Solutions Showcase: Fulfilling Your Core Competencies
BookMasters Inc.
Services: Offers both trade and direct-to-consumer (through AtlasBooks.com) fulfillment services, including order processing, inventory control and customer service support. An online accountmanagement system enables publishers to access order, sales and inventory information in real-time via a secure Internet connection.
Pricing: Not provided. Pricing structure is dependent upon the services publishers choose and may be based upon a pertransaction or percentage-of-sales rates.
Book publishing customers include: University of Pittsburgh; Carnegie Learning; Kent State University; Purdue University
Contact: (800) 537-6727, www.Book-Masters.com
Books International Inc.
Services: Shipping programs provide pick, pack and ship services along with carrier-compliant labeling. The programs enable clients to send electronic shipping files from their chosen software programs, and electronic confirmations are returned to them, along with various inventory reports.
Pricing: Not provided. Publishers are charged an inclusive fee based on a percentage of monthly gross sales.
Book publishing customers include: Capital Books; Kumon Publishing; Potomac Books; University Science Books; World Book Inc.
Contact: (703) 661-1500, www.BooksIntl.com
Fairrington Transportation Corp.
Services: Operates warehouses in Bolingbrook, Ill., and Cranbury, N.J., and provides a range of inventory and fulfillment services, including pick, pack and kitting; and inventory reporting and management control.A
Pricing: Not provided.
Book publishing customers include: Not available for publication.
Contact: (800) 323-5935, (630) 783-9200, www.Fairrington.com
Fulfillment America Inc.
Services: Its fulfillment and logistics services include: low-stock item alert, maintained print-on-demand items for low stock, online reporting, advance receipt notifications, bar-coding, picking, packing, assembly and labeling, kitting (including client custom kitting online), shipping via all common carriers with real-time update of tracking information for Web reporting, shipment consolidation, route optimization and cost analysis for all outbound shipping activity.
Pricing: Not available.
Book publishing customers include: CollegeBoard
Contact: (978) 988-7576, www.FulfillmentAmerica.com
Karol Media
Services: Provides fulfillment services to publishers, associations and public relations firms, including e-commerce and customer service support; and pick-andpack, inventory management, returns and reporting management. Also offers media services like video, CD or DVD duplication, media packaging, literature printing and ad specialties.
Pricing: Not provided. Offers several fee structures based on a publisher’s service requirements and volume activity.
Book publishing customers include: Not available for publication.
Contact: (800) 526-4773, www.Karol-Media.com
- Companies:
- Aero Fulfillment Services
- Amazon.com
- Berkshire Information Systems Inc.
- BookMasters Inc.
- Books Intl. Inc.
- Fairrington Transportation Corp.
- Fulfillment America Inc.
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Karol Media
- New Territories Inc.
- Oracle
- The Associated Press
- The Maple-Vail Book Manufacturing Group
- Ware-Pak Inc.
- World Book