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medicineTitleAuthor/EditorPublisherISBNDateEditionPrint pricePrint CurrencyAvailable as ebook?Ebook price (1 User licence)Ebook CurrencyEbook licence (for given price)Ebook platform or aggregator(s)Notes/further informationPrint / ebook price ratio (in %, i.e. one ebook is X % of the price of a print book)
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Global Marketing: Contemporary Theory, Practice and Cases
Alon, I., Jaffe, E., Prange, C., Vianelli, D.
Routledge97811388078842nd2nd75.00GBP887.00GBP1 userVLEBooks1082.67%
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The body speaksLorna MarshallMethuen Drama
2008/2013
2nd19.99GBPY179.90GBP50U/365 day expiryVLEBooksThis is the lowest level of access you can buy799.95%
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Voice and the actorCicely BerryVirgin Digital
2003/2011
new10.99GBPY6.86GBP36 issues / 1U. 730 day expiryVLEBooks-37.58%
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Text in actionCicely BerryVirgin Digital
2001/2011
16.99GBPY10.63GBP36 issues / 1U. 730 day expiryVLEBooks-37.43%
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The actor and the textCicely BerryVirgin Digital
1993/2012
rev14.99GBPY9.36GBP36 issues / 1U. 730 day expiryVLEBooks-37.56%
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A Short History of the Middle Ages, Sixth EditionRosenweinUniversity of Toronto Press978148754099920236th46.99GBPY92.99GBP1UEbook Centralno unlimited license available for an incredibly popular textbook in the field; only 1U license for all previous editions197.89%
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Understanding Primary Education As a WholeBirch
Open University Press
978-0335250707
202222.99GBPY300.00GBP£300 for 1U, £450 for 3UOASIS1204.92%
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Art of Teaching Primary School ScienceDawsonRoutledge
978-1000393385
202229.99GBPY480.00GBP£480 for 1U, £600 for 3UOASIS1500.53%
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Geographies of Food and PowerTrauger, AmyRoutledge9780367747664202232.99GDPY480.00GDP£480 for 1U, £600 for 3UEbook CentralPrice for an individual to purchase this ebook is £29.69.1354.99%
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Torkildsen's Sport and Leisure ManagementPlatts, Plumley, WilsonRoutledge978036742333920227th49.99GBPY480.00GBP£480 for 1U, £600 for 3UVLEBooks
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Multilevel and longitudinal modelling with IBM SPSSRoutledge978100052227320223rd42.99GBPY600.00GBP£600 SUL or £750 3UL Ebook Central1295.67%
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Gender,
Power and Restorative Justice		Hodgson, JodieSpringer
978-3-030-90827-0
20221st79.99GBPYN/AN/AN/ASpringer
eBook is only available as an individual title if spending over £5,000 with the publisher, or, as part of Springer's Criminology 2022 collection of 257 titles for £7140.
N/A
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Human resource management at work : the definitive guideMarchington, MickKogan Page20217th ed150.00GBPY800.00GBP1UEbook Central433.33%
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Work and employment in a changing business environmentTaylor and PerkinsKogan Page978139860022520211st62.99EURY2,797.46EUR3UeBook CentraleBook £44.99 direct from publisher. Kindle version available for £32.4341.12%
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Autofiction: A Female Francophone Aesthetic of Exile Wimbush, Antonia
Liverpool University Press
978180085991320211st95.00GBPY233.80GBP1U=£233.60/3U=£35069EBSCONot available on Proquest146.11%
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Black and BritishOlusoga, DavidMacMillan978152906560220211st12.99GBPN
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Basic biomechanicsSusan HallMcGraw Hill978126436367420219th55.99GBPY450.00GBP1U (or £675 3U)OASIS703.71%
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Motor learning and control : concepts and applicationsMagill, Richard AMcGraw Hill202112th60.99GBPY1,050.00GBP3-userEbook Central1621.59%
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OXFORD TEXTBOOK OF PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERYSIMON KAY
Oxford University Press
97801915053862021325.00GBPY1,431.61GBP1 UserGobi - EBSCO hostUnlimited User
2147.42 GBP
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Tort lawGardner and GreenRed Globe Press978135201142520211st33.99GBPY223.92GBP1-user558.78%
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Modern social work theoryMalcolm PayneRed Globe Press20215th35.99GBPY287.92GBP1UProquestPrevious edition cost £37.12 for IU from Proquest in 2018700.00%
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Modern Land LawDixonRoutledge202112th36.99GBPY440.00GBP1UEbook Central11th ed 2018 was £158.00 for 3 user licence1089.51%
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Mary Sheridan’s From Birth To Five Years
Ajay Sharma, Helen Cockerill, Lucy Sanctuary
Routledge978036752251320215th19.99GBPY480.00GBP1 userEbook Central2301.20%
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Inspiring Primary Learners : Insights and inspirationMcDonaldRoutledge202126.99GBPY480.00GBP1U and 3U £600 (3U)1678.44%
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Inspiring Primary LearnersMcDonaldRoutledge
978-0429658778
202126.99GBPY480.00GBP£480 for 1U, £600 for 3UOASIS1678.44%
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Worldwide destinations: the geography of travel and tourismBoniface, Brian G.Routledge978042952151520218th32.99GBPY480.00GBP£480 for 1U, £600 for 3UEbook Central1354.99%
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Writing History: Theory & Practice
Stefan Berger, Heiko Feldner, Kevin Passmore
Routledge978100041649720212nd32.99GBPY480.00GBP1 userEbook CentralAlso available on eBook Central as £600/3U; Askews & Holt: £506.88/1U, £633.60/3U1354.99%
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Criticizing Photographs: An Introduction to Understanding ImagesBarrett, TerryRoutledge978100018554620216th36.99GBPY480.00GBPSU licenceEbook Central1197.65%
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Individual Differences and PersonalityCooper, ColinRoutledge20212nd42.99GBPY480.00£480 for 1U, £600 for 3UProquest1016.54%
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Instructional models for physical education (4th ed.)Metzlr & ColquitRoutledge9781000381634202155.99GBPY480.00GBP1U/3U £600.00Proquest757.30%
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Wedding planning and management: consultancy for diverse clientsDaniels, MaggieRoutledge978100009110620213rd120.00GBPY480.00GBP£480 for 1U, £600 for 3UEbook Central300.00%
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Psychology of physical activity (4th ed.)
Biddle, Mutrie, Gordy, Faulkner
Routledge;CRC Press
9781000367553202157.99GBPY480.00GBP1U/ 3U £600Proquest727.73%
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Policing: development and contemporary practice
Peter Joyce & Wendy Laverick
SAGE978152647708820212nd29.99GBPYN/AN/AUABibliu
12 months UA for 224 students is £7,053. This would be enough to purchase one print copy per student and then have some to spare (and then you would obviously have to do exactly the same for the following year)
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Big data and social science: Data science methods and tools for research and practice
Ian Foster; Rayid Ghani; Ron S. Jarmin; Frauke Kreuter; Julia Lane
CRC Press978036756859720202nd120.00GBPY640.00GBP1UEBSCO3U £800. 433.33%
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Global Waste Management: Models for Tackling the International Waste Crisis
Pope, KamilaKogan Page9781789660784202049.99GBPY400.00GBP£400 for 1U and £800 for 3U or NLEbook Central700.16%
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Data collection research methods in applied linguistics
Rose, Heath; McKinley, Jim; Briggs Baffoe-Djan, Jessica
Bloomsbury9781350025844202023.99GBPY260.90GBPniet meer online te krijgenVLEbooksMore users, much more expensive.987.54%
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Introduction to multimodal analysis
Per Ledin and David Machin
Bloomsbury9781350069138202029.99GBPY1,306.32GBPUnlimited access, 365 day expiry4255.85%
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Strategic Management: Competitiveness Globalization, concepts and Cases
Hitt, M et al
Delmar Thomson Learning
9780357033838202059.99GBPY384.45GBP1 user (or £576.67 for 3 user)Ebook Central540.86%
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Murray & Nadel's textbook of respiratory medicineElsevier978032365587320207th275.43GBPY782.54GBP1 userGobi184.12%
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Social constructionismSoumyasanto SenKogan Page9781789661231202029.99GBPY300.00GBPUnlimited access, 365 day expiry900.33%
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From logistics strategy to macrologistics: imperatives for a developing world
Havenga, Jan et. al.Kogan Page978178966401020201st49.99GBPY800.00GBP3U / Non-linear -200Ebook Central1500.32%
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Armstrong's Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice
Michael Armstrong and Stephen Taylor
Kogan Page9780749498283202015th140.00GBPY800.00GBP1U; 3U; Non Linear Lending - 200 / Download and online)Ebook Central
1600 for 3U; 13th ed. (2014) ebook 100 credit licence purchased from Dawsons for £108, Oct 2014 (29/04/2021, EW, LTU).
471.43%
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EcocideWhyte
Manchester University Press
978152614698420209.99GBPNN/AN/A
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Principles and practice of marketingJobber, DavidMcGraw Hill97815268472420209th54.99GBPY700.00GBP1U; 3UEbook Central1050 for 3U1172.96%
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ISE Essentials of Strategic Management: The Quest for Competitive Advantage
John E. Gamble, Arthur A. Thompson, Margaret Peteraf
McGraw Hill978126057566820207th54.99GBPY700.00GBP1UEBook Central1172.96%
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Essentials of Biology (International Student Edition)
Sylvia Mader and Michael Windelspecht
McGraw Hill20206th57.99GBPY700.00GBP1UProquest
ProQuest EBook Central 1 user £700, 3 user £1050; Akews VLeBook 1 user £739.20, 3 user £1108.80
1107.10%
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sports in society: issues and controversiesCoakley, JMcGraw Hill9781260571400202013th60.99GBPY700.00GBP1U;3UEbook Central‘'Price gouging from Covid': student ebooks costing up to 500% more than in print1047.73%
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SPSS Survival manual: a step by step guide to data analysis using IBM SPSS
Pallant, JulieMcGraw Hill978033524950320207th39.99GBPY739.20GBP£739.20 for 1U, 1108 for 3 userVLE Books
1 user licence £739.20, previously £359.04 - price hike within 1 week (26/01/2021 £359, 01/02/2021 £739
1748.46%
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Human anatomySaladin, Kenneth
McGraw Hill Education
978126056936020206th55.99GBPY700.00GBP£1050 for 3UEbook central
I am trying to buy ebooks for a new biodmedicine course. It is impossible. nearly all titles are priced like this even the ones recommended by the accrediting body IBMS
1150.22%
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The actor speaksPatsy RodenburgMethuen Drama20202nd24.99GBPY224.90GBP50U/365 day expiryVLEBooksThis is the lowest level of access you can buy799.96%
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Moving on to key stage 1Fisher
Open University Press
978-0335248858
20202nd27.99GBPY293.00GBP£439 for 3UEbook central946.80%
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Moving on to Key Stage 1Fisher
Open University Press
978-0335248865
202030.99GBPY300.00GBP£300 for 1U, £450 for 3UOASIS868.05%
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Research skills for teachersMoriarty
Open University Press
978-0335249374
202039.99GBPY400.00GBP1U 3UEbook central£500 for 3U900.25%
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SPSS survival manual: a step by step guide to data analysis using IBM SPSS
Julie Pallant
Open University Press
978-0335249497
20207th33.99GBPY700.00GBP£1050 for 3UEbook CentralAlso seen for £359.04 on VLeBooks platform; Ebook Central 1U £700, 3U £10501959.43%
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Global Political EconomyJohn RavenhillOUP978019882064220206th33.99GBPNN/A
No library eBook available (GOBI, ProQuest or Askews & Holts). Only available through OUP Politics Trove subscription.
N/A
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Comparative PoliticsDaniele Caramani (ed.)
Oxford University Press
20205th34.99GBPNN/AOnly available as part of OUP package Politics Trove with annual subscriptionN/A
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Cases in comparative government and politicsMcCormick, John
Palgrave Macmillan;Red Globe Press
9781352007350 (pbk); 9781352007367 (eBook)
20201st35.99GBPY598.40GBP1 User £598.40; 3 User £1,795.20VLEBooks
we bought 1 User eBook in Feb 2020 for £29.99 (via Dawsons). Now selling via ProQuest 1 User £287.92 & via Askews 1 User £598.40, 3 User £1,795.20
1562.68%
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What is medieval history?ArnoldPolity Press978150953256820202nd15.99GBPYN/A780 for 78 students / unlimited access for 12 months (capped at minimum of 550 even if student numbers were lower)VLEBooksPrice on application. 12 month licences based on student nos.N/A
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Engineering MathematicsStroudRed Globe Press
978-1352010275
202051.99GBPY374.32GBPOASIS619.98%
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Advanced Engineering MathematicsStroudRed Globe Press
978-1352010268
202054.99GBPY395.92GBPOASIS619.99%
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The age of migration : international population movements in the modern world
Hein de Haas, Stephen Castles and Mark J. Miller
Red Globe Press20206th35.99GBPY563.20GBP1UVLEBooks
We bought 3 single user licence eBooks in Jan/Feb 2020 from Dawson. Each copy costed £31.49, much the same price as the paperback. Our copies are now hosted by Askews & Holts VLeBooks. Feb 2021 price on Askews & Holts: 1 User: £ 563.20; 3 Users: £1,689.60
1464.88%
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Career Guidance for Emancipation: Reclaiming Justice for the Multitude
Tristram Hooley (ed)Routledge9780367663308202036.99GBPY135.00GBP1-user264.96%
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Understanding and Teaching primary mathematicsRoutledge978036733205120204th36.99GBPY400.00GBP£600 for 3UEbook Central981.37%
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Understanding digital marketingRyan, DamianRoutledge978178966602120205th70.00GBPY400.00GBP£800 for 3UEbook Central471.43%
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Cognitive development and cognitive neuroscience: the learning brain.
Usha GoswamiRoutledge978131741004120202nd39.99GBPY420.00GBP1 userGOBI/Ebsco3 user is £525950.26%
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Employment Law SargeantRoutledge978042952146120209th32.99GBPY440.00GBP1 userEbook Central550.00 for 3 U1233.74%
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Criminology : A Sociological IntroductionCarrabine, EamonnRoutledge978113856626220203rd37.99GBPY440.00GBP£550 for 3UEbook Central
features on 3 readings lists for cohorts of over 100 students. Author is affiliated with University of Essex
1058.20%
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Learning to Teach Geography in the Secondary SchoolBiddulphRoutledge
978-0429762017
202028.99GBPY480.00GBP£480 for 1U, £600 for 3UOASIS1555.74%
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Community development for social changePurcell, RodRoutledge202032.99GBPY480.00GBP1UEbook Central1354.99%
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The data storytelling workbook Feigenbaum, AnnaRoutledge978113805211620201st32.99GBPY480.00GBP1U=£480/3U=£600ProQuestSame price on GOBI (EBSCO)1354.99%
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Fundamentals of event designAntchak, Vladimir.Routledge978135114207620201st34.99GBPY480.00GBP£480 for 1U, £600 for 3UEbook Central1271.82%
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The British Empire: Sunrise to SunsetLevine, PhilippaRoutledge978135125967520202nd34.99GBPY480.00GBP£480/1U; £600/3UEbook CentralAskews: 1U: £506.88; 3U: £ 633.60. Kindle is £23.19.1271.82%
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The economics of recreation, leisure and tourismTribe, J.Routledge978100004143920206th36.99GBPY480.00GBP£480 for 1U, £600 for 3UEbook Central1197.65%
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The Social Psychology of AggressionBarbara KrahéRoutledge978042988180020203rd42.00GBPY480.00GBP£480 1U £600 3 userEbook Central + Gobi1042.86%
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Theories in second language acquisition: An Introduction
VanPatten, Bill; Keating, Gregory D.; Wulff, Stefanie
Routledge
978-1138587380
20203rd42.99GBPY480.00GBP£480 for 1U, £600 for 3UEbook Central1016.54%
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Tourism: a modern synthesisPage, S.Routledge978100004308220202nd47.99GBPY480.00GBP£480 for 1U, £600 for 3UEbook Central900.21%
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Striking a BalanceCecilRoutledge
978-0429810305
202048.99GBPY480.00GBP£480 for 1U, £600 for 3UOASIS879.79%
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Introduction to health and safety at work : for the NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety
Ferrett, Ed, Hughes MBE, Phil
Routledge978036748288620207th54.99GBPY480.00GBP1 userVLEBooks772.89%
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The social psychology of aggressionBarbara KrahéRoutledge978113860850420203rd120.00GBPY480.00GBP£480 for 1U, £600 for 3UGOBI EBSKU300.00%
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The rich get richer and the poor get prison: thinking critically about class and criminal justice
Reiman, Jeffrey HRoutledge2020120.00GBPY480.00GBP1UEbook Central300.00%
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Electronic and Experimental Music: Technology, Music & CultureThom HolmesRoutledge202044.99GBPY564.24GBP1UEBSCO1154.15%
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The stage manager's toolkitLaurie KincmanRoutledge202029.99GBPY576.00GBP1UVLEBooks1820.64%
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Acute nursing care : recognising and responding to medical emergenciesIan Peate, Helen DuttonRoutledge978042978647120202nd34.99GBPY576.00GBP1U (or £720 3U)VLEBooksMulti-user simultaneous access required for open book exam but only 3 user offered. Interestingly, since I added it to this list, it has been reduced on VLe to the same price as print for a 3 user licence!1546.18%
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The stage manager's toolkitLaurie KincmanRoutledge202029.99GBPY600.00GBP3UProquest1900.67%
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The Covid-19 Reader: The Science and What It Says About the Social
William Cockerham (Editor), Geoffrey Cockerham (Editor)
Routledge20201st29.99GBPY600.00GBP1UProquest750 GBP 3U / Currently on offer - 570 GBP 1U and 712 GBP 3 U1900.67%
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Gender: a sociological perspectiveLindsey, LindaRoutledge978135159081520207th95.00GBPY760.00GBP£950 for 3UEbscoAlso priced like this on Ebook Central700.00%
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Queer spiritual spacesBrown, Munt & YipRoutledge9780367602833202036.99GBPY807.84GBP1 userVLeBooks
Incredible cheek as this is actually available Open Access https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781315603247
2083.94%
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Writing Successful Undergraduate Dissertations in Social SciencesFrancis Jegede et alRoutledge20202nd19.99GBPNN/AGBPN/A
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Developing sport for women and girlsEmma Sherry et al.Routledge2020120.00GBPYN/AGBPwithdrawn from sale by publisherVLEBooksAvailability with GOBI and Proquest thoughN/A
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Understanding mental health and counsellingDavid W JonesSage9781529736274202023.79GBPY1,099.50GBP1 user 365 days
VLE Books;Browns Books
Original single user ebook was £21.99, replaced in August 2020 at a price increase of £1077.51
4521.69%
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Children's errors in mathematicsAlice HansenSage978152972671820205th22.99GBPNN/A
SAGE reps have told us both in writing and verbally that SAGE have a policy of not making books which they regard as "textbooks" available as Library e-books "to avoid cannibalising our sales".
N/A
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Ethics in Computing, Science and EngineeringBarry G. BlundellSpringer202064.99GBPY169.50GBP1-userProQuest160.81%
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Blundell, BSpringer9783030271268202064.99GBPY169.50GBP1 userEBook CentralE-book originally advertised and ordered at £30.01160.81%
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Introduction to Paleobiology and the Fossil Record
Michael J. Benton, David A.T. Harper
Wiley978111927288520202nd49.95GBPY87.91GBP9999 Concurrent Users, expires after 12 months VLEBooks
was available and ordered via Proquest but it was withdrawn and time limited access only option.
76.00%
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Meriam's Engineering Mechanics : Dynamics SI Version (9th Edition, Global Edition)
Bolton, J. N., Kraige, L. G., Meriam, James L.
Wiley978111966528120209th47.99GBPY339.90GBP1 userVLEBooks
Quote also received for etextbook route. £5,577 for 550 students. Different pricing for print version. ProQuest & EBSCO = £47.99, VLEBooks = £149.60
608.27%
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The Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures (Royal Marsden Manual Series)
DoughertyWiley9781119634386202010th49.99GBPNN/A
This edition isn't available as an e-book, only as an online web version with annual subscription pricing
N/A
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The Gig EconomyJamie WoodcockWiley202014.99GBPYN/AGBP1,749.15VLEBooksPriced for 195 studentsN/A
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Research Methods for Understanding Professional LearningElaine Hall, Kate WallBloomsbury9781474274630201923.99GBPYN/A50 Users : £ 215.90
100 Users : £ 323.85
200 Users : £ 539.75
300 Users : £ 755.66
400 Users : £ 971.55
Unlimited : £ 1,187.45 (all of these prices are for 1 year)		VLEBooksDecided not to buy (boycott) N/A
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Research Methods for Social Justice and Equity in Education
Liz Atkins and Vicky Duckworth
Bloomsbury Academic
201923.99GBPN/AN/A