ebrary offers a new strategic approach to acquiring e-books based on three steps: Transition, Diversify and Streamline^™. As libraries are transitioning budgets from print to digital to meet growing demand, and more books are being published digitally, diversifying models and streamlining ordering are becoming necessities. When libraries pursue this strategy, they are able to see the highest return on their e-book investment.

Diversification is a key component of ebrary's approach, and we offer the following options:

• Subscription — Highly affordable base collections such as Academic Complete^™ with continued growth and unlimited, multi-user access. Usage statistics can help drive strategic acquisition with other models.
• Patron Driven Acquisition — Ability to offer access to hundreds of thousands of titles, and only purchase if used.
• Short-Term Loan — No commitment to purchase, loans triggered only if used.
• Perpetual Archive — Ability to purchase essential titles outright.

By diversifying models, libraries can offer access to vast numbers of e-books that would cost millions of dollars to purchase outright!

Additionally benefits of diversification:

• Discounts on subscriptions
• No additional hosting fee — up to $1,500 savings
• Free downloads
• Free mobile apps for iOS and Android™
• Free DASH!^™ (Data Sharing, Fast) for your own digital repositories
• Free MARCs
• COUNTER-compliant usage reports

Learn more about ebrary's strategic e-book solutions for academic, corporate, government, public, and school libraries.

Request a demo or trial by emailing sales@ebrary.com.