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Below is an overview of Adobe Digital Publishing Suite, its features,
availability, pricing and how you can get a commercial Digital Publishing
Suite account right now.
Important! Digital Publishing Suite is currently available in a free
prerelease program. However, this program will end shortly with the
release of Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 and the commercial availability of the
Professional Edition of Digital Publishing Suite expected in early May
(the Enterprise Edition of Digital Publishing Suite is currently
availabile). We have included further details below on how this will
affect all current participants in the prerelease program as well as
participants who have already published commercial applications to the
Apple App Store and Android Market. Adobe will offer a trial program after
the prerelease program is closed but will not transfer prerelease account
information to a trial.
Closure schedule for Digital Publishing Suite prerelease program
On May 3, 2011, the Digital Publishing Suite prerelease program will close
to new participants. Existing participants will have access to the
prerelease program through August 3rd, 2011.
On June 6, 2011, any prerelease participant who has not purchased a
Digital Publishing Suite account will not be able to upload new .folio
files to the Distribution Service. For prerelease participants who have
purchased accounts, your account will be unaffected. Adobe will continue
to serve existing .folio files of Digital Publishing Suite accounts
through August 3rd.
On August 3, 2011, Adobe will stop distribution of .folio files belonging
to prerelease participants who have not purchased a Digital Publishing
Suite account.
Joining the prerelease program for Digital Publishing Suite
Until the prerelease program closes as noted above, participants in the
program can continue to use of Digital Publishing Suite is free of
charge. charge via our prerelease program. You will be able to create
digital publications and commercially distribute your applications on the
Apple App Store, Android Market and other mobile marketplaces added over
time. You can sign up for access to the Digital Publishing Suite
prerelease program at
http://www.adobe.com/beta (please choose Digital
Publishing Suite from the list). After you've joined this program you'll
find documentation describing how to create your digital publications and
distribute them. A list of current live applications can be found at
http://blogs.adobe.com/digitalpublishinggallery/.
Adobe InDesign CS5.5 & Digital Publishing Suite Overview
Adobe InDesign CS5.5 software is used to author highly interactive digital
magazines, newspapers, and corporate publications in the form of a .folio
file. To create these publications you simply need Adobe InDesign CS5.5.
Digital Publishing Suite is a set of hosted services and viewer
technology which allow you to publish and distribute .folio files to a
wide variety of tablets and through leading mobile stores via
publisher-branded applications. In summary, Digital Publishing Suite
provides:
* Viewer Builder Service to preview, test and build branded, signed
applications for iPad, Android tablets and other platforms to be
introduced over time.
* Distribution Service to host and fulfill .folio files targeted to
branded applications.
* eCommerce Service to sell content through app-provided payment systems
including Apple App Store, Android Market and other integrated payment
systems supported over time.
* Analytics Service to analyze and optimize editorial and advertising
content using a set of included analytic reports. Note: Omniture
SiteCatalyst can also be integrated to collect analytics. SiteCatalyst is
sold separately and additional fees apply.
* Folio Producer Service* integrates with Adobe InDesign CS5.5 software to
organize and create production-ready digital publications. *The Folio
Producer Service is expect to be available in early May upon launch of the
Professional Edition of Digital Publishing Suite.
* Regular Updates provided as part of a Digital Publishing Suite license
to introduce new features, services and device and marketplace support
Note: For InDesign CS5 users, the tools required to create .folio files
will be available for download from adobe.com in early May. Access to the
Folio Producer tools will not require a Digital Publishing Suite license.
Professional and Enterprise Digital Publishing Suite Accounts
Adobe offers two editions of Digital Publishing Suite: Professional
Edition and Enterprise Edition. Professional Edition accounts include all
of the above listed services. Enterprise Edition is designed for customer
who require customization and extensibility of the platform and includes
access to:
* APIs to integrate third-party subscription and print fulfillment
databases (print/digital bundles, subscriber databases etc.) where allowed
by marketplaces
* APIs to customize the store experience in the application (coming soon)
* Content Viewer customization features including navigation controls
(coming soon)
* Integration with Medialets, a mobile rich media dynamic ad platform
(coming soon)
* High-volume Distribution Service fee discounts (see below)
Pricing for Digital Publishing Suite Accounts
Adobe charges a monthly license for access to Digital Publishing Suite
services and regular upgrades. This is called a ³platform fee². The
platform fee (in dollars, euros and yen) is:
* Professional Edition is $495 per month.
* Enterprise Edition starts at $3,995 per month and scales up depending on
the scope of the corporate license coverage
In addition to the platform fee, Adobe charges fees tied to the delivery
of .folio files to the devices that Adobe supports. This is called the
³distribution service fee². The distribution service fee is purchased in
advance of delivery of .folio files. The more you buy, the larger the
discount on a per .folio file delivered basis. The schedule for the
Distribution Service fee (in dollars, euros and yen) are:
Distribution Service Fees (Annual Issues Delivered) Upfront
Payment
25,000
$5,500
250,000
$37,500
500,000
$60,000
1,000,000*
$80,000
5,000,000*
$300,000
* Only available to enterprise customers
All fees are billed on an upfront annual basis.
Gold technical support is required from Adobe. For Enterprise Edition
this costs $7,500/year. For Professional Edition this costs $1,200/year.
Is your company interested in a Digital Publishing Suite account to serve
multiple clients?
Digital Publishing Suite Professional and Enterprise accounts are intended
for publishers to distribute content which they own. We know there are
many printers, custom publishers, ad agencies or larger creative houses
interested in serving multiple clients with their own Digital Publishing
Suite account. Adobe will offer an Agency model for this purpose. If you
are interested in discussing the Agency business model, please contact
contact
dpsales@adobe.com
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with ³Digital Publishing Suite Agency² in the subject line and we will
schedule a follow up discussion.