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eBooks: How Soon is Now? T-O-C 2009

eBooks: How Soon is Now? T-O-C 2009. Agenda. Who we are Early Days Today (like yesterday) Today (things are changing) Costs $$ Successes Limitations Getting out the message Things you won’t see in our annual report Looking ahead…. Who we are. Global Publisher

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eBooks: How Soon is Now? T-O-C 2009

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  1. eBooks: How Soon is Now?T-O-C 2009

  2. Agenda • Who we are • Early Days • Today (like yesterday) • Today (things are changing) • Costs $$ • Successes • Limitations • Getting out the message • Things you won’t see in our annual report • Looking ahead…

  3. Who we are • Global Publisher • Hybrid: Trade, Pro/STM, HE • 1400 Trade • 500 Professional • 1300 Wiley-Blackwell (STMS) • 500 Wiley/800 Blackwell • 150 Higher Ed • History

  4. Humble beginnings… • eBook Formats • PDF • .Lit • Peanut/eReader • Key Accounts • NetLibrary • Lightning Source

  5. Today (like yesterday) • Wiley.com

  6. Today (like yesterday) • Libraries (academic)

  7. Today (like yesterday) • Libraries (public)

  8. Today (much like yesterday)? • Retailers • eBooks.com • LSI (eBookMall, eChapterOne etc)

  9. Today (things are changing) • CourseSmart

  10. Today (things are changing) • iPhone (Stanza/Fictionwise)

  11. Today (things are already changing) • Reflowable • MobiPocket • Kindle (Topaz)

  12. Today (things are already changing)

  13. Today (things are already changing) • Reflowable • ePub

  14. Today (things are changing) • Reflowable • Sony

  15. You have to pay the bills • Costs $$ • In-house conversion • Outside vendors • Backlist-vs-Frontlist • Cover art

  16. You have to pay the bills • DAD

  17. Successes • Libraries/Distributors • Amazon • Kindle • eDocs • Special Projects

  18. Successes Amazon • Kindle • eDocs • Special Projects

  19. Successes Amazon • Kindle • eDocs • Special Projects

  20. Successes Bulk Sales

  21. Change is good • Reflowable Limitations: • Programming Code • Recipes • Charts/Graphs • Color • Good Maps

  22. Good enough? • Reflowableprogram code

  23. Good enough? • Reflowableprogram code

  24. Good enough? • Reflowableprogram code

  25. Getting out the message • Timing/Pub Date • Who is the customer? What are we marketing?

  26. Getting out the message • Free?Downloadable? • What format?

  27. Things you won’t read in our annual report • All you have to do is click here

  28. Things you won’t read in our annual report • All you have to do is click here

  29. Things you won’t read in our annual report One ISBN ePub

  30. Things you won’t read in our annual report LibreDigital (DAD)

  31. Looking ahead • Beyond libraries • STMS/HE Reflowable

  32. Looking ahead • iPhone

  33. Looking ahead

  34. Looking ahead • Mobile Applications • When and eBook is no longer just an eBook

  35. Looking ahead • Mobile Applications • When and eBook is no longer just an eBook

  36. In conclusion

  37. Thank You (this is my puppy Darwin, I put him here to end with the awww factor)

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