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Features include:
• automated eBook conversion tools (virtually any format in/any format out)
• industry-leading, ADA-compliant on-screen display - with "free read"
feature for bookstore-style browsing of titles
• secure online distribution in all popular formats - ION eMonocle™,
Microsoft LIT, Adobe PDF, Palm Pilot, Franklin, and more
• print-on-demand (POD) - including custom font large size editions - for single
or short run production
• print + eContent distribution: traditional printed book warehouse shipping with
free preview read online eContent access for 7-day shipping period
• publisher-controlled eContent production, display, format,
D.R.Management and distribution options
• complete sales reporting, royalty payment distribution and publisher-dictated
subscription and promotional offers
• (coming soon) full indexing of all content - for access from all major portals
• publisher manages all aspects of content publication process, including real-time
access to detailed reports, instantaneous metadata changes
Expand Title Distribution for Added Revenues and Product Awareness -
With Near-Zero Cash Investment
Large and small publishers alike can save thousands of dollars and months of wasted
time by using the GalaxyLibrary™ system to begin converting and selling
eContent within
days, not months.
• the GalaxyLibrary™ system is designed for publishing production economies -
avoid costly infrastructure investment by using the state-of-the-art
eContent publishing
backend with low cost conversion tools and industry-standard OeB database storage/file
conversion/delivery platform
• production editors and marketing/distribution managers can easily learn file
preparation, posting, metadata control and sales management using Galaxy’s intuitive
Digital Posting system
• GalaxyLibrary™ is non-exclusive, so as your reach in
eContent distribution expands, you are not limited to a single partner.
Rights ownership remains with content owner - not Galaxy
Library™.
Efficient, Economical eBook Production
Write Once, Read Anywhere™
"Any format in/any format out" sounds too good to be true, but with
GalaxyLibrary™’s suite of proprietary conversion tools and integrated backend
database management system it IS true! Publishers and content owners can post files in
any popular electronic format: OeB, Microsoft Word,
ION, RTF, ASCII Text, HTML, QuarkXpress and PDF.
• For minimally formatted linear content,
preparation of text files involves a simple "ION markup" edit with
the placement of single character text commands to indicate chapter beginning and end, alternate font
styles (italic, bold, etc.) and graphics placement
• Automated conversion of PDF and other formats for as little as $35 per title
• ION marked up text files are uploaded and can be instantly converted to OeB (Open
eBook), MS Reader (LIT), ION eMonocle, Franklin, Palm Pilot,
Pocket PC, EPOC 32, Smart Phone, Windows CE formats for storage in the fully cross-indexed
GalaxyLibrary™ database
The GalaxyLibrary™ Bottom Line Equation
Publishers manage their own eBook production, content and metadata posting, publishing
options and marketing programs. GalaxyLibrary™ has no ownership of content and offers
non-exclusive sales and distribution.
• as a publisher, you net 45.5% of the retail price of your eBook sales through
the Galaxy network; for direct sales of your titles (as the retailer), your net is 67%.
• as the retailer, for retail sales of titles in the Galaxy network other than your own, you
net 21% of the retail price
• monthly sales reporting and publisher payments, including all royalties
paid direct to authors, assures current accounting and cash flow
The Time to Enter the Digital Content Market is Now
New media markets have established patterns of industry cultivation and consumer
adoption. After several years of cultivation, the eContent harvest has begun. Here’s
why:
• key reader and eBook format standards are now established: OeB (the
universal standard file format), Microsoft Reader/Lit, Adobe Acrobat/PDF, Palm Pilot, ION
eMonocle™, etc. - with unprecedented industry investment
• hardware devices will proliferate in 2002-2003
• a critical mass of available eContent has been reached
• major retailers are now committed to building the eBook market (Barnes and
Noble, Amazon, Ingram and others)
• the education market is moving online - economic incentives are driving early
adopters in text book marketing, catalyzing this huge segment of the publishing industry
Take advantage of this window of opportunity as the new industry picks up steam.
Publicity for publishers and content producers will be significant during this period as
industry marketers commit serious budgets and offer strategic showcases to high quality
products and established authors, imprints and brands.
Get Started with GalaxyLibrary™ Today
Review and complete the Publisher Agreement.
Your Digital Posting account in the GalaxyLibrary™ system will be activated within
days of execution of the Agreement.
GalaxyLibrary™ representatives and support staff will aid your personnel in
learning step-by-step use of the system. Management of marketing and metadata for each
eBook title is easy and updates are immediate. All direct and retail sales are
transparently handled by Galaxy’s advanced inventory and shopping cart system.
Royalty payments to publishers and authors are made on a monthly basis with 24x7 access to
sales records.
The GalaxyLibrary™ 5-Step eBook Publishing Process
- File preparation - mark up text file, or upload converted
file
- Enter metadata - using the Galaxy web interface, upload the synopsis, author biography,
author photo, book cover art and book reviews
- Specify publication options - choose pricing, book formats and DRM (digital rights
management)
- Upload econtent - post marked up text file or converted PDF file and make it active
and/or prepare print content for shipping
- Manage sales and marketing - access real-time stats on sales, change metadata or
publication options instantly, any time
Get down to business with GalaxyLibrary™ - call
636-937-9094 or 800-983-6397 to begin your
ePublishing program - today! |
