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Pubnet
The Next Generation
RATEX User Group
July 2003
Minneapolis, MN
What is Pubnet?
The publishing industry’s leading
Internet-based electronic commerce
exchange that allows thousands of
booksellers to access and place
orders with hundreds of publisher
and suppliers.
Background Info
Originally created in the early 80’s by:
National Association of College Stores
Association of American Publishers
American Booksellers Association
R.R. Bowker
Publishers
Major Publishers using Pubnet
Random House
HarperCollins
Simon & Schuster
Pearson
AOL-Time Warner Publishing
McGraw Hill
Thompson Learning
A complete list can be found at www.Pubnet.org
Discounts
Publishers offering discounts for Pubnet Orders
HarperCollins 1%
Thompson ½-1%
Macmillan Computer Publishing ½% for orders
Simon & Schuster – 1% for orders (store must
meet minimum order requirements)
Bookstore Pricing
Bookstore Pricing
One time $75 fee to join
Free to use after joining – publishers pay all
charges
Pubnet Access
Two ways Bookstores access Pubnet
RATEX System – POS System
Pubnet.org - Web site
RATEX System
No manual purchase order re-entry
Access through FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
Textbook Bundle Finder
Pubnet Access
Support
Comprehensive Client Services
One-call support - 1.800.PUBNET.1
Available through phone, fax, Web site &
e-mail from 9 am to 7 pm Eastern time
Headline Changes
Bowker acquires Pubnet- July 2002
Ongoing participation from NACS, ABA
and AAP
Pubnet ops integrated into Bowker- Jan 2003
Includes sales, marketing & customer service
Bowker acquires PubEasy- February 2003
>$1 million investment in s/w development
2003/2004
Currently rolling out enhancements
Pubnet Road Show
August-December 2002
Meetings with bookstores, publishers,
distributors, POS providers across the U.S.
Understand Pubnet strengths and challenges
Recognize market needs
Create Pubnet development plan
New Features
Document Cycle Tracking System (DCTS)
Textbook Bundle Finder
Rapid Response
General Merchandise – Launch Q4
New Features
Document Cycle Tracking System (DCTS)
Order visibility
Shipment management
Compliance checking/certification
DCTS
DCTS
Textbook Bundlefinder
Textbook Bundlefinder
Thomson
McGraw
VHPS
Houghton Mifflin
Textbook Bundle Finder
Textbook Bundle Finder
Textbook Bundle Finder
Textbook Bundle Finder
Rapid Response
Publisher Rapid Response
Houghton Mifflin
Harper Collins,
NACSCORP
Random House
McGraw Hill
General Merchandise
General merchandise module 4th Q ‘03
Pilot project underway
RATEX & other POS providers, 10 vendors
RATEX intends to enable all EDI capabilities it has
piloted as direct FTP thorough Pubnet in the near
future
All RATEX users that have the Link Module on
maintenance will receive the upgrades
Database
through Pubnet.org
Publisher fees eliminated
Goal is to increase the number of
participating publishers
More community value
Textbook Bundlefinder integrated
The New Approach
Actively Involved in the Publishing Industry
Engaged and involved
Communication
Problem solving
Goal is to drive supply chain efficiencies across the
book industry
Communications
Part I
Pubnet.org
NACS hosted Pubnet listserv
Pubnet newsletter (quarterly)
Communications
Part II
RATEX system Pubnet user guides
Pubnet User Group meeting
October 2-3, 2003 in Peabody, MA
Bookstore pricing $195/person
Discounted price $145 until August 15th
RATEX User Group meeting – October 2ed
PubEasy Acquisition
Pubnet/PubEasy Strategic Complementarity
PubEasy
Pubnet
Business
Integration
Publisher fulfillmt
systems
Retail POS
systems
Core
Functionality
Price and
availability
Ordering
Core Markets
Trade
College
Community, Community, Community
Why are booksellers reacting so favorably?
unprecedented inquiry & transactional access
speeds access to critical data
demystifies doing business on the Internet
reduces high cost infrastructure
brings buyers and sellers together
1 password, 1 system
Pubeasy Functionality
Pricing and Availability Queries
Order Status (all sources)
Electronic Ordering
Transact (batch ISBN processing)
PubEasy Central (coming soon)
Allows searching across publishers
Top-level links
Standard Functionality
Easy
Industrial Site
Customers can:
• Search
• Check Availability
• Place orders
• Track orders
• Download Results
Search & Check Availability
Search via
• title
• ISBN
• author
• publisher
• series
Results:
• In Print & In Stock
• Reprinting
• Not Yet Published
• Remaindered
• Out of Stock
Enriched Bibliographic
Information
Detailed information
• title
• carton size
• publication date
• related ISBN
• other editions
click on the Book…
Marketing Information
Link to any
marketing/
consumer website
Providing:
• Jacket Cover
• Reviews
• Sample Chapter
• Author Tour Dates
• TOC
Order Status Results
Real-time order status:
• ISBN
• PO Number
Results:
• Order in Progress
• Invoiced/Stock fulfilled
• Not yet published
• Back Order
• Reprinting
Carrier & Shipper links
Carrier Links
Seamless
Easy
Accurate
Transact
Integrate with Users’
ordering system
Eliminate re-keying
Downloadable
Publishers
Publishers:
Random House
HarperCollins
Time Warner
Holtzbrink
Complete list at www.PubEasy.com
Key focus on adding Textbook Publishers
Benefits
For Bookstores
Free to users
Fast and easy
Saves phone calls
User-friendly Interface
Great Functionality
For Publishers
Improved customer
service
Fewer phone calls
Exchange Service for
small publishers
Books In Print Database
Bowker and RATEX BIP promotion
Books In Print Database
What’s Included
Integrated on your RATEX System
Extended Title Database – 4.2 million records
Weekly updates
Stores requesting daily updates – Extra $50/mo. Fee
Pricing
Single User License - $1,995/yr.
Multi-User (up to 10) User License - $4,995/yr.
Over 10 Users Bowker will provide a custom quote
Summary
Substantial new development underway to increase
Pubnet customer value
Sign-up for Pubnet!
Call us (800.Pubnet.1), e-mail us ([email protected])
PubEasy- information and sign-up at
www.PubEasy.com
Come to the RATEX & Pubnet User Group meeting
October 2nd and 3rd in Boston
Questions????
Substantial new development underway to increase
Pubnet customer value
Sign-up for Pubnet!
Call us (800.Pubnet.1), e-mail us ([email protected])
PubEasy- information and sign-up at
www.PubEasy.com
Come to the RATEX & Pubnet User Group meeting
October 2nd and 3rd in Boston