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BookNet by Thorpe-Bowker

BookNet is a joint offering from Thorpe-Bowker and UniLink Data Systems. Together we have been providing BookNet; a windows based bookshop management system specifically designed for booksellers, Global Books In Print, the Weekly Book Newsletter, Booksellers+Publisher magazine and Media Extra as a subscription for the past 8 years. The package is designed to be the "One-Stop" solution providing booksellers with vital market intelligence and all the tools needed to increase efficiencies and maximise sales.

BookNet modules include point of sale, customer and inventory management, special orders, approvals, ordering, receiving, returns to supplier and cafe. BookNet can be tailored to suit your business - from single store to a multi-store network.

BookNet also integrates easily with a number of products from leading book industry providers. Bookshops can upload titles directly into their BookNet inventory from Global Books In Print, Titlepage etc; order electronically from your suppliers using PacStream and transfer end of month directly into financial packages including MYOB, Quicken...

BookNet is the answer for booksellers of all sizes - a solution with small store affordability and multi-store functionality.

BookNet is the choice of Leading Independents.

TESTIMONIAL

“Making the change to BookNet in September 2002 was amazingly smooth and trouble-free and in the years since we have built our business substantially. We have had a great relationship with Unilink and feel that the partnership has been a key element in our transition from a small to a medium-sized independent bookshop”.

Chris Redfern

“ The Avenue Bookstore”

Independent Bookshop of the Year, Victoria - 2007

Leading Edge and ABA Bookseller of the Year - 2005

The subscription package can incorporate access to Global Books in Print, the World's leading online bibliographic database for book professionals. Global Books In Print features more than 14.8 million in-print, forthcoming and out-of-print titles.  As ISBN agency for Australia (along with the US) Thorpe-Bowker has the distinct advantage of being able to offer the richest, unbiased, authoritative and comprehensive title information available.  All of this means that by using Global Books In Print booksellers are able to find the books their customers are looking for quickly. 

 BookNet Package

  • Phone and Internet support

  • Easy-to-use, intuitive interface

  • Integration to accounting packages, reducing double-entry

  • Seamless web integration with GlobalBooksInPrint.com & Titlepage

  • Integrated EFTPOS

  • Multi-store shop connectivity

  • Comprehensive reporting

  • ONIX and ISBN-13 compliant

BookNet Inventory Software (Base package)

  • Point of Sale / Inventory
  • Customers / Special Orders
  • Laybys / Gift Vouchers
  • EDI / Ordering / Receiving
  • Support & Upgrades
  • Loyalty Program
  • Returns
  • Customer Profiling

Subscribers can choose to receive additional BookNet modules

  • Accounts - Payable & Receivable modules
  • BookNet Textbook module 
  • BookWeb Online shopping interface
  • Cafe modules

Online Selling

BookWeb provides you with the opportunity to turn your BookNet Inventory Management System into an online shopping basket.  BookWeb allows customers to place orders, search for items, check accounts, track orders and make payments in a secure environment over the Internet. 

Most web-sites that are being used by bookshops are static and require significant staffing or outsourced costs to continually update their sites. Sometimes this requires the uploading and downloading of data up to four or five times per day. BookWeb changes the need for this labour intensive solution. BookWeb is updated in real-time and orders are received automatically. Most importantly BookWeb minimises staffing and processing time, leading to increased efficiencies for your business.

At a Glance...

  • Online selling
  • Searching functionality - Keywords, ISBN and author
  • Increased customer service and branding
  • Automatic updating of data and downloading of orders
  • Secure payment environment
  • Order tracking
  • Ability for customers to access their account details


Modules Available

  • Shopping basket
  • Secure banking gateway
  • Order tracking
  • Accounts look-up
  • E-parcel integration

BookWeb now integrates with PayPalฎ. Click below to register.

Register here for PayPal Business account

After registering with PayPal, using the above link, please contact paypal@unilink.com.au for further instructions.

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Further Information

To receive an online or in-store demonstration and for pricing, please contact Anthony Shaw (National Sales and Marketing Manager) on 61 (3) 8517 8350 or 0425 342 178 or Email: Click here to email.  

 

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Our customers include:

Collins Booksellers

Collins Booksellers have selected BookNet as their Inventory Management system, as well as Global Books In Print as their preferred bibliographic source. The roll-out for Collins 34 franchises is due for completion in early 2008.

Book City

Book City have selected BookNet as their Inventory Management system, as well as Global Books In Print as their preferred bibliographic source. The roll-out for Book City's 28 franchise shops is due for completion in 2008.

New South Wales

NEW ZEALAND

NORTHERN TERRITORY

QUEENSLAND  

  • AIM Queensland – Brisbane

  • Angus & Robertson – Cairns (Earlville)  

  • Apostrophe Books - Clifton Beach (NEW)

  • Avid Reader – West End

  • Capers Bookstore – Maleny  

  • Chapters of Roma – Roma  

  • Mary Ryan – Bulimba, Hervey Bay, Milton, New Farm, Noosa, Paddington, Springfield Lakes & Toowoomba

SOUTH AUSTRALIA  

TASMANIA

VICTORIA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA


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