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Book Publishers   Distribution Channels ASP Platform FAQ What does ebrary do for publishers? What are ebrary’s distribution channels? What publication formats does ebrary distribute? What subjects does ebrary distribute? Who are ebrary’s publishing partners? Who are ebrary’s institutional clients? Who are your distribution partners? How do institutions pay ebrary for its databases? How is a publisher compensated for distributing through ebrary? Can I participate with ebrary selectively, distributing only part of a publishing program or limiting access to publications? How much does ebrary charge a publisher for distribution? How does a publisher provide publications to ebrary? What are the steps to becoming an ebrary publishing partner? What does ebrary do for publishers? ebrary helps publishers of all types securely and efficiently distribute their publications online to institutional and consumer markets. We support a range of revenue-generating online distribution channels that allow publishers to optimize the value of their content, from pre-publication to well beyond its traditional shelf life. Back to top... What are ebrary’s distribution channels? We provide publishers access to a range of distribution channels for their publications. These include: (1) the Institutional Channel, through which publishers may distribute their publications online to libraries and other institutions, reaching our growing network of library customers worldwide; (2) the Wholesaler Channel, in which ebrary helps publishers promote and sell print books to libraries worldwide via book wholesalers; and (3) the Consumer Channel, which publishers may leverage to promote and sell their titles online to consumers. We also offer qualifying publishers the option of selling individual eBooks to libraries and other institutions. For more information, click here. Back to top... What publication formats does ebrary distribute? Although focused on book publications, including monographs, edited volumes, and reference works, ebrary also distributes serials, including journals, magazines, and newsletters; and shorter publications, including case studies, reports, and technical/white papers. Back to top... What subjects does ebrary distribute? ebrary distributes publications in all subjects, whether published for scholarly, professional, or trade markets. We currently offer aggregated databases in Business & Economics, Computers, Technology & Engineering, Humanities, Life & Physical Sciences and Social & Behavioral Sciences, as well as several specifically for public libraries Click here for more information. Back to top... Who are ebrary’s publishing partners? ebrary’s 175+ publishing partners include publishers of all sizes, niches and strengths, from small university and scholarly presses, to mid-size professional houses, to large market-leading trade, scholarly, and professional publishers. For a complete list of ebrary’s publishing partners, click here. Back to top... Who are ebrary’s institutional clients? More than 200 institutions throughout the world currently subscribe to ebrary including Yale University Library, Princeton University Library, University of Southern California Libraries, The University of Auckland Library, Ivy Tech State College Library, University of Utah Libraries, Stanford University Libraries, University of Malaya Library, Brigham Young University Libraries, National University Library, Staffordshire University Library, University of San Francisco Library, Westminster College; Giovale Library and many others. Back to top... Who are your distribution partners? ebrary partners with resellers, library regional networks and consortia to distribute our products worldwide. Our reseller partners include: AMIGOS Library Services (Arizona, Arkansas, California, Kansas, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas) R.R. Bowker (U.S.) Coutts Library Services (Europe) e-Libro (South America) iGroup (Asia Pacific) Limited (Asia) Jones e-global (U.S.) Michigan Library Consortium (Michigan) MINITEX Library Information Network (Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota) NELINET, Inc. (New England area including Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont and neighboring states) OHIONET (Ohio) PALINET (Mid Atlantic area including Delaware, the Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and neighboring states) PrioInfo (Scandinavia) SIRSI Corporation (U.S.) Southern California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC) (California) Westchester Academic Library Director's Organization (WALDO – New York) Wisconsin Library Services (WILS) (Wisconsin) Back to top... How do institutions pay ebrary for its databases? ebrary's institutional customers pay for one-year access to databases according to their class and size, such that institutions of any type can afford the license. Unlike eBook companies making one-time sales of individual eBooks, ebrary sells libraries access to an entire database that renews annually. Also unlike print book or eBook sales, publishers are paid each quarter of each year that these library contracts are in place. And because libraries never own the books, ebrary is able to find incremental revenue for publishers in the library channel without competing with their print or eBook sales. Back to top... How is a publisher compensated for distributing through ebrary? Publishers are compensated both for contributing publications to a database and based on the usage of their individual publications. Usage is defined as text copying and page printing. Thus, a publisher is guaranteed revenues for participation, but also rewarded for researchers’ actual usage of its publications. Back to top... Can I participate with ebrary selectively, distributing only part of a publishing program or limiting access to publications? Yes, but be aware that revenue is also limited. A publisher may enter into a distribution agreement including as few as 10 publications, and may determine to which library market segments the titles will be available (e.g., corporate, academic, public, or all). However, the revenue sharing percentage that ebrary grants is based on the number of publications a publisher commits relative to the number that the publisher has available for online distribution. Back to top... How much does ebrary charge a publisher for distribution? Nothing. ebrary does not charge publishers for distribution of titles. ebrary is compensated by sharing content licensing revenues with publishers. Back to top... How does a publisher provide publications to ebrary? ebrary accepts both print and web-ready PDF files, as well as cousins of PDF (like PostScript). Since most publishers now have PDF as part of their print or electronic workflows, providing these files to ebrary is a relatively simple process. All ebrary publishers have FTP accounts, and most deliver PDF files from frontlist in an ebrary-compliant PDF format. ebrary is happy to provide our submission guidelines, and makes project managers available to work with publishers throughout the submission process. ebrary does not charge conversion or set up fees. Back to top... What are the steps to becoming an ebrary publishing partner? Identifying the publications that are suitable for electronic distribution. Entering into ebrary’s non-exclusive sales agreement. Submitting PDF files for the publications to be distributed, together with basic publication information. For further information, see Contacts for the appropriate member of ebrary's Content group. Back to top...

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