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

Pubnet

The Next Generation

RATEX User Group

July 2003 Minneapolis, MN

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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.

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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

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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

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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)

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Bookstore Pricing

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

charges

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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)

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Textbook Bundle Finder

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Pubnet Access

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Support

Comprehensive Client ServicesOne-call support - 1.800.PUBNET.1Available through phone, fax, Web site &

e-mail from 9 am to 7 pm Eastern time

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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

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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

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New Features

Document Cycle Tracking System (DCTS) Textbook Bundle Finder Rapid Response General Merchandise – Launch Q4

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New Features

Document Cycle Tracking System (DCTS) Order visibility Shipment management Compliance checking/certification

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DCTS

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DCTS

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Textbook Bundlefinder

Textbook Bundlefinder Thomson McGraw VHPS Houghton Mifflin

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Textbook Bundle Finder

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Textbook Bundle Finder

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Textbook Bundle Finder

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Textbook Bundle Finder

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Rapid Response

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

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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

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Database through Pubnet.org

Publisher fees eliminated Goal is to increase the number of

participating publishers More community value Textbook Bundlefinder integrated

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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

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Communications Part I

Pubnet.org

NACS hosted Pubnet listserv

Pubnet newsletter (quarterly)

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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

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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

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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

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Pubeasy Functionality

Pricing and Availability Queries Order Status (all sources) Electronic Ordering Transact (batch ISBN processing) PubEasy Central (coming soon)

Allows searching across publishers

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Standard Functionality

Easy

Industrial Site

Customers can:• Search• Check Availability • Place orders• Track orders• Download Results

Top-level links

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Search via• title• ISBN• author• publisher• series

Results:• In Print & In Stock• Reprinting• Not Yet Published• Remaindered • Out of Stock

Search & Check Availability

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Detailed information • title • carton size• publication date• related ISBN• other editions

click on the Book…

Enriched Bibliographic Information

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Link to any marketing/ consumer website

Providing:• Jacket Cover• Reviews• Sample Chapter• Author Tour Dates• TOC

Marketing Information

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Real-time order status:• ISBN• PO Number

Results:• Order in Progress• Invoiced/Stock fulfilled• Not yet published• Back Order• Reprinting

Carrier & Shipper links

Order Status Results

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Seamless

Easy

Accurate

Carrier Links

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Integrate with Users’ ordering system

Eliminate re-keying

Downloadable

Transact

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Publishers: Random House HarperCollins Time Warner Holtzbrink

Complete list at www.PubEasy.com Key focus on adding Textbook Publishers

Publishers

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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

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Books In Print Database

Bowker and RATEX BIP promotion

                                   

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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

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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

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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