From: "Jim O'Donnell" <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2015 13:46:25 -0700 The e-book landscape for libraries is challenging: business models sharply different from anything else we know, takeovers and re-alliances among providers, exogenous forces (not only from Seattle) changing the perceptions of price in the public market, etc. I'm not being *only* naive when I wonder why, when Amazon drives the price of low-use e-books down to $1.99 and lower, low-use academic e-books cost well over $100. How can "perpetual access" be defined meaningfully? What shall we do when we reasonably wish to borrow a title via ILL? As we look at these issues at ASU, I'd be glad for advice from list readers -- what vendors do you think offer the best deals (not just price, but terms of use), and also in particular the best deals for an institution committed to patron-driven acquisition? Jim O'Donnell Arizona State University