Owned
by R.R. Bowker, a subsidiary of Cambridge Information Group, Pubnet
is an electronic data interchange/electronic commerce (EDI/EC)
service designed by and used within the book industry. Its purpose
is to streamline the book ordering process, improving efficiency
and significantly reducing costs.
Operating
as a business-to-business service, Pubnet works with book buyers
of all types, helping them develop systems to purchase electronically
from publishers and other suppliers using industry-specific subsets
of ANSI EDI standards (X12 BISAC) for purchase orders and purchase
order acknowledgements.
Our
members include Internet bookstores, college stores, wholesalers,
library jobbers, trade stores, international subsidiaries of publishers,
exporters, elementary and high schools, book clubs, and more.
Pubnet has been serving the book industry since July 1987. Pubnet
members are among the best-known names in the retail book trade
and college store market, including Borders Books and Music, Barnes
& Noble College Stores and Follett College Stores.
Key
Features:
- Easy
to use for retailers via direct POS intergration or a clear,
graphical interface.
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Fast order acknowledgment (within an hour of placing an order
with participating publishers and suppliers) via the Pubnet
Rapid Response® Ordering feature.
- One-stop
access to an ever-growing network of book suppliers—the
largest in the extensive Pubnet history—and an expanding
suite of key business documents ready for electronic transmission.
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Pubnet POW offers a web-based solution for vendors and retailers who do
not have integrated EDI capabilities.
- Support
for electronic exchange of business documents conforming to
the Book Industry Systems Advisory Committee's (BISAC) standards,
including invoices, advanced ship notices and advanced return
notices, among others.
- Reliable,
accurate and secure.
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Coming Soon ... General merchandise ordering. Retailers may begin
to order their pens, apparel and candy with Pubnet.
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