Solution offers secure delivery of high value
content on the web
ebraryTM (www.ebrary.com ), a new source for
online content and research, has announced the commercial
availability of the ebrarianTM solution for channel partners that
will enable online organisations to increase profitability and Web
site traffic. The company also announced it is expanding its
business beyond the ebrary.com online library to make its
authoritative content available through channel partners, search
engines and other websites through its open access model.
Using the ebrarian solution, publishers,
internet portals, academic institutions, libraries, e-learning
companies, large corporations and other organisations can
provide high-value, focused content to attract and retain
customers, increase sales and make their website properties
more valuable to advertisers. ebrary's channel partner
strategy also benefits publishers and other content providers
by opening additional channels to increase online access and
sales.
Our strategy benefits ebrary,
our publishing and channel partners
"Our business model always went beyond
just providing a destination site. We haven't talked about our
channel strategy before because we wanted to time this
announcement with the availability of the ebrarian solution,"
said Christopher Warnock, CEO of ebrary. "By making our online
collection of valuable books, journals, periodicals and more
available via channel partners, search engines, and links - in
addition to ebrary.com - we will quickly and efficiently
achieve our goal of providing the most comprehensive, secure
solution for delivering authoritative information on the
internet. Our strategy benefits ebrary, our publishing and
channel partners and anyone who needs to conduct research on
the Internet."
"ebrary's strategy is very timely. It
promises to make content acquisition easy and affordable for
online users and profitable for content providers," said Yegin
Chen, Director and Senior Analyst at Eduventures.com and
author of Contenders for the Crown: Six E-libraries and Their
Business Models. "ebrary's software could become the engine
that helps fuel the growth of digital publishing, including
textbooks, course packs, libraries, ebooks, online news
providers and other content-based services."
The ebrarian
solution
ebrary partners with the world's largest
publishers and academic presses including Random House,
Pearson plc, McGraw-Hill, Taylor & Francis, Cambridge
University Press and others to create a rich, online
collection of authoritative, copyrighted books, journals,
periodicals and more. By combining this high value content
with powerful research and comprehension software, ebrary
offers partners a powerful and flexible platform for e-content
delivery.
Channel partners can target specific
markets by making their own content securely available online,
accessing relevant content from ebrary's collection or
combining content from both. Partners can also determine what
payment models are appropriate to their businesses.
ebrarian features
and benefits
The ebrarian
solution supports a customisable business model through
business rules that allow publishers and channel partners to
specify how much content can be viewed or purchased, as well
as the price of acquiring
content.
ebrarian is powered
by ebrary InfoToolsTM, which provides advanced exploration and
comprehension capabilities. Users can interact with content
down to the word level to obtain definitions, translations,
biographical information, maps and more; easily navigate
through the content; and access additional materials available
on the web via an intuitive interface. ebrarian leverages PDF
technology, so content is presented true to the original
design of the printed document.
ebrarian's real time
activity reports on document viewing, usage,
micro-transactions and purchases provide valuable data for
channel partners to make informed buying and marketing
decisions, while protecting user privacy.
Open access
model
ebrarian supports an open access model
that enables search engines such as Google, Yahoo!, Excite and
other websites with search capabilities to freely index
content, and any website can provide links directly to high
value documents. This open access model benefits search
engines by enabling them to increase site traffic, provides
additional revenue streams for channel partners and
publishers, and provides a convenient way for end-users to
find and access the information they need online.
Price and
availability
ebrarian is available now to channel
partners in the U.S. and U.K. Pricing will vary according to
organisations' individual requirements, including
customisation and hosting services.
ebrary develops software and services for
the secure online access and delivery of authoritative
copyrighted content. ebrary has created the ebrarian open
access e-content solution for channel partners and is building
a rich online library of copyrighted books, journals,
periodicals and more that can be freely indexed by search
engines via its open access model. ebrary's comprehensive
approach benefits publishers and content providers by enabling
them to quickly and cost-effectively tap the internet economy
while protecting their copyrights online. The company's unique
photocopy model benefits internet users world wide by allowing
them to freely browse and search valuable content without
subscription or membership fees, paying only for the
convenience of printing or copying the information they need.
ebrary is privately held and is funded by Random House
Ventures LLC, Pearson plc and McGraw-Hill. For more
information, visit www.ebrary.com.
Our strategy benefits ebrary,
our publishing and channel partners