The 100-page study presents data from 68 academic libraries about their purchases from Amazon, focusing particularly on print books, but covering also a broad range of materials and commodities including but not limited to eBooks, videos, audiobooks, archival supplies, library furniture, office supplies, printer and photocopier supplies, microfilm supplies, computing devices, CD’s, software, online courses and much more.
For the academic library book market the report presents broad market share data for the major suppliers and then gives detailed information on the intentions of those surveyed to increase or decrease the percentage of their book purchases from Amazon in the near future.
Survey participants also give their advice on how to best use Amazon, and give their opinion on its most and least appealing characteristics; they also discuss their extent of use of the company’s services, and plans for the future.
Data in the report is presented in the aggregate and broken out for public and private colleges, by general Carnegie class, by level of tuition, and by student enrollment.
Just a few of the report’s many findings are that:
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29.41% of libraries surveyed had purchased archival boxes, files, tissue, boards, slides, albums or other similar archival tools over the past five years.
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Research university libraries in the sample spent a mean of $7,180 for eBooks from Amazon in the past year.
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More than 88% of colleges sampled charging more than $30,000 per year in annual tuition had purchased videos from Amazon.
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38.1% had purchased computer or printer supplies from Amazon in the past year, a figure that dropped to 33.33% for libraries with between 10 and 30 employees and then to 21.74% for those with more than 30 employees.
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Spending on print books by libraries in the sample increased by 6.11% in the 2018-19 academic year.
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The following colleges and universities participated.
American University in Cairo
Andrews University
Arkansas Tech University
Bethany Lutheran College
Blackburn College (USA)
Boston College
California Western School of Law
Campbellsville University
Colorado Christian University
Connecticut College
East Central Community College
Eastern Mennonite University
Eastern University
Ellsworth Community College
Elmhurst College
Emmanuel College
Emory & Henry College
Franklin Pierce University
Goddard College
Hennepin Technical College
Heritage Christian University
Hondros College of Nursing
LaGrange College
Lewis-Clark State College
Longwood University
Maine College of Art
Martin Luther College
Mercy College
MGH Institute of Health Professions
Midwestern State University
Northern Kentucky University
Okla. City Univ. School of Law
Point Loma Nazarene University
Providence College
Randolph College
Saint Paul School of Theology
Saint Paul's School of Nursing
San Bernardino Valley College
Simon Fraser University
Skidmore College
St. Charles Community College
SUNY/Fashion Institute of Technology
Texas A&M University--Central Texas
The College of New Jersey
The New School
Trocaire College
UConn
UNC School of the Arts
Universidad Adventista de las Antillas
University of British Columbia Library
University of Detroit Mercy
University of Evansville
University of Louisiana at Monroe
University of Maryland, Baltimore
University of Michigan
University of Mississippi
University of Portland
University of Wisconsin - Parkside
Utica College
Virginia Commonwealth University
Warner University
Westmont College
William Jewell College
William Peace University
Wilson College
Woodbury University