1. eBooks evolved SM Living in the Future April 8, 2006 Presenter David H. Bass ebrary

2. eBooks evolved SM Overview  Who is ebrary™  ebrary’s Products  The Information Business  Where Next?  ebrary’s Perspective  Q/A

3. eBooks evolved SM Our Company  Mission “To become the global standard for the secure delivery and viewing of electronic documents”  Technology Products  Dynamic Content Platform (DCP)™  ebrary Reader™ featuring InfoTools™  OnDemand™ (Hosted IR Software)  Content Products  230+ leading publishing partners  88,000 STM and Scholarly Titles  Curriculum Oriented Subscription eBook Database Products (Pre-Configured)  Perpetual Access eBook Database Products (Pick and Choose Ownership)  950+ library customers in 100 countries  5.7M+ licensed end-users

4. eBooks evolved SM  What are the 3 critical opportunities for libraries and vendors that we must pay attention to in the next 5 years?  Extensibility and Interoperability on Campus  “Beyond the Walls” to the Consumer  Delivering “Organized” Mixed-Media  What are the characteristics of strategies that libraries and suppliers need to learn in order to be successful?  Learn “New Role” for the “post Google” Learner  Partnership – The Vendor is Not the Enemy  Build Products for the Digital Native  What are the risks we all need to be ready to take?  Implement New Business Models for the Library’s End-User  Change the Way in Which People Access and Archive Information Living in the Future…

5. eBooks evolved SM Questions/Answers