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3. A Little History 1999 - 2004
20,000 books (Taylor & Francis)
Text books
Travel guides
Multiple languages
5 e-book formats
3 POD Formats
3 DRM systems
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4. Formats
Print on demand for Lightning Source and Anthony Rowe
MS Reader
Palm Reader
Adobe eReader – retypeset the books on a pagebreak basis
Mobipocket
Gemstar - Rocket Book and Softbook
Online – NetLibrary, Baker and Taylor, InformIT,
Books 24x7
e-Subscribe, e-Print, e-Compile
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5. Technology
Production technology
eBookstores
Downloadable DRM Reader
Digital Asset Management
Distribution Systems
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11. E-book format summary
Don't
Don't even think about any format except e-pub
Don't ever think about any proprietary format
Don't ever think about legacy formats
Do
Think e-pub
Think Online
Consider PDF if applicable
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17. E-book Devices
Just expect more, and more, and more of them
Android, Symbian, iPhone, MS Mobile
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19. Don't production compensate
for devices or reader applications
They all suck
Most are only good for novels
Don't believe the brochure pictures
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20. Devices – Predictions - Challenges
Books are becoming the less preferred way to
do everything
e-books are a generation transition tool
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22. Amazon
Channel Distribution
The list is endless and DAM/DAD services
growing Ingram
Amazon (regional) Libre Digital
Barnes & Noble North Plains
Content Reserve (Overdrive) Value Chain International
eBook stores
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Baker & Taylor
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24. NZ Distribution
Bookshops
Online Retailers
Specialty Web services (e-content)
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25. Your Own Bookstore
Sell eBooks direct
and through retail partners
Add promotional tools
Preview Inside
Author sites
Book related events
Reviews
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26. Define the Spine at Runtime
Custom content strategies
No real channels out there at present – you will
have to do your own thing
User assembled content
Value added content
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28. Digital Rights Management
for ePub – ADEPT
Overdrive for service provision to
blackwells
Mobipocket
Social DRM (Watermarking)
Sealed DRM
No DRM
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31. Conclusion
Formats are straight forward
Devices are an ongoing mad-house
Distribution channels are noisy & difficult
DRM is available, and robust enough
New DRM models probably need trying
The problems have been solved. It's about
implementation
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