Publishing-specific software solutions provider Publishing Technology plc, UK, has announced a partnership with Klopotek AG to promote IngentaConnect and pub2web products in the German and Benelux markets. Klopotek AG is a leading supplier of software and consulting services for publishers of books and journals, print and online.
Under the agreement, Klopotek will develop new business opportunities for the online products, while Publishing Technology will retain responsibility for product support. The agreement grants Klopotek exclusive rights in Germany and non-exclusive rights in the Benelux region.
IngentaConnect is a fully-outsourced e-publishing service, hosting over 30,000 publications for a range of different publishers. The service maximises publication discoverability and current awareness while getting content online quickly, easily and affordably. IngentaConnect is integrated with many other scholarly web services and key traffic drivers such as Google. It receives more than 6 million visits each month from a global user base numbering in the millions. The service provides flexible access and authorization, thereby allowing publishers to control the business models used - subscriptions, pay-per-view, free trials, etc.
pub2web is a comprehensive, content-agnostic, multi-lingual digital publishing platform built on the proven technology of IngentaConnect. It is designed to address the evolving and diverse online strategies of the 21st century publishing community. The platform enables book and journal publishers to leverage their online investment to its fullest potential by providing them with full control over their brand, content and user relationships along with the flexibility to deliver content at the most granular level.