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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

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  1. Pubnet The Next Generation RATEX User Group July 2003 Minneapolis, MN

  2. 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.

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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)

  6. Bookstore Pricing • Bookstore Pricing • One time $75 fee to join • Free to use after joining – publishers pay all charges

  7. 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)

  8. Textbook Bundle Finder

  9. Pubnet Access

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. Pubnet Road ShowAugust-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

  13. New Features • Document Cycle Tracking System (DCTS) • Textbook Bundle Finder • Rapid Response • General Merchandise – Launch Q4

  14. New Features Document Cycle Tracking System (DCTS) • Order visibility • Shipment management • Compliance checking/certification

  15. DCTS

  16. DCTS

  17. Textbook Bundlefinder • Textbook Bundlefinder • Thomson • McGraw • VHPS • Houghton Mifflin

  18. Textbook Bundle Finder

  19. Textbook Bundle Finder

  20. Textbook Bundle Finder

  21. Textbook Bundle Finder

  22. Rapid Response • Publisher Rapid Response • Houghton Mifflin • Harper Collins, • NACSCORP • Random House • McGraw Hill

  23. 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

  24. Databasethrough Pubnet.org • Publisher fees eliminated • Goal is to increase the number of participating publishers • More community value • Textbook Bundlefinder integrated

  25. 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

  26. CommunicationsPart I • Pubnet.org • NACS hosted Pubnet listserv • Pubnet newsletter (quarterly)

  27. CommunicationsPart 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

  28. Pubnet/PubEasy Strategic Complementarity PubEasy Pubnet Business Integration Publisher fulfillmt systems Retail POS systems Core Functionality Price and availability Ordering Core Markets Trade College PubEasy Acquisition

  29. 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

  30. Pubeasy Functionality • Pricing and Availability Queries • Order Status (all sources) • Electronic Ordering • Transact (batch ISBN processing) • PubEasy Central (coming soon) • Allows searching across publishers

  31. Top-level links Standard Functionality Easy Industrial Site • Customers can: • Search • Check Availability • Place orders • Track orders • Download Results

  32. Search & Check Availability • Search via • title • ISBN • author • publisher • series • Results: • In Print & In Stock • Reprinting • Not Yet Published • Remaindered • Out of Stock

  33. Enriched Bibliographic Information • Detailed information • title • carton size • publication date • related ISBN • other editions click on the Book…

  34. Marketing Information • Link to any marketing/ consumer website • Providing: • Jacket Cover • Reviews • Sample Chapter • Author Tour Dates • TOC

  35. 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

  36. Carrier Links Seamless Easy Accurate

  37. Transact Integrate with Users’ ordering system Eliminate re-keying Downloadable

  38. Publishers • Publishers: • Random House • HarperCollins • Time Warner • Holtzbrink • Complete list at www.PubEasy.com • Key focus on adding Textbook Publishers

  39. 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 Benefits

  40. Bowker and RATEX BIP promotion Books In Print Database

  41. 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 Books In Print Database

  42. Summary • Substantial new development underway to increase Pubnet customer value • Sign-up for Pubnet! • Call us (800.Pubnet.1), e-mail us (info@pubnet.org) • PubEasy- information and sign-up at www.PubEasy.com • Come to the RATEX & Pubnet User Group meeting • October 2nd and 3rd in Boston

  43. Questions???? • Substantial new development underway to increase Pubnet customer value • Sign-up for Pubnet! • Call us (800.Pubnet.1), e-mail us (info@pubnet.org) • PubEasy- information and sign-up at www.PubEasy.com • Come to the RATEX & Pubnet User Group meeting • October 2nd and 3rd in Boston

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