An Online Library Struggles to Survive

Anonymous Patron writes “9/8/2003 Daily Report from The Chronicle of Higher Education — THE FOR-PROFIT ONLINE LIBRARY QUESTIA, having competed unsuccessfully with college libraries, is scaling back and rethinking its business plan. -> SEE The Chronicle Site for the full story.
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They say Questia that looks desperate. It has drastically shrunk its work force, halted its marketing campaign, and closed offices in Los Angeles and New York, leaving only the Houston headquarters open. The company also has scaled back aspirations for its library collection and expanded its target audience to include high-school students.