1. How a small publisher struggles with innovation and digital transformations Christian Kohl, Director IT, De Gruyter, 29.09.2015

3. Contents Digitization & Innovation – 7,5 Challenges for a small publisher (plus one secret extra challenge – FREE – order now!) Example No 1: Building an online platform Example No 2: Building a CMS

5. 1) No IT Talent/Skills in-house 2) Hard to attract IT Talent 3) Finding the right partners … 4) Just one (and no magic) bullet 5) Limited ability/means to invest 6) Difficult to keep up sustained investment 7) Strong traditional forces to overcome 7,5) Extremely broad portfolio 8) Do the Right Thing?!

22. Example No 1: Building an online platform

24. Example No 2: Building a CMS

30. Thank you very much! Christian Kohl chrkohl@gmail.com