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Michael Tamblyn @mtamblyn

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EVP Content, Sales & Merchandising @kobo

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20 minutes

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Four users

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how we look at readers and reading

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and to answer the question:

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“What happens when...

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...a group ofreading-obsessed technophiles...

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...get their hands on the richest data set...

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...in the history of the book industry?”

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A bit about Kobo

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global ebook retailer

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2M+ registered users

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200 countries

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34,300 employees 24,100 employees 170 employees!!

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#1!

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May 2010 $149

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Cloud

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obsessed

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segments

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Geography Reading PlatformPricepoint Tolerance Reading History Lifetime Value Free vs. Paid

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can get complicated quickly

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vs.

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vs.

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<$5 80% free

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<$5 80% free~$11 100% paid

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complicated

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4 users

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eInk Reading Machine

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eInk Reading Machine Gold-A Kobo2Jun-2010 Fiction100% Paid

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eInk Reading Machine Gold-A Kobo2Jun-2010 Fiction100% Paid

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eInk Reading Machine Gold-A Most valuable Lifetime Value cohort Kobo2Jun-2010 Fiction100% Paid

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eInk Reading Machine Gold-A Most valuable Lifetime Value cohort Kobo2 Cohort GoldJun-2010 Silver Fiction Bronze100% Paid

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eInk Reading Machine Gold-A Most valuable Lifetime Value cohort Kobo2 Cohort Gold 1st Day Average 7 orders /Jun-2010 $35 $25 month Silver Fiction Bronze100% Paid

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eInk Reading Machine Gold-A Kobo2Jun-2010 Fiction100% Paid

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eInk Reading Machine Gold-A Most Productive Sales Channels (% conversion) Kobo2 1. Web 2. Kobo eReaderJun-2010 3. Kobo-powered Readers 4. iPad 5. Android Fiction 6. iPhone100% Paid

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eInk Reading Machine Gold-A Kobo2Jun-2010 Fiction100% Paid

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eInk Reading Machine Gold-A Kobo2 Purchase frequency is increasingJun-2010 overall. eBook buying is accelerating. Fiction100% Paid

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eInk Reading Machine Gold-A A customer who starts in Kobo2 June 2010 buys 44% more in their first month as a customerJun-2010 than a customer who started Fiction Dec 2009.100% Paid

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eInk Reading Machine Gold-A Kobo2 A customer joining Nov. 2010 buys 70% more in their firstJun-2010 month than a Dec 2009 customer. Fiction100% Paid

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eInk Reading Machine Gold-A Why? Kobo2 Better apps Better devicesJun-2010 Better marketing Fiction More titles Better customers100% Paid

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Gold-A Kobo2Jun-2010 Fiction100% Paid

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Health Religion Business eInk Reading Machine Gold-A Juvenile Fiction & YA Kobo2Jun-2010 Biography Fiction History Self- Fami help ly100% Paid

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Gold-A Kobo2Jun-2010 Fiction100% Paid

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Small-screen ReaderBronze-E iPhone Nov-10Romancepaid+free

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Small-screen ReaderBronze-E iPhone Nov-10Romancepaid+free

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Small-screen ReaderBronze-E Largest segment in terms of numbers iPhone Nov-10Romancepaid+free

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Small-screen ReaderBronze-E Largest segment in terms of numbers iPhone Cohort Gold Nov-10 SilverRomance Bronzepaid+free

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Small-screen ReaderBronze-E Largest segment in terms of numbers iPhone Cohort Gold Nov-10 Silver 1st Day Average 1 order /Romance Bronze $15 $11 monthpaid+free

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Small-screen ReaderBronze-E iPhone Nov-10Romancepaid+free

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Small-screen ReaderBronze-E Least Productive Sales Channel (% conversion) iPhone 1. Web 2. Kobo eReader Nov-10 3. Kobo-powered Readers 4. iPad 5. AndroidRomance 6. iPhonepaid+free

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Small-screen ReaderBronze-E iPhone Small screen device = Nov-10 lower price-point tolerance.Romancepaid+free

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Bronze-E iPhoneNov-10Romance50% paid

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Actual Selling Price vs. Purchasing PlatformCan$10.00 8.84 8.53 Can$7.50 7.80 7.92 7.85 7.82 Bronze-E 7.42 6.81 Can$5.00 iPhone P Can$2.50 Nov-10 Can$0 All d der p oid b ne rry iPa kto We Romance o kbe r Rea iPh And Des c oe Bla Kob 50% paid

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Actual Selling Price vs. Purchasing PlatformCan$10.00 8.84 8.53 Can$7.50 7.80 7.92 7.85 7.82 Bronze-E 7.42 6.81 Can$5.00 iPhone P Can$2.50 Nov-10 Can$0 All d der p oid b ne rry iPa kto We Romance o kbe r Rea iPh And Des c oe Bla Kob 50% paid

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Actual Selling Price vs. Purchasing PlatformCan$10.00 8.84 8.53 Can$7.50 7.80 7.92 7.85 7.82 Bronze-E 7.42 6.81 Can$5.00 iPhone P Can$2.50 Nov-10 Can$0 All d der p oid b ne rry iPa kto We Romance o kbe r Rea iPh And Des c oe Bla Kob 50% paid

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Actual Selling Price vs. Purchasing PlatformCan$10.00 8.84 8.53 Can$7.50 7.80 7.92 7.85 7.82 Bronze-E 7.42 6.81 Can$5.00 iPhone P Can$2.50 Nov-10 Can$0 All d der p oid b ne rry iPa kto We Romance o kbe r Rea iPh And Des c oe Bla Kob 50% paid

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Actual Selling Price vs. Purchasing PlatformCan$10.00 8.84 8.53 Can$7.50 7.80 7.92 7.85 7.82 Bronze-E 7.42 6.81 Can$5.00 iPhone P Can$2.50 Nov-10 Can$0 All d der p oid b ne rry iPa kto We Romance o kbe r Rea iPh And Des c oe Bla Kob 50% paid

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Small-screen ReaderBronze-E iPhone Nov-10Romancepaid+free

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Small-screen ReaderBronze-E iPhone Small screen device = Nov-10 less likely to stick aroundRomancepaid+free

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Small-screen ReaderBronze-E iPhone Nov-10 churnRomancepaid+free

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Small-screen ReaderBronze-E Platform User Longevity 1. Kobo eReader iPhone 2. Kobo-powered 3rd-party eReader 3. Desktop Nov-10 4. Android 5. WebRomance 6. iPad 7. iPhone 8. Blackberrypaid+free

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Small-screen ReaderBronze-E Platform User Longevity 1. Kobo eReader iPhone 2. Kobo-powered 3rd-party eReader 3. Desktop Nov-10 4. Android 5. WebRomance 6. iPad 7. iPhone 8. Blackberrypaid+free

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Small-screen ReaderBronze-E Platform User Longevity 1. Kobo eReader iPhone 2. Kobo-powered 3rd-party eReader 3. Desktop Nov-10 4. Android 5. WebRomance 6. iPad 7. iPhone 8. Blackberrypaid+free

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Small-screen ReaderBronze-E Platform User Longevity 1. Kobo eReader iPhone 2. Kobo-powered 3rd-party eReader 3. Desktop Nov-10 4. Android 5. WebRomance 6. iPad 7. iPhone 8. Blackberrypaid+free

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Small-screen ReaderBronze-E Platform User Longevity 1. Kobo eReader iPhone 2. Kobo-powered 3rd-party eReader 3. Desktop Nov-10 4. Android 5. WebRomance 6. iPad 7. iPhone 8. Blackberrypaid+free

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Small-screen ReaderBronze-E iPhone Nov-10Romancepaid+free

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Histori cal Erotica Mystery Small-screen Reader GeneralBronze-E Romance iPhone Nov-10Romance Science Fiction Literarypaid+free

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Small-screen ReaderBronze-E iPhone Nov-10Romancepaid+free

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iPad SocialiteGold-B iPadDec-10General90% paid

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iPad SocialiteGold-B iPadDec-10General90% paid

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iPad SocialiteGold-B Not as good as the Reading Machine, but still pretty great. iPadDec-10General90% paid

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iPad SocialiteGold-B Not as good as the Reading Machine, but still pretty great. iPad CohortDec-10 Gold SilverGeneral Bronze90% paid

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iPad SocialiteGold-B Not as good as the Reading Machine, but still pretty great. iPad CohortDec-10 1st Day Average 4.5 orders / Gold $22 $16 month SilverGeneral Bronze90% paid

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iPad SocialiteGold-B iPadDec-10General90% paid

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December 2010

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(just launched for iPhone too!)

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How does social change eReading?

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Quite a lot.

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33% more time in app

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Reading behaviour atdifferent times of day

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Average Time in App vs. “Time of Day” Awards60%45%30%15% 0%-15%-30%-45%-60% mute ch hift Hour time or Lun yard S Prime e Com Happy ooks f Grave Kill th I Eat B

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Average Time in App vs. “Time of Day” Awards60%45%30%15% 0%-15%-30%-45%-60% mute ch hift Hour time or Lun yard S Prime e Com Happy ooks f Grave Kill th I Eat B

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Average Time in App vs. “Time of Day” Awards60% 7-9am45%30%15% 0%-15%-30%-45%-60% mute ch hift Hour time or Lun yard S Prime e Com Happy ooks f Grave Kill th I Eat B

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Average Time in App vs. “Time of Day” Awards60% m m-n o o n -9a 9a 745%30%15% 0%-15%-30%-45%-60% mute ch hift Hour time or Lun yard S Prime e Com Happy ooks f Grave Kill th I Eat B

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Average Time in App vs. “Time of Day” Awards60% m m-n o o n -9a 9a 745% 12 -2pm30%15% 0%-15%-30%-45%-60% mute ch hift Hour time or Lun yard S Prime e Com Happy ooks f Grave Kill th I Eat B

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Average Time in App vs. “Time of Day” Awards60% m m-n o o n -9a 9a 745% 12 -2pm30% 2- 4pm15% 0%-15%-30%-45%-60% mute ch hift Hour time or Lun yard S Prime e Com Happy ooks f Grave Kill th I Eat B

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Average Time in App vs. “Time of Day” Awards60%45%30%15% 0%-15%-30%-45%-60% mute ch hift Hour time or Lun yard S Prime e Com Happy ooks f Grave Kill th I Eat B

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Average Time in App vs. “Time of Day” Awards60%45%30%15% 6-8pm am 12-1 8-10pm 0%-15%-30%-45%-60% mute ch hift Hour time or Lun yard S Prime e Com Happy ooks f Grave Kill th I Eat B

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Average Time in App vs. “Time of Day” Awards60%45%30%15% 6-8pm am 12-1 8-10pm0-12pm 0% 1-15%-30%-45%-60% mute ch hift Hour time or Lun yard S Prime e Com Happy ooks f Grave Kill th I Eat B

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8pm-midnightebook shopping primetime

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The Freegan

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The Freegan*FreeganWebsite Apr-10 Fiction100% free

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Side-loadingZero investment International

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Not everyone who readsfree books is a freegan.

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Lots are paygans.

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Why?

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make reading better

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know the reader,sales will follow.

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Michael Tamblyn | @mtamblyn | mt@kobo.com