The costs of shifting from print‐based to online delivery arc examined in relation to the three principal rationales that are commonly advanced to justify such a shift: saving costs, improving quality, and increasing access. The projected costs of converting an existing print‐based subject to online delivery arc analysed. Based on this analysis, it is argued that, at least in the Australian context, it is difficult to justify the shift to online delivery in terms of cost saving alone. Rather, such a shift needs to be justified in strategic terms. A possible strategic rationale for shifting to online delivery is articulated.
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Alistair Inglis (1999) studied this question.