New EPS Research Forecasts The Scientific, Technical & Medical (STM) Information Market To Reach Nearly $11 Billion Dollars By 2008
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The latest edition of the EPS Market Monitor - Scientific, Technical &
Medical (STM) provides a complete, updated analysis of the market,
including size, segmentation, market shares, financial performance of
publicly-traded companies, leading players' strategic activities, and
forecasts by subject matter, geography, and content type.
Findings of the 59-page report include:
·Publicly-traded STM publishers grew 8.6% in their reported currencies
in 2005; aggregate profit margins held steady at 25%
·Thomson posted the strongest increase in profits with a year-over-year
gain of 20.5%, outperforming its peers and the market average of 17.7%
·Elsevier achieved the strongest organic growth: 5% and 6% in its
Science & Technology and Health Sciences divisions, respectively
·The five largest players (Reed Elsevier, Thomson, Wolters Kluwer,
Springer and Wiley) continued to acquire scale, and now account for
over half (52.3%) of total market revenues
·Revenues from digital content distribution may be nearing a tipping
point: 60% of STM revenues, and close to 70% in S&T alone, are now
derived from electronic products
·Among the leading eight players, the pace of acquisitions increased
modestly in 2005; Elsevier's purchase of MediMedia's European and U.S.
Netter professional medical publishing businesses for about USD336
million, and the completion of Thomson's acquisition of IHI for USD441
million were the two largest deals
·The STM publishing and information services market is expected to
reach USD10.8 billion in 2008, a 4% compound annual growth rate
"Taken as a whole, these findings show that STM publishers are doubling
down their investments, as the sector continues to record robust
performance despite the spread of open access journal publishing,"
noted Steven Sieck, director of the Market Monitor programme. "The
leading publishers are concentrating development efforts on expanding
their content portfolios, and continuing to make significant
investments in digitization and value-added navigational and workflow
solutions."
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London and New York, created the EPS Market Monitor research program
to provide accurate market measurement and reliable performance
benchmarking in the global Scientific, Technical and Medical (STM),
Legal, Tax & Regulatory (LTR), Education & Training, and Business to
Business publishing and information services sectors. It is designed
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assist in marshalling the facts and analyses needed to design and
execute successful business strategies, assess performance, and
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About EPS Market Monitor
EPS Market Monitor provides coverage of the global information content
market for each of four sectors (STM, Legal, Tax & Regulatory (LTR),
Education and Training and Business to Business), with consistent
market-size and -growth estimates, assessment of leading players'
performance, and analyses of market trends. EPS takes a
multi-dimensional approach, with comparative analysis of provider
categories, subjects/disciplines, formats, geographies, customer
segments, and applications. With the Market Monitor programme EPS
seeks to illuminate the strategic position, market opportunities, and
competitive challenges of each industry participant. In addition to
analysis of top industry performers, EPS Market Monitor also tracks
unlisted players in order to provide a total picture of each sector.
The EPS Market Monitor editorial team has over 100 years' combined
experience as publishers, management consultants, and industry
analysts. Subscribers will benefit from EPS' long-term, continuous
observation and analysis of information content markets, and its
strong relationships with key publishing and information industry
players. In addition, a diverse, global Advisory Panel helps guide
the EPS team. The panel includes:
· Joachim Bartels, Intrepid Explorers, Inc.
· Louise Barton, experienced media analyst
· William Battino, IBM Business Consulting
· James Ducker, information industry expert
· Lee Greenhouse, Greenhouse Associates
· Ivan Klimes, Brainwave
· Nigel Pocklington, FT.com
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About EPS
With offices in London and New York, EPS is the only consultancy which
has concentrated its whole attention specifically on the information
industry. Unlike any other provider of this type of service, we offer
nearly 20 years' experience and relationships with the key players in
the publishing world.
For organisations needing to understand and respond to the constant
challenges of the information industry, EPS provides authoritative
market intelligence and trusted, confidential advice and consultancy.
We help our clients manage risk and make better business decisions,
strengthening their performance in the industry.
Since its inception, EPS has assisted the major international players
in the information industry, as well as many of the middle-ranking and
smaller players across the UK, Europe and the US. EPS also serves
clients with an interest in developments inside the industry,
including hardware and software suppliers, telecommunications
operators, investment banks, venture capitalists, and government.
