Slides used at the panel discussion on International Market Developments at The Publishers' Forum in Berlin, April 2018. Infographics and charts for both print books and e-books distributed in the Netherlands and Flanders.

1. The Dutch Book Market
An overview
Publishers’ Forum April 2018
Susan Breeuwsma

2. Gateway to the Dutch book market
Direct and fast access to all Dutch and Belgium (online) bookstores
• Founded in 1871
• Owned by Dutch bookstores and publishers
• Distribution services for all Dutch publishers to both bookstores and consumers (e-commerce fulfillment)
• Services include:
• Warehousing
• Distribution
• Ordering, financial services/factoring and reporting
• Title information (BIP) and Dutch ISBN agency
• For both physical and digital book
The Dutch book market
An overview – Publishers’ Forum Berlin 2018

3. NEW!!
BOOKS AND MOREBOOKS
The Dutch book market
An overview – Publishers’ Forum Berlin 2018
Enabling direct and fast access to all bookstores
Publishers
1.000
Bookstores
1.400
Webshops
190
WilcoBOEKEN EN TIJDSCHRIFTEN
Wilco
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4. Gateway to the Dutch book market
Direct and efficient access to all Dutch and Belgium (online) bookstores
In figures
Print books
115.000 titles
Print on demand
26.000 titles
E-books
50.000 titles
The Dutch book market
An overview – Publishers’ Forum Berlin 2018

5. Gateway to the Dutch book market
Direct and efficient access to all Dutch and Belgium (online) bookstores
In figures
Print
books115.000 titles
Print on demand
26.000 titles
E-books
50.000 titles
54 million copies
(of which 9 mln e-commerce)
600.000 copies 5.8 million copies
(of which 3 mln e-library lending)
The Dutch book market
An overview – Publishers’ Forum Berlin 2018

6. Gateway to the Dutch book market
Direct and efficient access to all Dutch and Belgium (online) bookstores
Availability is key
Lost sales
Research shows that 66% of sales
is lost in case a title is in
‘re-print’ status at CB and
waiting for new stock
Used books
Visibility of used used books
(through online sales) is a threat
for publishers
Customer demand
In case of ‘re-print’,
45% buys a used copy
Short-term view
Waiting to ‘re-print’ to investigate
market demand, results in losing
200 orders for every 100 back orders
The Dutch book market
An overview – Publishers’ Forum Berlin 2018

7. Gateway to the Dutch book market
Direct and efficient access to all Dutch and Belgium (online) bookstores
Fully integrated print on demand
• Titles which are (temporarily) out of stock can be printed on demand when ordered with same
delivery time of books which are in stock.
The Dutch book market
An overview – Publishers’ Forum Berlin 2018

8. Gateway to the Dutch book market
Direct and efficient access to all Dutch and Belgium (online) bookstores
Market trends
The Dutch book market
An overview – Publishers’ Forum Berlin 2018

9. Gateway to the Dutch book market
Direct and efficient access to all Dutch and Belgium (online) bookstores
The Dutch book market
An overview – Publishers’ Forum Berlin 2018

10. Market trends
The Dutch book market
An overview – Publishers Forum Berlin 2018
The Dutch book market
An overview – Publishers’ Forum Berlin 2018

11. Market trends
The Dutch book market
An overview – Publishers Forum Berlin 2018
The Dutch book market
An overview – Publishers’ Forum Berlin 2018

12. Market trends
The Dutch book market
An overview – Publishers Forum Berlin 2018
The Dutch book market
An overview – Publishers’ Forum Berlin 2018

13. Market trends
The Dutch book market
An overview – Publishers Forum Berlin 2018
The Dutch book market
An overview – Publishers’ Forum Berlin 2018

14. Market trends
The Dutch book market
An overview – Publishers Forum Berlin 2018
The Dutch book market
An overview – Publishers’ Forum Berlin 2018

15. Gateway to the Dutch book market
Direct and efficient access to all Dutch and Belgium (online) bookstores
Market trends
The Dutch book market
An overview – Publishers’ Forum Berlin 2018

16. The Dutch book market
An overview – Publishers’ Forum Berlin 2018

17. Market trends
The Dutch book market
An overview – Publishers Forum Berlin 2018
The Dutch book market
An overview – Publishers’ Forum Berlin 2018

18. Market trends
The Dutch book market
An overview – Publishers Forum Berlin 2018
The Dutch book market
An overview – Publishers’ Forum Berlin 2018

19. Market trends
The Dutch book market
An overview – Publishers Forum Berlin 2018
The Dutch book market
An overview – Publishers’ Forum Berlin 2018

20. Market trends
Gateway to the Dutch book market
Direct and efficient access to all Dutch and Belgium (online) bookstores
The Dutch book market
An overview – Publishers’ Forum Berlin 2018

21. ahead with
smart logistics
Susan Breeuwsma
Manager digital & business development
Erasmusweg 10
4104 AK Culemborg
+31 (0) 345 47 58 83
+31 (0) 630 161 862
s.breeuwsma@cb.nl
cb.nl