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Direct or Not? Developing Your Publishing Distribution Strategy

This is the second in a series of blog posts based on our recent webcast,  "10 Factors to Consider when Developing your Digital Publishing Strategy."  If you weren't able to attend, you can still watch it in its entirety, including the interactive question and answer session here.  In the first post of  this series, we talked about the importance of understanding your audience . Today, we turn our attention to another of the most important decisions a digital publisher can make: whether or not to sell direct. As you may have recently read, many large publishers such as HarperCollins, Sourcebooks, and F+W Media, have begun selling digital content direct to consumers through dedicated websites, such as Narnia.com and Pottermore.com, or branded mobile applications. Others are waiting in the wings, but starting to establish direct relationships with consumers through direct marketing and social media. Of course there are trade-offs to be made, do you cede control and g