Maruzen-Yushodo, a major bookstore, expanded the number of simultaneous access to e-book services for institutions such as universities for a limited time until the end of July.The purpose is to make it easier to use as teaching materials at universities that are switching to online classes due to the spread of the new coronavirus, and the e-books of six humanities and social publishers such as the University of Tokyo Press will be targeted.
According to Maruzen-Yushodo, the target publishers are the University of Tokyo Press, Keio University Press, Keiso Shobo, Misuzu Shobo, Yuhikaku, and Yoshikawa Kobunkan.Most of the e-books sold to university libraries are limited to 6 to 1 people at the same time, and are not expected to be used by a large number of people such as teaching materials.
However, due to the influence of the new corona, many of the university classes are online, and access to the campus is restricted, making it impossible to use the university library, so there is a demand for easier use of electronic content. It was sent to the publisher by a university official.
For this reason, as a result of discussions between the six publishers and Maruzen-Yushodo, it was decided to increase the number of simultaneous accesses to 6 for a limited time, except for some of the e-books sold by the six companies through Maruzen-Yushodo. decided.Similar support for increasing the number of simultaneous accesses will be implemented soon for the titles of many other publishers.
