"Cost structure is just one part of the equation.
But you should also look at the value added brought from digitizing text books.
If you look at it from just a cost efficiency point of view, you may be short changing yourself and your students."
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Has anyone mapped the business model for textbook publishers?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Izam Ryan Bahrin Jan 15. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Hello All,I am looking into e-textbooks and physical textbook publishers. I am having difficulty determining the cost structure. Very broad, general numbers can be scraped from 10K’s filed by the…Continue
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Izam Ryan Bahrin replied to Adam Seithel's discussion Has anyone mapped the business model for textbook publishers?Izam Ryan Bahrin replied to Adam Seithel's discussion Has anyone mapped the business model for textbook publishers?"The cost structure of a traditional book publisher might be quite similar to that of a CD publisher:
1. Content creation - paying off authors.
2. Book printing - manufacturing.
3. Distribution & marketing - overheads of shipping products…"
Has anyone mapped the business model for textbook publishers?
Hello All,I am looking into e-textbooks and physical textbook publishers. I am having difficulty determining the cost structure. Very broad, general numbers can be scraped from 10K’s filed by the public companies, but not much more. How can I determine the cost savings of publishing on an e-textbook format rather than a physical textbook format? There must be a way to reduce the cost of textbooks for students. Inking.com and flatworldknowledge.com have taken important first steps, but I know…See More
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- Why are you passionate about business models and business model innovation?
- Entrepreneurism is a big interest to me, one of the preliminary steps in any entrepreneurial quest is a business model.
- How would you best describe your level of expertise when it comes to business models?
- some knowledge
- Who do you work for? What do you do?
- Currently I work in the real estate industry, but I am looking to get into management consulting and involve myself in start-ups.
- What industry do you mainly work in (e.g. financial services, telco, utilities, public sector, academia, pharma...)?
- Real Estate
- What is the size of the organization you work for?
- 10'000+
- Do you want to add anything? Feel free. Any topic.
- The current industry I work in is not the one I prefer to stay in, but I am willing to talk about it if someone has questions.
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