NXTbook Media

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NXTbook Media is a digital publishing company that provides the creation, distribution, and tracking of digital magazines and other digital publications. NXTbooks use Adobe Flash and XML to display digital publications both online and offline.

NXTbook Mediaâ„¢ produces digital editions for major customers such as Advanstar Communications, Hewlett-Packard, Reed Business Information, Prism Business Media, Cisco, Valpak, CMP, Thomas Publishing, VNU Media, Weaver Official Publications, Hanley-Wood, Kia, Vance Publishing and Ziff Davis. NXTbook Media is privately held and headquartered in Lancaster, PA.

Product Categories:

NXTbook Media focuses on four separate product categories: digital magazines, digital catalogs, digital collateral and travel collateral.

Use of Rich Media:

NXTbook Media's use of Flash technology allows their digital content to employ the use of Rich Media:

NXTbook example using video

NXTbook example using audio

NXTbook example using Flash animation

NXTbook example using interactive Flash Survey

Product Differentiation:

NXTbook Media's product differs from similar offerings by using a browser-based delivery mechanism and by offering users permalinks. As of late 2006, they were the only digital publisher to do so.

Noted Titles:

NXTbook Media produces the digital edition for NYLON Magazine and also produces the Official California Visitors Guide.

Ownership:

NXTbook Media is owned by Ficore, which in turn also owns Reprint Management Services.

Recognition:

NXTbook Media was named to the EContent 100 in both 2004 and 2005

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[edit] Offices/Resellers

NXTbook Media markets its services both from its home office in Lancaster, PA as well as through exclusive resellers in the United States, England, Columbia, Spain, France, Canada & India.

NXTbook technology is available in the United Kingdom Exclusively and Europe through Digital Alternaives Ltd and it's Official Partners


NXTbook technology is also available in Latin America through Mundo Logico. Mundo Logico is a NXTbook partner since 2005.

In France Exclusively and in Europe, NXTbook Media is represented by NewPress since 2006. http://www.newpress.fr NewPress].