Biblio.com
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| Type of business | Private, Online retailer |
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| Founded | 2000 |
| Headquarters | Asheville, North Carolina, United States |
| Founder(s) | Brendan Sherar |
| Industry | Retail (Specialty) |
| Products | Used books, rare books, out of print books, new books and textbooks |
| Employees | 10 (2010) |
| URL | www |
Biblio.com is an international online marketplace specializing in rare and collectible books.[1] Biblio.com was established in 2000 in Asheville, North Carolina, by Brendan J. Sherar and Michael C. Tracey.[2] Biblio.com announced a joint three-way agreement with Bibliopolis, LLC and Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA) in April 2009, to provide a new e-commerce site for ABAA members and their books.[3]
Founding[]
Biblio was founded in 2000 as a metasearch or price comparison engine company. In 2003, it began hosting its own online marketplace.[4] In May 2009, Biblio expanded to the United Kingdom and other parts of Europe.[citation needed]
Technology[]
Biblio.com provides BiblioDirector, an inventory management software that works on both Biblio and other marketplaces. Biblio.com provided Bookhound inventory management program for free to its sellers from June 2008 to December 2012. An updated version of Bookhound is still available for sale through Bibliopolis.[citation needed]
As of 2008, Biblio.com launched a complete overhaul of their site. Their new site was built on the Solr search engine, a subproject of the Apache HTTP Server Lucene project. The Solr search engine allows one to search by author, title, illustrator, data, among other parameters. Biblio's stated goal for search is to help customers find titles in as few clicks as possible.[5]
Corporate structure and partnerships[]
Biblio.com is wholly owned and operated by Biblio, Inc., a privately held company. The company advertises its use of a triple bottom line and runs in charity programs called Ecosend and Biblio Charitable Works, Inc.[6][better source needed] Biblio describes itself as the first online book marketplace to offer carbon-free shipping through its Ecosend program, purchasing carbon offsets for the shipment of every book sold through its site.[citation needed]
On April 17, 2009, Biblio.com announced a joint three-way agreement with Bibliopolis, LLC and Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA) to provide a new e-commerce site for ABAA members.[7] Under the 4-year joint operating agreement, the new ABAA e-commerce site built by Bibliopolis features Biblio.com's search engine and e-commerce technology.[3] In addition to the ABAA site, Biblio runs similar niche-market sites such as Biblion.co.uk and IOBABooks.com (Independent Online Booksellers Association).[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ Ritchey, Julia. "A cover story: Biblio". Mountain Xpress. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Certificate of Assumed Name For a Sole Proprietorship, Partnership, or Limited Partnership". Consolidated Real Property. 2351. Buncombe County, NC Register of Deeds. 2000. p. 347. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Archive for the 'Bibliopolis' Category". Fine Press Book Association. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ Reynolds 2004
- ^ Biblio 2008
- ^ PRWeb
- ^ Loftin 2009
- Bibliography
- Ahearn, Allen. "Collector's Corner; The Current Outlook". Quill & Brush. Archived from the original on 22 September 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
- Biblio 2008 (26 March 2008). "Biblio.com celebrates its fifth year". Biblio.com. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
- Loftin, Ann J., ed. (March 2009). "Love in a Cold Climate". Fine Books & Collections Magazine. Archived from the original on 23 September 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
- Reynolds, Edith (28 December 2004). "The Bookologist Interview: Kevin Donaldson, Biblio.com". The Bookologist. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
- Lieberman, Michael (3 June 2008). "Biblio.com to Offer Bookhound Software for Free". SeattlePI. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
- Mick Sussman (2008-09-12). "Attack of the Megalisters". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
- Anirvan (27 March 2008). "Biblio.com turns 5". BookFinder.com Journal. Archived from the original on 6 September 2010. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
- "Dropping Prices on Textbooks". Fine Books & Collections Magazine. 5 August 2007. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
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