Other Software for Book Publishers

Software for:

ONIX | E-commerce| Book Promotion | Affiliates | Page Layout | eBooks

Many publishers are sell their books directly to consumers (B to C) and retailers (B to B) via their own web store.

Most, but not all, book publishing software vendors offer various degrees of ecommerce functionality.

While most publishing software solutions offer B to C functionality, only some offer B to B functionality. Some vendors offer a turnkey solution while other vendor's solutions require the use of a web design staff. Some solutions allow customers to view their account and open orders.

Acumen

Acumen's eCommerce Interchange Optional Module is a suite of functions that enables ACUMEN to communicate with any number of web sites to supply updated product information, receive and process web orders, synchronize the maintenance of customer data, and automatically email order and shipment confirmations to customers.

Acumen also offers a turnkey ecommerce service that includes web design and hosting.

BookMaster

BookMaster e-Commerce works directly in real time with the existing BookMaster database and business logic so you can very quickly implement it without the need to use an additional database. If a price, discount, product description, catalogue listing or any other information is changed on the core system, the change is reflected immediately in the e-Commerce system.

Working with a single database it means the risk of error is reduced as your data only has to be maintained in one place.

BookWorks

Can be configured with front-end web applications allowing your customers to both order product and see the status of their accounts and specific orders.

Cat's Pajamas

ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) is a translation system that provides access to data stored in Cat's Pajamas data files by your web site. That means that you have access to the LIVE data. No more copying the files or waiting until everybody else is out of the data files before a third-party program can access them.

Global Turnkey

Your web site is seamlessly integrated into the UNISON book publishing software system. That means all your business rules for customers, discounts and pricing are in place, no replication is necessary for the web site. The benefits are numerous. A customer can order and track a shipment whenever they want

Vista

Vista's comprehensive ebusiness solutions offer Integration with VISTA transaction applications through standard APIs to existing customer-facing internet solutions and development of specific internet-enabled applications to allow publishers to provide specific customer-facing Internet services