%0 Journal Article
%T The e
%A Lisbeth WorsŁże-Schmidt
%J Journal of Librarianship and Information Science
%@ 1741-6477
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0961000616685641
%X The aim is to investigate how digitisation and in particular e-books have changed relations between private players and public institutions within the Danish book world through a case study of eReolen, a private-public partnership functioning as common platform for public librariesĄŻ lending of e-books in Denmark. Traditional and new models of the book world are discussed as the basis of understanding relations between the players. A new way of analysing the field outlined by literary sociologist, Professor Johan Svedjedal, is adopted. The main conclusions are that the lending of e-books has disrupted the traditional understanding and interaction between the public library system and the commercial book market. In addition, the Danish library system through the partnership has taken on a new function in relation to the commercial market, namely acting as the engine in building a market for Danish e-books
%K E-book
%K copyright
%K models of the book world
%K public libraries
%K publishing
%K public-private partnerships
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0961000616685641