Solutions Showcase: Fulfilling Your Core Competencies

Aero Fulfillment Services
Services: With 700,000 square feet of warehousing space, Aero Fulfillment Services supports trade publication distribution and has in-house capabilities designed to handle ordering and delivery to large retailers. The company also supports distribution for book-of-the-month programs and pre-order fulfillment, and manages returns, back-end invoicing and payment processing.
Pricing: Not provided.
Book publishing customers include: Not available for publication.
Contact: (800) 225-7145, www.AeroFulfillmentServicesCorp.com

Amazon.com Inc.
Services: “Fulfillment by Amazon” is a new service that enables book publishers to send inventory directly to Amazon, where it is stored and managed in a secure, climate-controlled facility. When orders are received, Amazon picks, packs and ships the products direct to the publishers’ customers. Fulfillment by Amazon is available to any merchant, whether they sell on Amazon or not. “Basic Fulfillment” is Amazon’s service that enables merchants to fulfill orders from sales channels other than Amazon. com using inventory they have stored in the Amazon Fulfillment Center.
Pricing: There are no setup or subscription fees when enrolling in Fulfillment by Amazon. Publishers pay only when a sale is transacted. Prices for Basic Fulfillment vary depending on the item and the ship method used.

Book publishing customers include: Not available for publication.
Contact: www.Amazon.com
aNETorder Inc.
Services: aNetorder’s facilities are strategically located in Louisville, Ky., and Naperville, Ill., near Chicago to enable aNetorder to offer lower transport costs and expedited delivery. The distribution centers introduce mailed products directly into the USPS Bulk, Sectional and Destination Delivery units. aNet’s Oracle-based warehouse-management system moves product through the operation—from receipt of goods to final delivery—and an inventory and order-processing module enables customers secure access to their inventory and transactional data 24/7.
Pricing: Not provided.
Book publishing customers include: Not available for publication.
Contact: (502) 995-2000 (Louisville), (630) 579-8800 (Naperville), www.aNetorder.com

Berkshire Information Systems Inc.
Services: The 60,000-square-foot warehouse offers fulfillment services including consumer and bulk distribution. Order shipments are complete with online verification, tracking and proof of delivery. Standard online inventory and activity reporting includes automatic inventory low-stock notification.
Pricing: Not provided.
Book publishing customers include: Not available for publication.
Contact: (800) 232-3240, www.Berkshire-IS.com