It Takes a Village: Vendors Grow Their EBook Digital Files

THOMSON REUTERS PROVIEW EBOOKS

Colin Mackay Vice President, Product Marketing Thomson Reuters April 2013

Thomson Reuters Approach to eBooks •

Focus on a strong user experience for interacting with the content

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Be on (or integrate with) platforms our customers use

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Be creative with new purchasing models as the market evolves

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What is ProView?

Thomson Reuters ProView

• eReader application / software built for professional researchers • Launched as a Global Platform in December 2011, with ongoing improvement and expansion. Currently: ‒ On Release 6, with quarterly features & functionality enhancements ‒ Support four languages ‒ Over 1,000 ProView eBooks available from a dozen businesses / countries ‒ App / software available for multiple devices / operating systems (tablets, desktops, laptops) 3

Why ProView?

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ProView Customer Research 5

ProView Features

Interact with Content

• Color-coded notes & highlights • Bookmark pages • Copy & paste content • Transfer notes to new editions

Use Productivity Tools

• Table of Contents • Navigation History • Scrub bar functionality

Manage Legal Research

• Search (full-text) within an eBook

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across entire downloaded eBook library • Organize eBook libraries • Link to WestlawNext

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ProView eBook Content • • • • • • • •

450+ US titles now:

Fed Criminal Code & Rules FedCiv Judicial Pro. & Rules Federal Sentencing Bankruptcy Code, Rules, & Forms Fed Rules of Civ Pro Immigration Pro. Handbook Court Rules 46+ states available Reading Law (Justice Scalia & Bryan A. Garner) • •

Titles Coming in 2013

Existing 2011/2012 eBooks will continue to get updates Sneak peek - new ebook titles scheduled to release • Rutter titles (Family Law, Civil Procedure Before Trial, Civil Trial & Evidence, Federal Civil Procedure Before Trial) • Checklists for Corporate Counsel • Additional court rules and more!

• Send us suggestions!

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ProView – Global Footprint 8

eBook Pricing & Subscription Alternatives •

Pricing

• eBooks are priced at parity with print • Print & eBook pricing bundles available •

Subscription Options

• Single User License Model ‒ One Time Purchase – License agreement with no updates ‒ Subscription Purchase – License agreement with updates ‒ APP - Monthly billing • Enterprise Models ‒ Library Maintenance Agreement Enterprise inclusions ‒ Library sharing / lending via LMS integration 9 CONFIDENTIAL – NOT FOR REDISTRIBUTION

Library Management System Integration • Customer subscribes to a “library” version of an ebook, which is a circulation copy that can be accessed by any named user at an organization (also allows for anonymous users) • Check-in / Check-out functionality for ProView ebooks within LMS • Cataloging via MARC records 10

Thomson Reuters Approach to eBooks •

Focus on a strong user experience for interacting with the content

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Be on (or integrate with) platforms our customers use

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Be creative with new purchasing models as the market evolves

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