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eBooks@plymouth

eBooks@plymouth. Phil Gee School of Psychology, Plymouth University. I cannot begin to tell you how happy this makes me! At 27 I am no longer prone to jumping up and down with excitement, but this made me want to jump out of my seat and make silly girly noises!. the idea.

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eBooks@plymouth

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  1. eBooks@plymouth • Phil Gee • School of Psychology, Plymouth University

  2. I cannot begin to tell you how happy this makes me! At 27 I am no longer prone to jumping up and down with excitement, but this made me want to jump out of my seat and make silly girly noises!

  3. the idea • Textbooks are splendid things • Let’s get students using them • I choose & provide • Customer is school, not student.

  4. eBooks in Psychology • Stage1 deal in 2011:12 Cengage texts cover all core lectures • Spans 4 intakes (360 + 320 +320 + 320) plus 40 staff.

  5. eBooks in Psychology • Stage 2 deal in 2012:11texts covering all core lectures • Pearson, Wiley, Sage, Palgrave & Cengage • Spans 3 intakes (370 + 340 + 340) plus 40 staff.

  6. benefits • Delighted students & parents (print copies £900+) • Teach knowing ALL students can access reading (anywhere) • Note sharing - social and dynamic.

  7. benefits • level playing field • frees up library resources • encourages ‘reading for a degree’.

  8. works well because • books ‘belong’ to student • anywhere, any time • reliable platform.

  9. surveyEighty-six first-year Psychology undergraduates at Plymouth University responded

  10. surveyEighty-six first-year Psychology undergraduates at Plymouth University responded

  11. surveyEighty-six first-year Psychology undergraduates at Plymouth University responded

  12. 2012 project • Second Year Psychology • Environmental Science • Marine Biology • Earth Sciences • Computing • Geography.

  13. 2012 project Sage Pearson Hodder Cengage McGraw Hill Taylor & Francis Prentice Hall Wiley Blackwell Palgrave Macmillan.

  14. surveyFive hundred and four undergraduates at Plymouth University responded

  15. surveyFive hundred and four undergraduates at Plymouth University responded

  16. surveyOne hundred and one second and third year students surveyed post exam or online. Mean (standard deviation) Mean price on Amazon = £31.83 (£13.27)

  17. good for publisher • much more predictable • multi-year deal cost and market advantages • universities less likely to pirate their stuff

  18. good for universities • we can do our job more effectively • we have happy students

  19. lessons I: working with academics • herding cats would be easier • decision: which available texts suitable? • commit to several years? • email won’t do • need to start early.

  20. lessons I: working with academics committee = slow death.

  21. lessons II: working with publishers • like herding poorly-trained cats • variation in pricing policy • not always easy to get the idea across • unit = book.

  22. lessons III: working together • we need a Jess and a Jeni, plus clear and attractive pricing policies • or publishers need to develop offers: work with universities and/or distributors.

  23. final thoughts • really exciting time in academic publishing • we could get quality texts to students when & wherever wanted and build habitual reading • but must build new relationships & new ways of thinking about content. ...

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