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S&S Trade and Children's to Offer Free Freight
-- 11/24/97
Beginning Jan. 1, 1998, the Simon &Schuster trade and children's publishing divisions will change their policies to include free freight. S&S consumer group units Pocket Books and Simon &Schuster Audio already offer free freight. "Consistency on this issue across the consumer group makes good business sense for us and our customers," said S&S consumer group president Jack Romanos. In instituting free freight, the two divisions have revised their discount policy, which now offers a 46% discount for a minimum order of $75 placed via EDI, compared to a flat 47% discount under the old schedule.
The move to free freight is one of numerous changes S&S has made following visits to booksellers in 1995 and 1996. Carolyn Reidy, president of the S&S trade division, said that most booksellers' recommendations focused on finding easier ways for them to do business with the company. Some measures that came from the "road show" were changes in co-op, improved shipping practices and cleaning up the title base following the integration of Macmillan.
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