How a small publisher struggles with innovation and digital transformations Christian Kohl, Director IT, De Gruyter,

Contents Digitization & Innovation – 7,5 Challenges for a small publisher (plus one secret extra challenge – FREE – order now!) Example No 1: Building an online platform Example No 2: Building a CMS

1) No IT Talent/Skills in-house 2) Hard to attract IT Talent 3) Finding the right partners … 4) Just one (and no magic) bullet 5) Limited ability/means to invest 6) Difficult to keep up sustained investment 7) Strong traditional forces to overcome 7,5) Extremely broad portfolio 8) Do the Right Thing?!

Example No 1: Building an online platform

Example No 2: Building a CMS

Thank you very much! Christian Kohl