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Springer Verlag and
Kluwer Academic Publishers as
One Company
CALIS, Dalian May 21, 2004
Maurice Kwong, Springer Hong Kong
Agenda Today
• Background of Springer Verlag
• Background of Kluwer Academic Publishers
• Some Facts and Figures of the “new” Springer
• Future Development
Background of Springer Verlag
Founded in Berlin By Julius Springer
International Expansion
New York (1964), London (1983), Tokyo (1983)
Paris and Hong Kong (1986)
Acquisition of Birkhäuser Verlag
Purchase of Springer Group by Bertelsmann
Foundation of BertelsmannSpringer Science + Business Media
Purchase of Investment Bankers, Cinven and Candover
Renamed Springer Science + Business Media
New Board of Directors
1842
Since 1960’s
1986
1999
10/2003
2/2004
Imprints and Distribution Arrangements
Background of Kluwer Academic Publishers
A.E. Kluwer founded the Dutch publishing house
Acquisition of Baltzer journals
Purchase of investment bankers, Cinven and Candover
New Board of Directors
Merge with Springer Verlag to form
Springer Science + Business Media
1889
1970
1998
1/2003
2/2004
Acquisition of Martinus Nijhoff
Acquisition of D. Riedel Publishing
Foundation of Kluwer Academic Publishers
Acquisition of Plenum Publishers
Acquisition of Chapman & Hall Publishers
2000
Imprints and Distribution Arrangements
+
Springer & Kluwer Academic As One Company
SV-London
SV-New York
SV-Heidelberg
SV-Vienna
SV-Tokyo
Total: 52Total: 52
Springer-Verlag and Kluwer Academic Publishing Companies almost everywhere
KAP-New York
KAP-London
KAP-Dordrecht
KAP-Moscow
SV Hong Kong
Springer Today
1,500 Employees
2,500 new books annually
Over 20,000 books in print
Over 500 journals in print + electronic forms
Kluwer Today
600 Employees
1,500 new books annually
Over 15,000 books in print
Over 680 journals in print + electronic forms
Global Editorial Network and international presence with focus in America, Europe and Asia
49
72
79
93
102
112
136
140
227
237Life Science
Mathematics
Engineering
Computer Science
Chemical Science
Physics + Astronomy
Environmental Sci
Geo Science
Psychology
Medicine
New Springer –
Number of STM Journal titles
43
16
16
18
25
26
114
New Springer –
Number of Social Science
Journal titles
Economics
Social Science
Philosophy
Education
Law
Linguistics
Humanities
Average Price vs Annual Increase in Price(Dollar Zone)
0.0%
2.0%
4.0%
6.0%
8.0%
10.0%
12.0%
14.0%
16.0%
18.0%
20.0%
$0 $500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 $2,500
Springer + Kluwer
Market Average
9.1%, $1,000+
Worldwide Library Consortia Arrangements
12
35
68
170
5
25
45
66
100
167
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Springer Link
Kluwer Online
Current Contracts and Agreements
All Current Springer Link and Kluwer Online consortia
contracts will be honoured to expiry date
Contracts up for renewal will be rolled into new Springer arrangements
No extra price increase will occur as a result of the merger
Electronic Journal Publishing Platform
Goal of December 31, 2004
One Publishing Platform
Integrated Sites
User Input Usage Report Upgrade
Science
ProfessionalGraduate Text
TradeUndergraduate Text
The STM book triangle
Our focus
The New Springer STM Book Programme
STM Publishers Programme Size/Price Grid
$0.00
$50.00
$100.00
$150.00
$200.00
$250.00
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400
Number of Titles
Avera
ge P
rice
Springer
Kluwer
Academic
Market average US$ 86
Some Important Dates to Note :
1/7/2004 : New organization in effect
Return of imprint name KAP
1/10/2004 :Combined Customer Service and Fulfillment of books in effect
1/4/2005 : Combined Journals Invoicing and Fulfillment of journals in effect
We Will Work Harder Than Anybody Else Because :
We are only number 2 in the market.
Thank you very much !
Your Contact :
Springer Hong Kong
1702 Tower 1
Enterprise Square
Kowloon Bay, Kowloon
Hong Kong SAR
People’s Republic of China