Sensible decision-making metrics

Article Abstract:

Publishers, using internal score cards that are based on the profitability of a title, need to review their metrics which aid them in right decision making and thus maximize their margins. It is suggested that changes are required in the scorecards to reflect the actual economics of the book by using contributions and overheads as the parameters to get to the actual margins figures.

Product standards, safety, & recalls, Standards, Publishers (Persons)

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Do you know where your book publishing business is?

Article Abstract:

A research conducted reveals two critical dimensions of the book publishing business that defines new axes of competition. The first competitive dimension is understanding the manner in which end-users consume publishers' content and second dimension includes the market performance that dictates financial success regarding the publishers' proximity to customers.

Growth, Company growth

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Distribution in Spanish-speaking countries

Article Abstract:

The manner of functioning of the publishing business in Latin America is examined. The challenge of how publishers cope with their need to grow both in size and profitability , how they break the vicious circle of high prices, low unit sales volume, high returns, and full warehouses is addressed.

Foreign trade, Latin America, International trade

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