The e-textbook market
UK higher education textbook market: £160m
Student numbers in 2001: 850,000
Annual growth in student numbers in next five years: 45,000
Students leave university with debts in excess of: £5,000
Estimate of annual student spend on textbooks: £100
Predictions
In 2000–01 Internet booksellers will have 5% of the textbook market—David Taylor, founder Swotbooks.com
By 2009 e-books will outsell print editions—Bill Gates
Source: David Taylor "Never mind the textbook—here's the chapters", Learned Publishing Vol 14 (2) April 2001.
Student numbers in 2001: 850,000
Annual growth in student numbers in next five years: 45,000
Students leave university with debts in excess of: £5,000
Estimate of annual student spend on textbooks: £100
Predictions
In 2000–01 Internet booksellers will have 5% of the textbook market—David Taylor, founder Swotbooks.com
By 2009 e-books will outsell print editions—Bill Gates
Source: David Taylor "Never mind the textbook—here's the chapters", Learned Publishing Vol 14 (2) April 2001.
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