Booksellers will be able to obtain real-time access to book price and availability, place and track orders with Pearson Education through the PubEasy UK and International community portal

New Providence, NJ - July 21, 2009 - PubEasy®, the global enquiry and ordering service for the book industry, announced today that Pearson Education UK, the global leader in educational publishing, will join the growing e-community of booksellers and their suppliers in the UK and International market.

"We’re delighted to welcome Pearson Education as a PubEasy Affiliate," said Liz McNaughton, European Sales Manager of PubEasy. "This will greatly enhance our offering of world class education titles to all booksellers around the world. Pearson Education has been a much requested publisher by booksellers over the last few years, and I know that this will generate a real buzz amongst the PubEasy community. It will mean that booksellers will be able to buy both their Penguin and their Pearson Education titles alongside each other which will make their lives easier and enable a more efficient supply chain. We’re looking forward to the go-live which is planned for autumn 2009."

“A number of our customers have been asking us to join PubEasy so I am extremely pleased that Pearson Education will soon be on board” said Simon Mavin, Sales & Marketing Director at Pearson Education. Mary Gibbons, Customer Operations Director at Pearson said that “A significant number of the enquiries we receive are customers checking the Price and Availability of our titles, and by being part of PubEasy it means that we can provide a faster and more efficient service to customers. It is of particular value for international customers where time differences can mean a delay in answering often time-critical enquires”.

When Pearson Education goes live (scheduled for autumn 2009), titles serviced via their UK distribution facilities will be available to registered booksellers with a PubEasy password for ordering and enquiry needs. Booksellers who wish to receive free access to PubEasy, simply go to www.pubeasy.com and register online. Registered booksellers and distributors will be able to check price and availability, place and track orders with Pearson Education 24/7 from anywhere over the internet.

About Pearson Education
Pearson Education is part of the global media and education group Pearson (www.pearson.com) and a sister company of Penguin and the Financial Times newspaper. Every day its books and learning tools help people around the world to grow their knowledge, develop their skills and realise their potential.
Publishing across a wide spectrum of subjects, including business, technology, sciences, law and humanities, its books and resources help students to learn, teachers to teach and professionals to learn and develop throughout their careers.

About PubEasy
PubEasy offers thousands of publisher imprints and millions of titles to over 16,000 booksellers in 120 countries. Publishers, distributors and wholesalers join PubEasy to get exposure to a large universe of potential clients, while increasing the ease with which those booksellers can conduct business with their suppliers. PubEasy is a strategic business unit of Bowker, the world’s leading source for bibliographic and data analysis information. Visit the PubEasy web site at www.pubeasy.com to learn more.

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.