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 ePubDirect is an award-winning global eBook Distribution service providing digital solutions direct to publishers. Our powerful business intelligence tools and outstanding customer service deliver real results for our customers.

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

4. Downstream
Processes Structure Technology

5. Digital Supply Chain

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