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State of Publications. 16 January 2014 SciTech 2014 National Harbor, MD. State of Publications. 2013 Year in Review Journal and Book Statistics Financial Report 2014 Glimpse Ahead FY14 Budget Current Sales Activities. FY13 Financial Review for AIAA Journals. Key Indicators
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State of Publications 16 January 2014 SciTech 2014 National Harbor, MD
State of Publications • 2013 Year in Review • Journal and Book Statistics • Financial Report • 2014 Glimpse Ahead • FY14 Budget • Current Sales Activities
FY13 Financial Review for AIAA Journals • Key Indicators • Financials • Revenues • Expenses • Net Margin
Key Indicators: Institutional Subscribers • Institutional subscribers increased 4.7% from September 2012 * Data based on September 2013 Actuals
Key Indicators: Geographic Breakdown • In FY13, domestic subscribers accounted for 58% of total subscriptions, a continued decrease from previous years. * Data includes Member and Institutional Subscribers
Subscription Mix by Format Type – Revenue in $M • The trend toward “Online Only” products continued into FY13.
Subscription Mix by Format Type • The trend toward “Online Only” products continued into FY13.
Subscription Rates: Institutions • Since FY07, subscription rates have increased 5-6% each year. • FY14 Online Rates: • AIAAJ: $2,050 JA: $1,125 JGCD: $1,145 • JPP: $1,235 JSR: $1,065 JTHT: $900 • JAIS: $470 • Rates for Members have not changed since FY07. They are currently price at almost a 95% discount from list price (on average)
Revenue Trends by Source • Institutions continue to generate 82% of all Journals revenue in FY13. • Members generated 4% of revenue
Direct Operating Margin • Direct Operating Margin = Revenue less Direct Expenses • FY13 saw an 5% decrease in DOM from FY12 due to higher expenses
Putting It All Together…Net Margin • FY13 saw a 5% decrease in net margin over FY12
FY13 Financial Review for Books • Key Indicators • Financials • Revenues • Expenses • Margin
Book Sales • In FY13, Net Books Sold increased 6% over prior year but have declined 24% since FY10
Sales Mix • Since FY10, the average mix of net Books sold by series is: • Education: 58% • Progress: 14% • Library of Flight: 28%
New Books Published • In FY13, 14 new books were published: • Education: 8 • Progress: 1 • Library of Flight: 6
Reprints Published • Of the 7,305 units reprinted in FY13, the breakdown by series is: • Education: 68% • Progress: 8% • Library of Flight: 24%
Revenue Trends • Overall revenue increased by 7% in FY13 over prior year, with Progress experiencing a 6% increase in sales, Education increasing 6%, and LOF increasing 16%
Direct Expenses • Direct expenses include costs for printing, reprinting, freelance editors, outside production, shipping, promotion and royalties • Overall, books direct expenses declined 10% in FY13 from prior year
Direct Margin • Direct Operating Margin = Revenue less Direct Expenses (excludes labor and allocations) • Overall in FY13, Books generated a positive direct margin of $561K, which is 42% higher than in FY12 • The Publications and Service Center (PSC), eBooks, and Books Process are expense accounts supporting sales and maintenance activities for the Books
VP Publications FY14 Budget • Budgeted FY14 Revenue: $5,852,496 • Journals: $4,456,595 • Books: $1,338,901 • Licensed Content: $50,000 • Int’l Publications: $7,000 • Budgeted FY14 Expenses: $2,509,022 • Journals: $1,575,801 • Books: $933,221 • Budgeted Direct Operating Margin: $3,343,474
Current Sales Activities • In Summer of 2013, AIAA partnered with Publishers Communications Group (PCG) and Accucoms to be AIAA’s sales force for subscriptions, archive sales in Journals and Meeting Papers and ebooks • Native languages • Cultural nuances • Updates/understanding Government purchasing practices and policies • Awareness of AIAA as an organization • PCG represents AIAA in the North, Central and South America • Accucoms represents AIAA in Europe, India, and the Middle East/North Africa • AIAA continues to see sales growth in Asia from our non-exclusive agents, iGroup