A presentation given at a BIC breakfast meeting in 2013. Covers the 5 key areas of concern for publishers looking to engage and maximise.
*Cost Containment
* Visibility
* Risk
* Customer Insight
* Globalization
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The Future of eBook Distribution
1. THE FUTURE OF DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION
& SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
2. • Ten years marketing experience in the publishing
industry.
• Responsible for managing strategic partners to grow
business, develop new markets and create effective
marketing strategies.
• Development of relationships between international
retailers and client publishers, collaborating with
customers to maximize ROI within each channel.
• Contact Patrick: pcrowley@epubdirect.com
Patrick Crowley
Digital Marketing Manager
3. Publishers RetailersChallenge
• Access to multiple
channels
• Sales reporting
• File storage
• Conversion
• Marketing
• Resources
• Margins
Simplicity in a World of Complexity
6. 1. Cost Containment — Rapid, constant digital change is changing this
traditional area of strength and outstripping publishers ability to adapt.
2. Visibility — Flooded with more information than ever, publishers struggle to
“see” and act on the right information.
3. Risk — Asset Management, Rights, DRM, Margins. Finance, IT and sales are
concerned about risk and dependency.
4. Customer Insight — Despite demand-driven mantras, publisher's are better
connected to their suppliers than their customers.
5. Globalization — How to take advantage of the new revenue growth
opportunities available in the digital world.
5 Area’s of Focus
7. 1. Technology — Visibility empowering decisions. Dashboards will display the
real-time status of titles, territories, prices, margins, sales increases, sales
deceases, inventories and consumer requirements.
2. Inter-connectivity — A holistic view of the disparate supply chain elements
will enable worldwide networks of supply chains to plan and make decisions
together.
3. Intelligence — Advanced eBooks analytics and modelling will help decision
makers evaluate alternatives against a complex and dynamic set of risks and
constraints.
The Supply Chain of the Future
Revenue
Growth
Asset
Utilization
Cost
Reduction
8. Thank You
• Patrick Crowley, ePubDirect
• pcrowley@epubdirect.com
• @patrickpcrowley