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Simon & Schuster Goes Live on PubEasy
Booksellers and Distributors in the US Now Have Access to Instant Price, Availability and Ordering Information Online for All Simon & Schuster Titles

New Providence, N.J. - June 28, 2006 - PubEasy®, the global inquiry and ordering service for the book industry, announced today that Simon and Schuster, Inc. has joined the ever-growing PubEasy community of booksellers and suppliers.

Starting today, any Simon & Schuster account with a PubEasy password will now be able to:

  •  Enter orders online for titles from Simon & Schuster and its distribution client roster
  •  Track any order, regardless of how it was placed
  •  Check accurate price and availability from Simon & Schuster’s entire title file
  •  Receive emailed acknowledgments of PubEasy orders

”Joining PubEasy is an important step in our ongoing quest to offer our customers the highest levels of service and convenience,” said David Schaeffer, Vice President of Distribution & Fulfillment of Simon & Schuster. “This is another important tool we are pleased to offer our customers that will make their interaction with Simon & Schuster an even better experience.”

"We are delighted to welcome Simon & Schuster as the newest PubEasy Affiliate in the United States," said Charles Halpin, General Manager of PubEasy. "Offering Simon & Schuster titles to the PubEasy community means we have achieved a significant milestone toward our goal of offering instant access to the world’s greatest English language titles to all bookstores around the world. We look forward to continuing to support Simon & Schuster’s commitment to supplying its customers with state-of-the-art service."

To learn more about this free service, or to register, go to www.pubeasy.com .

PubEasy will make Simon & Schuster titles available to the Canadian market later in 2006.

About Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster, a part of the CBS Corporation, is a global leader in the field of general interest publishing, dedicated to providing the best in fiction and nonfiction for consumers of all ages, across all printed, electronic, and audio formats. Its divisions include Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing, Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, Simon & Schuster Audio, Simon & Schuster Digital, and international companies in Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit our website at www.simonsays.com .

About PubEasy
PubEasy is a division of Bowker, the world's leading source for bibliographic information. PubEasy offers thousands of publisher imprints and millions of titles to over 16,000 booksellers in 110 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. Visit the PubEasy web site at www.pubeasy.com to learn more.

About Bowker
Bowker is the world's leading source for bibliographic information. The company provides searching, analytical, promotional, and ordering services to publishers, booksellers, libraries, and patrons through national and international brands, including: Books In Print®, Global Books In Print®, Syndetic Solutions™, Pubnet®, PubEasy®, PubTrack™, AquaBrowser®, and more. In the U.S., Australia and Puerto Rico, Bowker is also the exclusive ISBN and SAN Agency and a DOI registration agency for the publishing industry. Bowker is headquartered in New Providence, New Jersey, with operations in East Grinstead, England, and Port Melbourne, Australia. For more company details, please visit www.Bowker.com.