Information Markets: A Strategic Guideline for the I-Commerce

Frank Linde; Wolfgang G. Stock

Published by De Gruyter Saur 2011

Information Markets

A Strategic Guideline for the I-Commerce

Frank Linde and Wolfgang G. Stock

In the series Knowledge and Information

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110236101

Overview
Contents

About this book

Information Markets is a compendium of the i-commerce, the commerce with digital information, content as well as software. Information Markets is a comprehensive overview of the state of the art of economic and information science endeavors on the markets of digital information. It provides a strategic guideline for information providers how to analyse their market environment and how to develop possible strategic actions. It is a book for information professionals, both for students of LIS (Library and Information Science), CIS (Computer and Information Science) or Information Management curricula and for practitioners as well as managers in these fields.

Author / Editor information

Frank Linde, Professor of Economics (Research focus: Information Economics), Cologne University of Applied Sciences, Germany, Institute of Information Science; Wolfgang G. Stock, professor for information science and head of the department of Information Science, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf.

Reviews

“Information Markets: A Strategic Guideline for the I-Commerce, a cooperative project by economist Frank Linde and information scientist Wolfgang G. Stock, has been written from an information economics perspective. ... As an all-inclusive reference work this book is of value for a variety of audience including professors, scientists, practitioners, students, researchers, authorities, policymakers, decision maker, information technology (IT) managers, and others.”
The Information Society, 28 (2012), pp. 348–349

“... the book treats important aspects of information markets from novel perspectives that are both timely and relevant to LIS. As such, it warrants a place in individual and institutional collections.”
Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 63 (2012), pp. 1477–1479

Topics

Frontmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	I
Contents Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	V
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	XIII
Part A Propedeutics of Dealing with the Information Market
Chapter 1 History of Exploring the Information Market Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
Chapter 2 Information as Economic Good Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	23
Chapter 3 Economic Particularities of Information Goods Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	33
Part B Information Society
Chapter 4 Information Sociology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	77
Chapter 5 Information Law Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	119
Chapter 6 Information Ethics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	159
Chapter 6 Information Ethics
Chapter 7 Business, Market and Press Information Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	183
Chapter 8 Legal Information Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	207
Chapter 9 STM Information Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	219
Chapter 10 Search Tools and Content Aggregators Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	251
Chapter 11 Web 2.0 Services Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	259
Chapter 12 Online Music and Internet TV Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	287
Chapter 13 Digital Games Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	295
Chapter 14 Software Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	311
Chapter 15 Online Advertising Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	327
Part D Competitive Strategies of Information Providers
Chapter 16 Strategic Framework Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	347
Chapter 17 Timing of Market Entry Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	361
Chapter 18 Pricing Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	379
Chapter 19 Managing Compatibility and Standardization Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	427
Chapter 20 Complement Management Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	451
Chapter 21 Copy Protection Management Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	459
Chapter 22 Signaling Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	479
Chapter 23 Lock-In Management Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	515
Part E The “Illegal” Information Market: Piracy
Chapter 24 Possible Causes of Piracy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	537
Chapter 25 Economic Consequences of Piracy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	549
Chapter 26 Strategic Starting Points for Dealing with Piracy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	563
Glossary Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	577
Index of Names Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	591
Subject Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	609

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Saur
Audience: Academic and University Libraries, Information Science Academics; Students, Professionals especially for Library and Information Science, practitioners, managers of information providers
Pages
- Front matter: 21
- Main content: 617
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 151
- Tables: 43
Keywords: Information Society; Information Market; Information System

eBook

Published: May 26, 2011
ISBN: 9783110236101

Hardcover

Published: May 17, 2011
ISBN: 9783110236095