Abstract:This empirical study examines long-term and current book market trends and important factors affecting scholarly book prices in science, technology, and medicine (STM). It analyzes the market demand, supply, and prices of STM books and how they affect academic libraries' budgets. A semilogarithmic econometric model is formulated to explore the factors that affect STM book prices. Various product features, including book length, cover type, format, supplier types, and publication locations, are examined. The empirical results are mostly statistically significant, particularly for some key factors. The overall findings of this study have policy implications for academic libraries' books collections and acquisitions.

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探索科学，技术和医学领域中学术书籍价格的决定因素

摘要：这项实证研究考察了长期和当前的图书市场趋势以及影响科学，技术和医学（STM）中学术图书价格的重要因素。它分析了STM书籍的市场需求，供应和价格，以及它们如何影响大学图书馆的预算。建立了半对数计量经济学模型，以探索影响STM图书价格的因素。检查了各种产品功能，包括书本长度，封面类型，格式，供应商类型和出版位置。实证结果在统计学上最为显着，特别是对于某些关键因素。这项研究的总体结果对高校图书馆的书籍收藏和购置具有政策意义。