishing
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Sales, licensing and marketing

Tony O’Rourke

Abstract:

This chapter reviews the sales, licensing and marketing activities undertaken by publishers, and highlights the value the publisher brings to the process of scholarly communication through these activities. It looks at the fundamental and emerging approaches to sales, licensing and marketing of academic content, and considers some of the metrics being used to evaluate the use of content, the development of pricing models and the efforts which the publisher makes to engage and retain customers.

Key words

Sales and licensing

researchers

libraries

consortia

purchasing decision

metrics

marketing

customer retention

pricing models

brand

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