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IBS is delighted to announce that Bookmaster has achieved the BIC accreditation for Supply Chain Excellence. This award is given to companies that demonstrate their commitment to the highest levels of service to supply chain trading partners and customers...
Much like the music industry, the digital revolution is threatening to tear book publishing apart; and it is in the warehouse where the most immediate effect is being felt...
Publishers are challenged with delivering compelling content to consumers in a wide range of traditional and digital formats for almost as many different devices, through even more channels. How are they coping?
IBS Bookmaster has taken major steps towards the delivery of the industry’s most functionally complete solution for the Digital Publishing Supply Chain, complimenting its core solution for traditional publishing and distribution processes.
Although POD has been in existence for some time, we have seen publishers steadily accelerating their use of (POD) technologies and as a result of this shift, Bookmaster enables publishers to combine their various supply chain models within one operational enterprise process.
Without doubt, the biggest challenge for publishers right now is implementing systems to handle rights and royalties. The eBook revolution has overtaken the system capabilities of most publishers ...
Some publishers are not taking advantage of some very real business opportunities right now and there is still a resistance to investing in broad-based IT and standard systems that could underpin the digital supply chain in a positive and long term way.
The birth of the digital supply chain raises many issues and even the wisest and most savvy publishers don’t have all the answers. However, just knowing what’s on the minds of these go-getters gives you valuable insight into why these publishers have the edge.