Publication distribution method

• US 20030018485A1
• Filed: 07/19/2001
• Published: 01/23/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 07/19/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kaye Sullivan
• Original Assignee: Kaye Sullivan
• Inventors: Sullivan, Kaye
• Application Number:
  US09/909,628
• Publication Number:
  US 20030018485A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/083 Shipping
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising

Abstract

A method of distribution of new book publications includes the placement of such books on sale in each of a variety of selected countries in sequence. In each venue, the books are placed on sale for a limited period of time and are then taken off-sale. The books are not on sale in more than one venue at a time and distribution within each venue terminates prior to the start of the next on sale event in the next country. Only a limited edition of each book is printed. Only the unsold portion of each book is placed on sale at each next venue in the sequence.

Claims

1. A method of public distribution of printed matter, the method comprising the steps of:

assembling a quantity of a plurality of new printed matter ready for public sale;

shipping the new printed matter to a selected sales venue;

displaying for sale, the new printed matter, at the selected sales venue, for a selected period of time;

shipping all of an unsold portion of the new printed matter to a further selected sales venue;

displaying, the unsold portion of the new printed matter, at the further selected sales venue, for the selected period of time;

selling the unsold portion of the new printed matter;

repeating the steps of shipping, displaying and selling of each consecutive unsold portion of the new printed matter for plural selected sales venues.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the printed matter is books.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the sales venues are countries.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the shipping, displaying and selling of the unsold portion of the new printed matter is a premier publishing event within each of the selected sales venues.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the displaying is executed at bookstores.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the selected period of time is for approximately one month.

7. A method of distribution of publications comprising the steps of:

establishing a plurality of publication sales venues represented by V1, V2, V3 . . . ;

distributing a plurality of publications on a fixed recurring schedule such that P1, P2, P3 . . . represent the plurality of publications distributed at times 1, 2, 3 . . . respectively;

placing Px on sale sequentially at the Vy where x takes on the values of 1, 2, 3 . . . in turn and y distinguishes the venues.