'Freely ye have received, freely give' (Matthew 10:8): How giving away religious digital books influences the print sales of those books.

摘要

Lack of access prevents many from benefiting from educational resources. Digital technologies now enable educational resources, such as books, to be openly available to those with access to the Internet. This study examined the financial viability of a religious publisher's putting free digital versions of eight of its books on the Internet. The total cost of putting these books online was ;Keywords: open educational resources, e-books, open access, open culture, free books, free ebooks