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companion®

companion is a powerful, super-fast title-reference tool, providing access to Spring Arbor's entire database delivered to you weekly or monthly on CD.

Features

Fast and user-friendly - utilizes the most powerful software technologies available, companion gives you super fast access to our vast inventory, with simple-to-use features.

Easily searches with single or multiple search criteria - Use our Simple Search feature for a "quick and dirty" search or dig deep into the database using multiple criteria. For instance, easily search for all red-letter, black, leather, New International Bibles!

Sorts by Spring Arbor-demand - What's hot? What's not? This feature lets you sort your search results based on the fastest-moving products in our inventory.

Packaged with free electronic ordering software, flashback4 - Together, companion and flashback4 work in concert to make managing your store easier and more efficient. Look up titles in companion, check stock and then send those desired titles to a purchase order in flashback4. Hop over to the flashback4 software to place your order electronically using a modem or an internet connection. Additionally, you can use flashback4 to track your purchase orders, print reports and even maintain a customer database!

Interfaces with your inventory management system - Several of the leading inventory management systems for the book industry have developed interfaces with companion. Speak to your sales representative or your system vendor to see if companion will interface with your system.

Provides hyperlinks - Each companion title has multiple hyperlinks. Click on the author's name and you will jump to a list of titles by that author. Click on the series name, and again, voila! The titles in that series are listed. Use the "Other Formats" link to access a list of all available formats (hardcover, paperback, audio, etc.) for that particular title.

Contains rich data - companion contains loads of information on each title! All of the basic bibliographic data plus much, much more! A list of the added data elements include:

• Annotations
• Cover images (on DVD only)
• Themes
• Series
• BISAC categories
• Physical dimensions
• Publisher Address Data
• Family or “other formats”

Delivers superior quality data - We touch it, read it and record the information just for you! Spring Arbor sets the industry standard by drawing its data from physical inventory rather than publisher sales collateral or catalog copy. This "book in hand" process ensures that Spring Arbor's data is the most accurate and up-to-date in the business.

Expands access to even more titles! – Select a subscription with Spring Arbor titles only or choose to receive Spring Arbor plus Ingram titles which provides access to more than 1 million titles in Ingram’s database.

Want to know more?

For more information about this program, contact Ingram Data Services at (800) 937-7978 or (615) 213-5005. You may also contact us via e-mail at: ids-admin@springarbor.com.

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