BookStream, the Poughkeepsie, N.Y., wholesaler that has been quietly
selling to some booksellers in the Northeast, is "at a point now where
the title base is adequate and growing all the time and the fulfillment
rate is good enough for us to announce we're open for business,"
president Jack Herr said. BookStream began limited operations late last year (Shelf Awareness, September 8, 2005).
BookStream offers two-day shipping from Maine to Ohio to North Carolina with free freight and no minimums. The company is emphasizing its 42% discount on all orders, aimed at "leveling the playing field for all booksellers and eliminating any kind of subsidy for larger booksellers," as Herr put it. "Our business principle of fairness has resonated incredibly positively among booksellers, even the larger stores who support the idea of having their smallest colleagues have a reasonable and level playing field on which to compete."
The company is "up and running" with WordStock, IBID, Anthology, Square One and Book Log and is talking with Books in Store, Herr said.
The "crucial" aspect about the opening announcement, Herr continued, is that "we're here in business. We've overcome some hurdles and demonstrated we have the financial stamina to make this go and will continue to do so."
BookStream is located at Poughkeepsie Business Park, 900 Dutchess Turnpike, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 12603; 866-416-1112 or 845-452-4042; fax 845-452-7968. The company's Web site is bookstream.com.
BookStream offers two-day shipping from Maine to Ohio to North Carolina with free freight and no minimums. The company is emphasizing its 42% discount on all orders, aimed at "leveling the playing field for all booksellers and eliminating any kind of subsidy for larger booksellers," as Herr put it. "Our business principle of fairness has resonated incredibly positively among booksellers, even the larger stores who support the idea of having their smallest colleagues have a reasonable and level playing field on which to compete."
The company is "up and running" with WordStock, IBID, Anthology, Square One and Book Log and is talking with Books in Store, Herr said.
The "crucial" aspect about the opening announcement, Herr continued, is that "we're here in business. We've overcome some hurdles and demonstrated we have the financial stamina to make this go and will continue to do so."
BookStream is located at Poughkeepsie Business Park, 900 Dutchess Turnpike, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 12603; 866-416-1112 or 845-452-4042; fax 845-452-7968. The company's Web site is bookstream.com.