Abstract: A system for promoting business leads for authors of literature to a consumer by a document service provider (DSP) that stores and manages the literature via the Internet, where the consumer has a computer device for accessing product information via the Internet at a website of a product service provider (PSP). The system includes at least one computer device operable to receive, via the Internet, profile information of the consumer from the PSP while the consumer is reviewing product information from the website of the PSP; identify, at the DSP, a corresponding document associated with a product being viewed at the website of the PSP by the consumer; present, on the consumer computer device, a lead promotional web page that includes an offer by the DSP to the consumer for the corresponding document; and deliver the corresponding document to the consumer in response to receiving an acceptance of the offer.

Abstract: A method and apparatus fulfill a periodical subscription to a consumer, where the periodical subscription includes a predetermined number of issues and associated delivery dates. The method and apparatus receive a subscription order for a periodical having a plurality of issues deliverable to the consumer at a consumer premise; and generate a subscription order voucher for redeeming an interim periodical issue prior to the consumer receiving delivery of a first issue of the subscription at the consumer premises from a fulfillment house. The voucher includes authorization for a retail location to provide the interim issue of the periodical subscription to the consumer upon presentation. The subscription agent communicates subscription information associated with the consumer to the fulfillment house following one of redemption of the voucher by the consumer for the interim issue or a predetermined time having elapsed.