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The Impact of Open Licensing on the Early Reader Ecosystem

The Impact of Open Licensing on the Early Reader Ecosystem examines how to use open licensing to promote quality learning resources for young children that are relevant and interesting. Research in early reading tends to focus on traditional publishing value and supply chains, without taking much consideration of new approaches and solutions emerging from the digitization of content and the impact of open licences. Production innovations considered include content creation models, storybook management and storage, and printing and distribution. all of which are evolving rapidly as new technologies are developed and applied. This paper also describes and assesses how major players in the early reader ecosystem impact on the production and utilization of quality resources. In addition, because cost models for open licensing any resource are different from commercial publishing, this report examines how open licensing and cost recovery can be effectively addressed in order to promote the long-term sustainability of local content creation, production, and utilization.

Author
Neil Butcher
Lisbeth Levey
Sarah Hoosen
Derek Moore
Publisher
Neil Butcher & Associates
Year
2016
Resource Type
Research reports
Region
Africa Wide
Topic
Access and Distribution
Creation of Reading Resources
Open Licensing
Licensing Condition
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0