September 7, 2001
Cal State Throws Its Weight Around in Negotiating an E-Book Deal
What good is clout if you never use it? That's what officials at the giant California State University System were thinking when they recently sought generous terms in a new deal for electronic library books.
System officials say they hope their tactics -- and similar efforts by other large academic customers -- will pressure publishers and electronic-library companies to alter some of their existing pricing models and access rules, many of which are not well suited to academic
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