The e-book war in Denmark

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The e-book war in Denmark. / Worsøe-Schmidt, Lisbeth.

In: Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 01.02.2017.

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Worsøe-Schmidt, L 2017, 'The e-book war in Denmark', Journal of Librarianship and Information Science. https://doi.org/10.1177/0961000616685641

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Worsøe-Schmidt, L. (2017). The e-book war in Denmark. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science. https://doi.org/10.1177/0961000616685641

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Worsøe-Schmidt L. The e-book war in Denmark. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science. 2017 Feb 1. https://doi.org/10.1177/0961000616685641

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Worsøe-Schmidt, Lisbeth. / The e-book war in Denmark. In: Journal of Librarianship and Information Science. 2017.

Bibtex

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