Biblio.com
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| Type of business | Private, Dot-com company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2000 |
| Headquarters | Asheville, North Carolina |
| Founder(s) |
Brendan Sherar num_employees = 10 (2010) |
| Industry | Retail (Specialty) |
| Products | used books, rare books, out of print books, new books and textbooks |
| Website | www.biblio.com |
Biblio.com is an online marketplace specializing in rare and collectible books from independent bookstores around the world.[1] Biblio.com was established in 2000 in Asheville, NC, 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]
A used book marketplace
Begun in 2000 as a metasearch or price comparison engine, Biblio changed to be a marketplace in February 2003.[4] Biblio seeks to differentiate itself from its competitors by preventing penny books[5] and limiting print-on-demand books. Biblio recognizes that the bookseller is its customer and encourages communication between the bookseller and the retail bookbuyers.
In May 2009 Biblio launched www.Biblio.co.uk, an e-commerce site dedicated to second hand and antiquarian books in the United Kingdom and other parts of Europe.
Inventory management program
Biblio.com now provides BiblioDirector, an inventory management software that offers one-click uploading to Biblio, but also provides options for uploading to other book marketplace websites as well.
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.
Speedy searches
Starting in 2008 Biblio.com launched a complete overhaul of both their site and booksearch technology, based on the Solr search engine (Solr is a subproject of the Apache HTTP Server Lucene project). The Solr search engine provides fast access to 60 million titles by author, title, illustrator, data, and several other fields. Biblio's stated goal for search is to help customers find their titles in as few clicks as possible.[6]
Partnerships with ABAA and others
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 and their books.[7] Under the 4-year joint operating agreement, the new ABAA e-commerce site for its book dealers features Biblio.com’s search engine and e-commerce technology. Berkeley-based Bibliopolis was responsible for crafting the design and user interfaces for the site.[3] In addition to the ABAA site, Biblio powers similar niche-market sites such as Biblion.co.uk and IOBABooks.com (Independent Online Booksellers Association).
The bottom line
Biblio.com is wholly owned and operated by Biblio, Inc., a privately held company with a commitment to a Triple bottom line, in part through its environmental program, Ecosend, and its work with Biblio Charitable Works, Inc.[8] In October 2007, Biblio announced that it had become 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.
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.
- 1 2 "Archive for the 'Bibliopolis' Category". Fine Press Book Association. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ↑ Reynolds 2004
- ↑ Sussman
- ↑ Biblio 2008
- ↑ Loftin 2009
- ↑ PRWeb
- 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, editor, Ann J. (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. Archived from the original on 20 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
- "Biblio.com turns 5". BookFinder.com Journal. 27 March 2008. Archived from the original on 6 September 2010. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
|first1=missing|last1=in Authors list (help) - "Dropping Prices on Textbooks". Fine Books & Collections Magazine. 5 August 2007. Retrieved 14 October 2010.