A tried and true set of tools & services for reps & publishers capable of streamlining book orders.
Book Rep Centraal
Why pick Book Rep Centraal?
We work with book accounts all over the world to streamline orders and account management, and to provide up-to-date data. Oh yeah, and we customize it for your business.
Onix & Title Management
Centraal manages Onix 2.1 and Onix 3.0 data feeds from nearly any source, including Firebrand and FTP delivery. We have ready-made templates for 20+ publishers and vendors. We understand the market’s metadata needs and can help publishers maximize opportunities. If your team hasn’t enjoyed the benefits of Onix data, you’re in for a treat.
Order Processing
The core of Centraal is a custom-built Filemaker ordering system that has been used in the field for 15+ years. It provides organized, standardized, and clear order submissions via Excel or PDF. Promo Codes and specials are clear and easy to manage. Each user can process & manage orders for their entire customer base or sales territory.
Edelweiss Integration
We’ve been Edelweiss users from the very beginning and have built tools to simplify order imports and exports. This includes the Order Management Module (OMM) used by many publishers.
Sales Presentations Made Easy
As publishers move away from printed catalogs, Centraal allows reps to manage and present materials on an iPad. We have processes that allow for 1-button syncing for all users. Sales materials are coordinated, focused, and ready to use.
We’VE field tested Centraal for 15 years to make IT user friendly, customizable, and efficient.
Capabilities
Prompt, uniform distribution of seasonal specials, title-specific marketing, and major award updates.
A simple management process for drop-in titles, in-season specials, and electronic distribution of sell sheets.
Centraal can manage the distribution of marketing templates for use with email or web services (Constant Contact).
After each selling season, Centraal can convert frontlist titles to backlist and update out-of-print titles in each reps database.
Presales - title data (in the database for note taking), manuscripts, pdfs, tip sheets (loaded onto the iPads) distributed before sales conferences, to each sales rep.
Sales - During the presentation reps have why-to-buy notes, sales history, and presentation materials for each title which coordinates the sales effort for a more informed sales call and an engaged book buyer.
Ordering - Reps are well informed and prepared to take, process and submit orders from catalog, Edelweiss, excel upload, fax and pdf.
Organized, standardized and clear order submissions to your order entry departments via Excel upload or via pdf with promotional codes and title specials clearly marked with pertinent account information included.
Specifications
Centraal’s software is compatible with Windows and Mac computers. Sales presentations work well with iPads.
We continually make improvements to Centraal because Fujii Associates uses it daily, and has for 15 years.
Centraal can be customized to your needs. We have built systems for reps selling all over the world. Whether you are a single rep, a small group or a full Publisher sales team, we have a scalable solution.
If you only need part of what Centraal offers, that is fine. We can do any or all parts of Book Rep Centraal. We have reasonable rates and hourly training to suit your needs.
Got more questions? No problem! Andy, the administrator of Book Rep Centraal, has the answers for you.
“I receive weekly updates that include OSI, OOP, Price updates, New Season title information, Pub Date changes, Drop-in titles, and much more. This allows more time, on our end, to concentrate on sales without us accumulating the added task.”
— Robin Bell, Director of Ops at Chesapeake & Hudson. Centraal user for 12 years.
Onix XML File
“The system is performing flawlessly. Centraal has helped keep our reps organized and consistent when processing and delivering orders to our publishers.”
— Derek Lawrence, President of Imprint Group.
FileMaker Ordering System