Note:
Presently offered only for Windows, only in English.
Program
Benefits
Created
specifically for Christian Science Reading Rooms
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Establish easy, automatic, accurate
inventory control
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Get instant, accurate data for annual
audit
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Significantly eliminate time spent on
clerical functions
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Decide what items to order from the
Publishing Society
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Effectively manage your sales and
reporting functions
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Provide accurate, meaningful reports
to the Board of Trustees
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Devise operating strategies to meet
your goals
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Position
yourself to stay abreast of new technology
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Increase
yield from your Reading Room outreach efforts
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Provide
valuable business insights to the Publishing Society
Program Features
Easy to install and use
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Easy to install –
free download from our website or free CD provided
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Easy to use –
useful prompts, intuitive design, ‘point and click’
simplicity
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On screen ‘Help’
key for quick guidance
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Free help-desk
assistance – e-mail, phone, online*
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Free User Manual –
detailed instructions for the novice or the experienced
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Quick Reference Guide
– for the most common functions of sales and inventory
Training
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Free training – for
groups of 10 or more Reading Rooms
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Training available at
your location for a small fee
Free 2-month trial
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Free trial - evaluate
the program at no cost for 60 days
Cost
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The Reading Room
Assistant software costs $150.
Special discounts are available.
Program
Functions
Sales:
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Record sales
or returns quickly and accurately
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Cash
register – record money collected, cash, check, card (not yet
linked to transaction processing), display change due to
customer, allow discounts, record donations
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Record
miscellaneous sales at discounted prices, or free distribution
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Print sales
receipts for customers, or hard copy for your records
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Prepare and
reconcile bank deposits with ease
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Obtain
various reports such as by period, units, dollar volume, product
etc.
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Determine
quickly and accurately the sales tax amount for any period
Inventory:
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Track
inventory automatically – purchased, sold, given away, or
moved to lending library
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Instant, up
to the minute ‘stock on hand’ reports, including valuation
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Inventory
receipts – by units, dollars, summary, returns
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Track
expenses – purchase reports by period, units, dollars etc.
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Create order
forms easily from within the program
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Smart
re-ordering based on activity reports by item, quantity sold
etc.
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Print price
tags / labels – quick and easy – product code, title,
selling price
Lending
Library:
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Record
transfer of merchandise to Lending Library
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Obtain
reports of Lending Library activity
End of Day sales/cash procedure:
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Automatic
calculation of cash transfer to safe at ‘end of day’,
leaving the pre-set minimum cash balance as opening balance for
the next day
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Summary of
day’s activity to verify cash, check, and credit card sales
(credit card processing not included)
Reports:
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Sales by
period, by units, by dollar volume, by product etc.
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Sales tax
collected for any given period
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Top selling
items by units, by dollar value
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Inventory
received by period, by product, by dollar volume etc.
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Up to the
minute “Stock on hand”, all products, by quantity, by value
etc.
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Sales
returns, Inventory returns
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$
Collections report – easy bank deposit and accounting
reconciliation
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Today’s
reports covering all activities for the day
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Donations
received at the Reading Room
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See full
list of reports available to meet your needs – flexible,
powerful
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View, print,
convert to Excel, Word, Lotus 1-2-3 or e-mail the reports
Security
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Restricted:
Access restricted to authorized personnel with individual
password
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Encryption:
Password data is encrypted for complete privacy
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Security
levels: to designate access zones
Audit
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Complete
transaction history (log) available to the Administrator
Accounting
Audit
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Reports that
provide full and accurate information to the auditor for any
given period: purchase expenses, sales revenue, stock on hand,
value of stock etc.
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Eliminate
hours of effort to gather, extract, verify and present this
information to your CPA for the annual (or periodic) audit
Back up
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Automatic,
easy back up on floppy, CD, or zip disk
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Built-in
option to back up at close of day to ensure safety of data
Updates and upgrade
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Easy update
of product catalog or prices as the Christian Science Publishing
Society in Boston revises them periodically – giving you the
latest, current product list
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Upgrade: as
we release enhanced versions of the software |
