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Trade
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Higher Ed
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Reference
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STM
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Publisher Direct
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HarperCollins
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Simon & Schuster
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Random House
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Hachette Book Group
Enablers:
- OverDrive
- MPS
- DNAML
- Ingram Digital
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- Cengage Learning
- Pearson
- McGraw Hill
Enablers:
- Zinio
- ValueChain
- MPS
- Ingram Digital (VitalSource)
- DNAML
- Xplana
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Gale
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Oxford University Press
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Retail
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Waterstones
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iTunes
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BooksOnBoard.com
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Wholesale / Aggregator
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eBrary
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NetLibrary
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MyiLibrary
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Knovel
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Gobi
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Library
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Books24x7
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netLibrary
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eBrary
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Individual Library Sites
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Questia
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- Channels of distribution are the participants in the value chain by which finished products (titles) reach the ultimate purchaser.
- Publisher direct - the publisher sells directly to the end user
- Retail - A company other than the publisher that sells directly to the ultimate purchaser
- Wholesale / Aggregator - an intermediate entity that buys from publishers and sells to retailers for ultimate sale to the ultimate purchaser
- Library - an entity that collects content for (generally free) access by individuals
- Trade:
- Publisher e-book e-commerce sites facilitated by third parties
- Only a few retailers do their own fulfillment, others work with third parties
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