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Suppor&ng mul&‐format publishing Leslie Hulse VP, Digital Business Development HarperCollins Publishers Start with XML Conference January 13, 2008

Supporting multi-format publishing

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Panelists address how the agile content produced by an XML workflow enables revenue growth through more effective digital marketing, content licensing, and multi-format publishing. (Leslie Hulse, HarperCollins Publishers)

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Page 1: Supporting multi-format publishing

Suppor&ng mul&‐format publishing

Leslie Hulse

VP, Digital Business Development

HarperCollins Publishers

Start with XML ConferenceJanuary 13, 2008

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AboutHarperCollinsPublishers

• One of the largest English‐language publishers 30,000 books in printworldwide

• A subsidiary of NewsCorpora&on

• HC was the first publisher to digi&ze its content and create a global digitalwarehouse to protect the rights of its authors, meet consumer demand andgenerate addi&onal business opportuni&es

• HarperCollins US publishes 5,000 books in e‐book format with DRM protec&on

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HC’s approach to digital content

• Produc&on process that supports output into many formats

• Centralized repository with content for online readers (below) and e‐books

• Business deals to distribute marke&ng content as widely as possible

• Global solu&on that support all divisions

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Ini&ally we published e‐books selec&vely and added lots of “extra” content.

Nowwepublisheverythingasane‐bookandaddfew“extras”.

2001 2005 2009

Title Count 200 600 5,000

Approach Only Select bookspublished in e‐book format

Select All (contractspermi_ng)

Type Text Only Text with someimages and charts

Text, image,charts, video,audio

Extras Every book hadextra value‐addcontent (Q&A,Reading GroupGuides, etc.)

Some books hadextras

Most books don’thave extras.Experimen&ngwith video, etc.

Our e‐book publishing strategy has evolved over the years

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The number of units we must sell to break even has beendeclining,evenaswe’veaddednewformatsandexpandeddistribution.

•Conversion costs declining due to the EPUB standard and technological improvements

•EPUB shibs costs from the publisher to the distributors/retailers

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To grow the e‐book market we seek the widest possibledistribution…online,ondevicesandin‐store

Sym&o bricks & mortar distribu&on

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Lessons Learned

• Efficiencies to be gained from centralized produc&on processes

• Set up workflow that enables lots of outputs at low cost.

• Don’t over‐build or over‐tag.  Tag appropriately for your business model;Re‐evaluate as necessary