Products made for book people

CataList

Browse catalogues and create book orders easily

Looking for new books to stock? CataList is a digital tool that lets you browse publisher catalogues or use the powerful search to find the titles you’re looking for. Retailer accounts are completely free.

• Always current. Data is updated daily, so you’ve always got the most up-to-date information. You can also set change notifications to be alerted automatically when important information is updated.
• Everything in one place. Publishers can share interior spreads, book trailers, or other multimedia right in the system. And our partnership with NetGalley means you can request ARCs while browsing your catalogues.
• Personalized for your business. Create your own custom catalogues or receive custom catalogues created for you by publishers where they can share relevant details with you through the notes feature.
• Curated catalogues. CataList has partnerships with many industry associations, making it easy for you to find curated catalogues such as Books For Everybody, Forest of Reading and other awards catalogues, catalogues of regional titles, and more.
• Ordering made easy. Search and browse for titles, and create and export orders directly within the system.

SalesData & LibraryData

More intelligence for better business

SalesData is a service that gathers weekly point-of-sales data from over 2,000 retail outlets in Canada, and LibraryData collects weekly circulation data from over 80 public libraries across Canada. SalesData lets you see what’s happening in the Canadian trade print market, and access is free when you submit your point-of-sale data.

• Conduct vital, cost-effective market research and analysis. Easily discover the right books for your store using our gap analysis reports to see if you’re missing out on potential sales.
• Be the first to know each week’s bestsellers. Set up the reports you want to see and have them sent to your inbox every week. Your sales will also count towards national, regional, and other bestseller lists like those published by The Globe & Mail.
• Insights into the Canadian library market. Use LibraryData to compare circulation data to the retail market, produce overall ‘Popular Books’ lists, and examine library trends by genre, regions, authors, and more.
• Subscriber-only research. Your subscription gives you access to exclusive reports in our Research Portal, such as our monthly market snapshots and annual Canadian literary award reports. Upon sign up we’ll send you a free copy of our annual market research report, The Canadian Book Market, plus an in-depth study of perennial bestsellers right away.

BiblioShare

Quality-assured metadata spread far and wide

BiblioShare is a free quality-controlled aggregation system that collects and disseminates bibliographic data using ONIX throughout the Canadian market.

• Quality assurance. We validate the data that is sent to us to make sure what you’re receiving is what you’re expecting.
• All in one place. BiblioShare collects ONIX records, cover images, position files, and supplementary materials like samples, teacher’s guides, and more, for any book available in the Canadian market — with over 3 million product records and counting! Data users only need to come to this one authoritative source.
• Up-to-date bibliographic data. Access it through one of our handy web services like the Bookstore Builder Shopify plugin to power your e-commerce website or image web service that provides you with cover images, author images, or interiors.
• It’s free! All regular data pulls are free and custom data pulls can be arranged if you get in touch.

EDI

The fastest way to do business

Pubnet EDI streamlines ordering and invoicing, and returns, while improving communication with publishers, all for a one-time setup fee of $50.

• e-Commerce made easy. Let your computer handle the drudge work of the data entry and data exchange involved with ordering, shipping, and payment processing. You get books faster while saving on operational costs.
• Continue to use your current POS systems. Just set it up once, and you’re done: it works in the background and requires no staff training.
• Help is always close at hand. Customer tech support is available from our US partners, MVB, from Monday to Friday.
• Canadian standards by Canadians. BookNet Canada takes care of all the recruitment and maintains EDI standards for the Canadian industry.
• When you sign up, you can also register for a SAN (Standard Address Number) if you don’t already have one.