Edelweiss is an Internet-based interactive service that supplements or replaces traditional hard-copy publisher catalogs
Who is Edelweiss for?
Publishers
- who produce frontlist or backlist product catalogs.
- looking to expand the reach, exposure, and sales of their titles in a measurable, targeted way.
- wanting new and better ways to provide richer title content to buyers and other industry professionals.
Retailers
- who use publisher catalogs for title buying or for sources of new title information.
Industry Professionals
- who need access to publisher catalogs and new title information.
Why Edelweiss?
- Paper catalogs are out of date and inaccurate before the ink is dry.
- Reduce expenses and environmental costs by eliminating wasteful catalog printing and reaching more, and more targeted, customers.
- The American Booksellers Association has endorsed Edelweiss a s the preferred solution for its membership.
- Search keywords, authors, excerpts, and more across all participating publishers and catalogs.
- Easily tag, filter, sort, view, and export title lists in custom formats.
- Exchange notes, comments, and suggested order quantities between peers, publisher sales reps, and retailers.
How do I find out more about Edelweiss?
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Retailers and industry professionals: Edelweiss is completely free and it's easy to sign up. Please sign up here. In addition, we offer free, live webcast demonstrations twice a week. If you'd like to attend, sign up for a session here.
- Publishers: click here for pricing and to sign up or email edelweiss@abovethetreeline.com for more information on the service.
What are People Saying about Edelweiss?
“I got a glimpse into the future this week when I bought the HarperCollins children's and the Penguin adult hardcover lists using the electronic catalog Edelweiss instead of the paper catalogs provided by the publishers.”
-- Arsen Kashkashian, Boulder Bookstore, Boulder, CO
“Edelweiss is the perfect bridge for moving to a paperless, web-based system for ordering frontlist books. The potential to aid buyers in their ordering process, reps in their recommendations, publishers in their ability to transmit up to the minute information about their titles and save time, money and energy is going to be a huge benefit to our industry.”
-- Gayle Shanks, Changing Hands Bookstore, Tempe, AZ
“I love the idea of having only one format to learn, instead of learning a new system for every publisher out there.”
-- Joe Foster, Maria's Bookshop, Durango, CO
"I ordered my Random House spring 2010 books over the phone last week. Yesterday I entered the order in Edelweiss and downloaded the data into Booklog. The whole entry/download part took 20 minutes. Entering an order used to take me hours. Doing it in Edelweiss was so easy I honestly thought I might cry. THANK YOU."
-- Melissa Posten, Pudd'nHead Books, Webster Groves, MO
"Once again, Above the Treeline has anticipated the future and developed very usable, straightforward technology that incorporates the needs of independent booksellers. The development of interactive catalogs offers both publishers and booksellers new efficiencies and flexibilities, and Edelweiss allows every bookseller, regardless of size, the ability to participate."
-- Avin Domnitz, CEO, American Booksellers Association
"I’m convinced it’s a better way to do things and I want to be at the front of the pack..."
-- Eric Boss, Sales Rep for Peguin Group