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BOOKERS’ DEN

“Let the books be found”

CONTENTSExecutive Summary

Situational analysis

Goal

Strategy

Tactics

Implementation

Who are we?

Bookers’ Den – Let the books be found.A place to freely exchange books and an emerging readers’ community

Executive Summary

1. VISION“To build a platform where people with similar interests in

books can communicate with each other and hence build a library in every corner of the world, access to which can be carried around in the pocket.”

2. MISSION“To bring back the conventional paperback reading

culture by solving the problems of the readers like- high costs, storage space requirements and proper disposal of the collection.”

Executive Summary

SITUATION ANALYSIS

1. COMAPNY OVERVIEW

Situation Analysis

Bookers’ Den provides a medium to freely exchange books and builds hyper local communities around the books.

This product being one of its kind provides a service “for the people, by the people”.

Bookers’ Den is an App that lets you share, lend, discount or exchange the books in their paperback format . It currently runs as an App and will soon expand to the desktops as well.

The product is an emerging giant in this market, with very little potential competition.

1. MARKET OVERVIEW

Situation Analysis

Bookers’ Den is made to serve reading enthusiasts, amateurs, authors and the budding writers.

Bookers’ Den as of now has very few competitors, “Barter.li” being the most remarkable one.

Bookers’ Den is an App based service and will soon expand to its desktop version as well.

Kindle and the other e-book platforms pose maximum threat to the company.

1. TARGET CONSUMERS

Situation Analysis

People who don’t want to or cant afford buying new books every time and find e-book version hard to read.

People who like the conventional paperback forms.

People looking for like minded folks to chat with and explore new books.

People who have a huge collection of books and need a proper means to operate it.

GOALS

Goals

Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR)- $73,500

Sign ups per months- 3000

Conversions rate per month- 20%

Churn rate- 3-4%

Total books scanned per month- 10,000

Tentative deadline- February 2018

Strategy

TARGET MARKET

StrategyCUSTOMERS

Lower income groups

Literary enthusiastsAmateurs

Authors

•Discounts•Cheap exchange and borrowing•Lending books in exchange for money

•Exploration of new books•Recommendations•Readers’ community

• Means to operate it.•Refresh their collection

•New books•Suggestions

•Promotion•Reviews

Strategy

Collaborators

E-payments partners like PayPal, Paytm etc.

Students’ unions and councils from various colleges and

schools

Content marketing agencies for blogs and promotions.

Review websites for gaining credentials.

Strategy

Competitors

Barter.li App

Amazon Kindle

Other e-book reading platforms

Local libraries

Strategy

VALUE PROPOSITION

Strategy

VALUE PROPOSITION

Customer value-To promote literacy and the love of reading by creating a free book exchange which is ‘for the people, by the people’. We want to be able to share, lend, discount or exchange these physical books within our community.

Collaborator value-Provide an equal platform of opportunities and profits for our collaborators. An annual share in profit for the college or school unions helping us.More sign ups and transactions fro e-payment partners.

Company value-Provide an atmosphere of growth, a platform to showcase talents and creativity for the employees. Financial and corporate appraisal with that of the company ‘s in the coming years

TACTICS

Tactics

PRODUCT

Free exchange of books (over limited time)

Borrowing and lending books at

discounts.

Paperback formats only

COSTS-

Freemium plan

Leo plan - $2 per month

Darwin plan- $4 per month

Rowling plan - $5 per month

Tactics

SERVICES

Free exchange of upto 2 books

per month

Borrowing and lending books 4 books

per month at most

Borrowing and lending books 6 books

per month at most

Borrowing and lending books

unlimited books per month at most

COSTS-

Freemium plan

Leo plan - $2 per month

Darwin plan- $4 per month

Rowling plan - $5 per month

Tactics

BrandBOOKERS’ DEN“Let the books be found”

Because we owe these books our bit and we’d never let them die!

Tactics

PRICES

Freemium plan

Leo plan - $2 per month

Darwin plan- $4 per month

Rowling plan - $5 per month

Tactics

INCENTIVESDiscounted books

Better market place for old collections

E-payment available

E-payment discounts

Referral bonuses

Tactics

DISTRIBUTION

Google play App Website for desktop usage

IMPLENTATION

Implementation

INFRASTUCTURETechnical team

• App development• Website setup• Additional features and updates.

•Product launch•Promotions

• Reducing the churn rate• Revenue maximisation

• Partnerships• Deals• Collaborations

Implementation

PROCESSES

Designing the technical front

Implementing the

algorithm

s

Testing

on a smal

l seg

ment

Promoting the App

Launch

(with freemi

um plan for

unlimited

books)

Partnerships and collaborations for furthe

r marke

ting

Introduction of premium

plans

Discounts

and deal

s

Websit

e extensio

n

Implementation

SCHEDULEDesigning the technical front •February 2016

Implementing the algorithms •March 2016

Testing on a small segment •15 April 2016

Promoting the App •15 May 2016

Launch (with freemium plan for unlimited books) •May 2016

Partnerships and collaborations for further marketing

•June 2016

Introduction of premium plans •20 June 2016

Discounts and deals •30 June 2016

Website extension •September 2016

DISCLAIMER

Created by Smriti Tomar, NIT Bhopal, during a marketing internship by Prof. Sameer Mathur, IIM Lucknow.

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