Overall Picture of the EM field

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How was this field born and how is it evolving?

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What are the main business models?

Book Industry

Commercial Publishing House

  • Modest objectives?: "... to sell enough copies to pay the publishing house's employees, taxes, and other expenses while making a contribution to the world of letters. Hopefullyt, a profit can be made a royalty paid to the author." (Greco 1997, 1)

University Presses

  • Mission?: "to make a contribution to scholarship while trying to pay the bills" (Greco 1997, 2)

What are the innovation dynamics in this field?

Inputs / Outputs

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Timing of Innovation (Disruptive or incremental innovation?)

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How does knowledge flow in this field?

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Is this field replicating models from other fields?

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How many companies?

Book Publishers (not only EM)

  • 2006 U.S. Census Data
    • # of Firms: 3,042
    • Employees: 83,504
    • Annual Payroll: $4,993,924

How much money do they make or how much money do they “move” in the American economy?

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How important is research from universities in this specific field?

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How important is public funding in this field?

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How important is private funding / venture capital in this field?

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Are there any specific public policies (from agencies, federal or state policies) that give incentives for openness or enclosure?

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What is the cost structure of the field?

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Who are the producers, the buyers, and the users?

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What is the structure of power from the production side?

Who has the power to control production?

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How is the control distributed?

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What is the structure of power in the demand side?

Who has the power to control demand?

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How is the control distributed?

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