The Leading Multiple-Media Publisher of Scientific, Technical and Health Information Products and Services, Is to Join the PubEasy Bookselling Community to Offer Price, Availability and Ordering Information Online

New Providence, N.J. - March 1, 2006 - PubEasy®, the global enquiry and ordering service for the book industry, announced today that Elsevier, the scientific, technical & health publishing house, will join the ever growing e-community of booksellers and their suppliers in the UK market.

When Elsevier goes live at the start of July 2006, titles serviced via their UK distribution facilities will be available to registered booksellers with a PubEasy password for all ordering and enquiry needs. Booksellers who wish to receive free access to PubEasy, simply go to http://register.pubeasy.com and register online. Registered booksellers and distributors will be able to check price and availability, place orders, and track the status of ALL their Elsevier orders (including fax, telephone, EDI and more) twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week from anywhere over the World Wide Web.

"We are extremely pleased to welcome Elsevier as a PubEasy Affiliate," said Charles Halpin, General Manager of PubEasy. "The addition of Elsevier's books will expand upon our initiative of offering instant access to the world's greatest English language titles -- to all bookstores around the world. And we look forward to supporting Elsevier's commitment to supplying its customers with state-of-the-art service into the future."

"I am very pleased that Elsevier is joining the PubEasy community," said Peter Pounds, Elsevier's General Manager of Books Customer Service for Europe. "The range of services offered by PubEasy is of great benefit to our bookseller customers and it is important to Elsevier that our customers have choice in how they choose to transact with us. PubEasy will complement our existing range of customer service options and offers booksellers a 24 hours per day, 7 days a week e-commerce service with Elsevier and the rest of the community."

About Elsevier
Elsevier is a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services. Working in partnership with the global science and health communities, Elsevier's 7,000 employees in over 70 offices worldwide publish more than 2,000 journals and 1,900 new books per year.

Elsevier (www.elsevier.com) is a global business headquartered in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and has offices worldwide. Elsevier is part of Reed Elsevier Group plc (www.reedelsevier.com) a world-leading publisher and information provider. Operating in the science and medical, legal, education and business-to-business sectors, Reed Elsevier provides high-quality and flexible information solutions to users, with increasing emphasis on the Internet as a means of delivery. Reed Elsevier's ticker symbols are REN (Euronext Amsterdam), REL (London Stock Exchange), RUK and ENL (New York Stock Exchange).

About Bowker
Bowker is the world's leading provider of bibliographic information management solutions designed to help publishers, booksellers, and libraries better serve their customers. The company is focused on developing various tools and products that make books easier for people to discover, evaluate, order, and experience, as well as providing services to publishers that help them better understand and meet the interests of readers worldwide. Bowker is a member of the ProQuest family of companies and is headquartered in New Providence, N.J., with additional operations in England and Australia. For more information, please visit www.bowker.com.