Internet Publishing and Beyond: The Economics of Digital Information and Intellectual Property [Paperback]

Brian Kahin (Editor), Hal R. Varian (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 21, 2000 | Series: Information Infrastructure Project at Harvard University

The rapid growth of the Internet and the World Wide Web is transforming the way information is accessed and used. New models for distributing, sharing, linking, and marketing information are appearing. This volume examines emerging economic and business models for global publishing and information access, as well as the attendant transformation of international information markets, institutions, and businesses. It provides those in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors with a practical framework for dealing with the new information markets. Topics addressed include the effects of various technological factors and market environments on pricing; the relationship among classic production costs, transaction costs, and the economic value of intellectual property; the effects of different pricing practices for telecommunications and Internet services on the pricing of information; the bundling and unbundling of information services; changing cost structures and the allocation of rights among authors, publishers, and other intermediaries; the effects of markets for complementary products and services, including advertising, on the pricing and use of information; and policy implications of different pricing models.A Publication of the Harvard Information Infrastructure Project in Collaboration with the School of Information Management and Systems at the University of California at Berkeley.

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This volume examines emerging economic and business models for global publishing and information access, as well as the attendant transformation of international information markets, institutions, and businesses. It provides those in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors with a practical framework for dealing with the new information markets.

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• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Paperback: 236 pages
• Publisher: The MIT Press; 1st edition (August 21, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0262611597
• ISBN-13: 978-0262611596
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Is the Internet Doomed?, August 13, 2001

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This review is from: Internet Publishing and Beyond: The Economics of Digital Information and Intellectual Property (Paperback)

Yes, if principles outlined in this book are not heeded. Strangely, the fundamental economics of copyright intellectual property have been glossed over by many eBusinesses seeking to grab "eyeballs" instead of dollars. No wonder so many "content sites" are failing. The selection of articles in this book is first rate and should be read by anyone in the publishing, music or software businesses. There is some advanced economic analysis with a fair bit of math, but the articles are quite accessible to non-economists like myself. You have just read a review of a book. Is my review "worth" anything? What did it "cost?" Will all books eventually by digital? Read this book to find out.