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Publications UpdateErin Grady2016 Subcommittee on DesignGeneral SessionJune 20, 2016

2016 Publications Update

Publications Process

2016 Publications Update

Publication Formats

• Print• Downloadable PDFs• Web-Based (single and multi-user access)

2016 Publications Update

Design Sales by Format

• Design titles made up 36% of our totals pubs sales* Total Design print sales equal 78% of total sales Total Design PDF sales equal 12% of total sales Total Design Print+PDF Combo sales equal 8% of total

sales Total Design Web sales equal 3% of total sales

* The next largest categories are Bridge and Structures at 34% and Materials at 21%.

2016 Publications Update

Top Design Sellers

• The “Green Book”: 38%• Roadside Design Guide: 13%• The “Bike Guide”: 8%• The “Transit Guide”: 6%• The “Pedestrian Guide”: 3%

2016 Publications Update

AASHTO Publications Sales by Format

In general…• Print sales equaled 69% of total sales • PDFs equaled 17% of total sales• Book and PDF Combo equaled 7% of total sales• Web-based sales equal 7% of total sales• e-Book sales equal 1% of total sales• CD-ROM sales equal <1% of total sales

2016 Publications Update

Digital Happenings

• Board approved changes to AASHTO Gov Docs, 11/15

• 10 hard copies, or 5 hard copies + 5 single digital licenses, or 5 single digital licenses (decision on which format by AASHTO leadership)

• Several “digital-only” releases since November…

2016 Publications Update

Releases since 11/2015

2016 Publications Update

Digital Member Transmittal Process

Upon the release of a new digital publication…• E-mail notification will be sent out to SCOH, with cc to SCOD, BoD,

additional tech committees (if specified), and master librarian list for each DOT, containing a Promotion Code and a step-by-step set of instructions

• Once received, the DOT designee must gain access to site through an E-Affiliate account and then “purchase” the said document ($0)o It is recommended that each state use a shared generic login,

because once that doc is “purchased” that is the login needed to gain access to that file

• Once the purchase is complete, the subscription can allow up to 5 different users at any given time.

• All digital PDFs include the option to print the material

2016 Publications Update

Looking Ahead: Design Books in Queue

• Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware, 2nd Ed. (2016)• “Ped Guide”, 2nd Ed. (2016)• Guidelines for Geometric Design of Very Low-Volume Local

Roads, 2nd Ed. (2016–2017)• Roadway Lighting Design Guide, 7th Ed. (2016–2017)• A Guidebook for Construction Manager/General Contractor

(CMGC) Contracting for Highway Projects, 1st Ed. (2017)

• Preconstruction Engineering Cost Estimating, 1st (2017)

2016 Publications Update

Looking Ahead: Design Books in Queue (cont’d)

• Cost Estimating Guidelines, 2nd Ed. (2017)• Visualization in Transportation: A Guide for Transportation

Agencies, 2nd Ed. (2017)• The “Green Book,” 7th Ed. (2017–2018)• Roadside Design Guide, 5th Ed. (2017–2018)

2016 Publications Update

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