Case Studies & Testimonials
Delivering UK published books into the Australian Market
Random House
Background
The Random House Group is one of the largest book publishing companies in the UK. With a reputation for excellence, commitment and service, the group is based in London with subsidiary companies in Australia, New Zealand, India and South Africa.
Owned by the German media company, Bertelsmann AG, The Random House Group comprises of four publishing companies with 36 diverse imprints.
"We have a long standing relationship with Griffin. They have helped us to efficiently deliver into the Australian market and reduce our lead times. As a result our business has enjoyed increased revenues."
Stephen Esson, Group Publishing Operations Director, Random House
Challenge
Being one of the most prestigious publishing companies in the world, Random House has a strong reputation to uphold. The publisher needed to find a way to quickly and easily deliver UK published books into the Australian market as well as control stock and be able to re-print books quickly and without hassle.
Solution
Griffin Press has a dedicated account manager at the factory in Adelaide as well as a UK Sales Manager to help Random House meet the challenges of their publishing requirements.
Workflows have been developed that enable Griffin Press to collect text and cover files from the Random House Digital Archive which eliminates the need for proofs to be checked in the UK thus reducing lead times and enabling printing closer to the publication dates.
Results
Today, Australian readers of Random House books can enjoy a wealth of titles that span the mass market. With Griffin’s advanced technologies, they can control their stock holding in Australia and quickly publish new titles in Australia as well as easily reprint books when required.
Since partnering with Griffin Press, Random House has enjoyed an increase in revenue and has acquired additional publishing companies to ensure a strong future in the Australian book publishing industry. The number of titles printed by Griffin Press has also increased significantly since 2005 as a result of advanced technologies and equipment.