Partners/West Goes Live on PubEasy
Partners/West Goes Live on PubEasyMajor Wholesaler Streamlines Operations and Increases Product Line Exposure
PubEasy, the fast-growing book trade electronic commerce service in Europe and North America, announced today that Partners/West titles are now available through PubEasy. The new wholesaler relationship continues to expand PubEasy's leadership role in book trade e-commerce.Partners/West is the largest independent wholesaler in the Western U.S., carrying 85,000 titles, including— bestsellers, midlist, children’s and regional with quickly expanding emphasis on mind-body-spirit titles. Partners/ West sister company in Michigan will follow in joining PubEasy.
“The inclusion of Partners/West represents another significant stepping stone towards our goal of increasing global efficiency in the industry’s [book publishing] supply chain,” said Gary Aiello, Executive VP and GM of Publisher/ Retail Business at Bowker the parent company of PubEasy. “Adding value to this important channel of the publishing market is essential and this continues our drive to make PubEasy a bookseller’s one-stop-shop for book ordering and enquiry.”
North American members of PubEasy may access Partners/ West large selection of titles by visiting their Affiliate site at http://exchange.pubeasy.com/partners or accessing PubEasy Central Services at www.pubeasycentral.com.
All booksellers may receive free access to Partners/West titles by registering at www.pubeasy.com. Registered members around the world may now access all North American Affiliates along with Partners/ West (starting in July) via Central Services at www.pubeasycentral.com or from the Partners West Affiliate homepage.
“Partners/ West is embarking on a mission to create greater efficiency within the organization”, said Gloria Genee, General Manager of Partners/West. “We look forward to the convenience and quick access to information, and ordering capabilities PubEasy is set to provide.”