Leveraging Technology for the Common Good

NAIPR is an independent industry association and 501(c) (3) Nonprofit Organization.
We are committed to the management of Frontlist Plus UniversalSM for the benefit of trade,
college, and Christian stores and reps who call on them.

Fully operational for two-season and three-season publishers, Frontlist Plus UniversalSM invites booksellers and other buyers to register today to initiate their access to this seasonal data.

Just go to the web address below and click "New User? Register Here":

www.frontlistplus.org

Frontlist Plus UniversalSM is now the industry-standard source for catalog-order, new-title data to complement traditional list-presentation methods as well as e-catalogs across book publishing and book-product industries.

With more than 300 participating book publishers and primary distributors representing thousands of imprints across trade and academic publishing, Frontlist Plus UniversalSM furnishes new title data in catalog order, serves as a cost benefit to buyers by eliminating countless hours of redundant data entry across thousands of industry sites utilizing diverse inventory-control systems.

Frontlist Plus UniversalSM, which is designed to meet the new-title-data needs of sales representatives, bookstores, wholesalers, and allied media professionals, offers files for export in the following formats:

• Frontlist Plus Universal/CSV (Excel);
• ROSI-104;
• Anthology;
• Booklog;
• Books-in-Store;
• IBID;
• Information Partner (IRT/IBID Hub);
• Square One (Release 17.00.00);
• TBM Book Manager; and
• WordStock.

NAIPR'S Frontlist Plus UniversalSM FACTS

Free to the Valued Buyer

Frontlist Plus UniversalSM is ultimately focused on the end-user, the buyer or inventory manager following up on their sales representative's seasonal call to sell-in NYP titles. The data is free to booksellers, in catalog order, and available live online throughout the designated catalog season.

When the buyer registers they obtain a User Name and Password that admits them to the system to view available publisher catalogs and to maintain their profile. The system shows the buyer the names, affiliations, and email address of the sales reps in their region along with the catalogs they represent.

With point-and-click simplicity, the buyer is able to export an entire catalog, individual imprints, or individual titles to a folder or destination drive for import into their store system and to create a seasonal new-title purchase order.

Click here to get a Buyer's Guide to Downloading from Frontlist Plus UniversalSM.

The Role of the Sales Representative is Key

Frontlist Plus UniversalSM is also designed to support the sales representative, commission or house, operating in the field or covering the field from an inside sales position. Sales representatives obtain User Names and Passwords and are able to enumerate their publishers for their buyers to see.

At season's start, all participating reps are able to download their entire "bag" in Excel for their sales-management needs and to create paper or e-order forms. They also can "share" their bag with registered buyers. In the case of a house representative, the rep has the ability to share the imprints published by their house.

In the case of an independent publisher representative, the rep can share his or her "bag," or set of publishers they represent in their geographic territory.

For accounts not connected to the Internet or those using older systems, sales representatives are able to download their "bag" to a diskette or CD-ROM to assist their buyers.

Value for the Publishers and Distributors Who Fund the Program

Frontlist Plus UniversalSM operates on a simple non-profit model, whereby publishers and master distributors pay a nominal fee per ISBN included in the program. Contact Laurie Graham for pricing.

Our Web-based system enables NAIPR to enter data manually, import and manage ONIX feeds, and convert MS Excel templates. Catalogs are verified by system administrators to ensure quality before they are available to reps and buyers online.

Frontlist Plus UniversalSM accommodates three-season and two-season paradigms and makes the information freely and universally available during the seasonal window until it is replaced by the following season's titles.

Click here to Self-register with the site and to upload your latest catalog.

Robert Rooney, Executive Director
NAIPR
111 East 14th Street, PMB 157
Zeckendorf Towers
New York, NY 10003

Tel: 888.624.7779
Fax: 800.416.2586
Email

 

Laurie Graham, Director, Publisher Services
Frontlist Plus UniversalSM
28 Ripley Road
Belmont, MA 02478

Tel: 617.484.1988
Email

Download the data submission template (Excel/.xls)