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Swets responds to e-book surge

Tracey Caldwell

Subscription services company Swets has expanded its SwetsWise TitleBank to include e-book data following an increase in demand for e-books.

"The decision to include e-book data in SwetsWise TitleBank was taken because, although it's still an emerging market, we have seen a huge increase in the demand for e-books here at Swets," said chief commercial officer Thomas Snyder.

The adoption of e-books has perhaps been slower than expected but Snyder believes that is all changing.

"E-books have been available for some time, but as a result of increased availability, more and more librarians are choosing to acquire e-books instead of ...

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