What Barnes & Noble requires
Purchase Order
The order a trading partner sends you. Process same day, never re-key.
Purchase Order Acknowledgment
Confirms what you can ship against the PO — quantities, dates, substitutions.
Ship Notice / ASN
The carton-level shipment mirror that must arrive before the freight does.
Invoice
Your bill for the shipment. Must reconcile with the PO and the ASN.
Functional Acknowledgment
The receipt for every document. Automatic, both directions, within minutes.
Product Activity Data
Store-level sales and stock movement from the retailer.
How EDISQ connects to Barnes & Noble
Barnes & Noble trades AS2 direct. EDISQ maintains the AS2 connection and certificates, registers your IDs, and loads the certified maps the moment you enable the partner:
Typical Barnes & Noble setup with EDISQ: 1–3 days on the EDI side.
Pricing for Barnes & Noble suppliers
No Barnes & Noble-specific fees. First 25 documents/month free, then $0.50 per document, cheaper as volume grows — no VAN, mapping, or partner fees. Full pricing →
Barnes & Noble EDI FAQ
What does Barnes & Noble EDI look like for a publisher?
ISBN-keyed ordering with title-level sales data flowing back — the 852 is as commercially important as the PO in the book trade.
What does EDI with Barnes & Noble cost?
Per document only: first 25/month free, then from $0.50, decreasing with volume.