Welcome to the Quarterly Pubnet Newsletter! Moving ahead in the year, Pubnet is diligently working with publishers, POS vendors and bookstores across all industries to bring you new and expanded services to you.

Missed us at the last conference or event? Be sure to mark your calendar for the Fall User Group Meeting on October 14-15 in New Orleans to see the unveiling of new enhancements, products and catch up on the all the latest Pubnet developments.

In the meantime, please feel free to provide your feedback about topics in this newsletter or any Pubnet related topic by sending an email to info@pubnet.org.

The sounds of summer are here, but if you listen closely you can hear the faint sound of the Mardi Gras Band. This fall Pubnet invites you to join us for the Annual User Group Meeting (UGM), October 14-15 in New Orleans, LA.

The Pubnet UGM will showcase various POS vendor sessions, a session dedicated to PubEasy -- the web-based ordering and enquiry tool, breakouts for that address specific book markets and much more.

Registration for the event will be made available shortly and discounts will be offered for early registrations. If you would like to be contacted with information regarding registration or event details, email mike.donoghue@bowker.com.

Yesterday, June 29th, CTA official went offline in Canada. Pubnet has
Successfully transitioned members of the old CTA network to the Pubnet EDI
Community.

Some minor challenges that had arisen during the transition, but they have all been addressed and resolved by the Pubnet Technical Support Team. Through their tireless dedication, CTA members can now fully experience the advantages of EDI for their book ordering.

For more about the transition and current trading partners on Pubnet Canada, visit http://www.booknetcanada.com/booknet/edi_pubnet.shtml.

Transitioning from Xnet to Pubnet has already begun and is scheduled to be completed by September. This first phase of the transition will include moving and testing existing interconnect partnerships, vendors, retailers with in-house developed EDI systems and major POS systems (Bookstore Manager, IBID/IRT and Booklog) to Pubnet. For information about setting up a testing and transition timeline, email info@pubnet.org.

Retailers who utilize a major POS (point-of-sale) vendor for electronic ordering do not have to contact Pubnet directly at this time. POS vendors will notify retailers directly of any changes they will have to make to their system during the transition process.

We had 1 new US based and 22 new Canadian based publishers. Plus, 66 new US and 52 new Canadian bookstores & distributors joined Pubnet in the last quarter. Welcome aboard to all!

For a complete list of Vendors and Retailers on Pubnet, visit https://www.pubnet.org/PLS2/pubnet/pubVendList.mainpage.

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The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association has announced it has reached an agreement with Bowker to utilize Pubnet® as the new Xnet® EDI service provider for the Christian products industry.

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Find out about some of this summer’s hottest trade titles with Bookwire Presents. These featured titles include reviews and bibliographic information about assorted subjects that are just right for any bookstore shelf.

View the latest recommended titles.

Below are upcoming shows that Pubnet will be presenting at. For a full listing of shows, visit {CLICKTHRU9}.

Southeast Booksellers Association (SEBA)
2004 Annual Conference
Date: September 10-12
Location: Atlanta, GA
Schedule a meeting

Pubnet User Group Meeting 2004
Date: October 14-15
Location: Ambassador Hotel
New Orleans, LA
Request registration information
mike.donoghue@bowker.com