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inspired by the wor k of John Dewey  \nOpen Research  \nDIVERSIFYING READERSHIP THROUGH OPEN ACCESS: A USAGE ANALYSIS FOR OA BOOKS  \nWhite paper  \nOpen  \nResearch: Journals, books , data and tools from:  \nContents  \nForeword-Springer Nature ............................................. 1  \nForeword-COARD .................................................... 1  \nExecutive summary ................................................... 2  \nIntroduction ......................................................... 4  \nMethodology and data overview ......................................... 6  \nResults ............................................................. 7  \nPart 1: OA vs non-OA usage ........................................ 7  \nPart 2: Geographic usage patterns for OA and non-OA books ............. 10  \nCase study .......................................................... 18  \nDiscussion and conclusion ............................................. 21  \nLimitations .......................................................... 23  \nAcknowledgements ................................................... 25  \nContacts ............................................................ 25  \nGlossary ............................................................ 26  \nAppendices .......................................................... 28  \nAppendix 1: Selection of non-OA comparator titles ..................... 28  \nAppendix 2: Logged and anonymous usage data ....................... 28  \nAppendix 3: Distribution of titles in each combination of categories ........ 29  \nAppendix 4: Frequency of selected top-level domains ................... 30  \nAppendix 5: Effects of book length ................................... 31  \nReferences .......................................................... 32  \nAuthors  \nRos Pyne  \n [https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7310-](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7310-)[ ](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7310-)3153  \nChristina Emery  \n 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