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HP Piazza for Publishing

April 10, 2018

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HP Piazza, a pioneering set of independent and interlocking cloud-based services that enable publishers to make book manufacturing and distribution more time- and cost-efficient. Now, publishers can build a virtual warehouse for the management, automation, distribution, print, and direct fulfillment of book orders, while holding zero inventory.

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Unleash the power of content automation

With HP Piazza, you can fully automate multiple stages of your workflow, from content ingestion through to inventory and order management.

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Optimized book content is stored in the Piazza Content Repository.

Adding Titles to the Piazza Content Repository is done by adding Product Specifications, Title Metadata and Assets by Title.

Titles can be added one at a time or Bulk Uploaded via an automated process. Required information for adding a new Title includes: Title Name, Author, ISBN, Source Product ID, Shipping, and Product Specification.

Piazza Product Specifications define Production terms for the Titles added into the Piazza Content Repository.

Title Assets can also be Bulk Uploaded into the Piazza Content Repository in order to further ease the Title management process.

Piazza will check Title Specifications and Pre-flight Assets (Covers and Text) for digital print optimization prior to “publishing” a Title so it is ready to order.

The Piazza Order Management view allows Publishers an “at a glance” view of Order Status in Production.

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EXECUTIVE SPOKESPEOPLE

Enrique Lores

President, Imaging & Printing Business

Santi Morera

General Manager & Global Head, Graphics Solutions Business

Eric Wiesner

General Manager, HP PageWide Industrial HP Inc.

“In recent years, while we have seen a resurgence of the love people have for physical books, we are very aware of the continued financial pressure for publishers regarding inventory and shipping costs. With Piazza, publishers and printers can support the renewed interest in print and turn the page to a smarter future, moving from a print-to-sell model to a sold-to-print one.”

Enrique Lores, President of Printing & Imaging, HP

“HP Piazza has enabled us to change the conversation and to offer solutions that have a direct impact on the publisher's bottom line, improving their profitability and efficiency. Piazza is a gamechanger for Ashford in that we can expand our focus on supply chain initiatives and now offer true print-to-order, and book of one manufacturing. For the publishers, this means titles are always available, ‘never out of print’ and for us, exciting new opportunities to further strengthen our client relationships. Today, we are receiving hundreds of direct orders for titles stored in the Piazza repository, producing thousands of books - all printed to fulfil orders that the publisher has received, rather than to meet forecast sales.”

Rob Hutcheson, Managing Director, Ashford Colour Press

“Pearson is undergoing a digital transformation to become a simpler, more efficient business and our UK book supply chain is a key part of this. We are moving from a ‘print to warehouse’ to a ‘print to order, direct to consumer’ model, partnering with our print providers HP Piazza who will support us in managing our print workflow and optimizing our book supply chain to reduce costs and better serve our customers.”

Stephen Jones, Director of Global Direct Procurement, Pearson

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HP Piazza for Publishing

Unleash the power of content automation

PHOTO & VIDEO GALLERY

Optimized book content is stored in the Piazza Content Repository.

Adding Titles to the Piazza Content Repository is done by adding Product Specifications, Title Metadata and Assets by Title.

Titles can be added one at a time or Bulk Uploaded via an automated process. Required information for adding a new Title includes: Title Name, Author, ISBN, Source Product ID, Shipping, and Product Specification.

Piazza Product Specifications define Production terms for the Titles added into the Piazza Content Repository.

Title Assets can also be Bulk Uploaded into the Piazza Content Repository in order to further ease the Title management process.

Title Assets can also be Bulk Uploaded into the Piazza Content Repository in order to further ease the Title management process.

Piazza will check Title Specifications and Pre-flight Assets (Covers and Text) for digital print optimization prior to “publishing” a Title so it is ready to order.

The Piazza Order Management view allows Publishers an “at a glance” view of Order Status in Production.

HP | Worldwide | GSB | Main Video PIAZZA

EXECUTIVE SPOKESPEOPLE

Enrique Lores

Santi Morera

Eric Wiesner

Enrique Lores, President of Printing & Imaging, HP

Rob Hutcheson, Managing Director, Ashford Colour Press

Stephen Jones, Director of Global Direct Procurement, Pearson

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