If your e-business deals with physical goods, you can't deliver your products via the Internet. In fact, the Internet is ideal for digital goods e-commerce, because products can be both sold and delivered through the same medium in a single customer transaction. No physical product means no no packaging, inventory, or delivery costs . Digital distribution also eliminates the risk of overstock. Minimal cost of adding new product SKUs allows distributors and resellers to double or even triple the number of products that they offer and sell, opening new markets for niche products.
All channel partners can book revenues from a sale in real time.
By eliminating the physical packaging and distribution steps, the channel saves several months in the race to get a product to market . Digital distribution can also greatly reduce software piracy . An e-commerce system can build in safeguards that virtually eliminate unauthorized usage without interfering with a customer's legitimate needs. Because a digital goods e-commerce system can separate product licensing rights from the product itself, the digital advantage allows publishers and resellers to set usage based on each customer's needs. Getting Started For help on how Preview's digital goods solutions can help you experience the benefits of digital distribution, visit our Solutions Guide .