Biblio.com
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| Type of business | Private, Dot-com company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2000 |
| Headquarters | Asheville, North Carolina |
| Founder(s) | Brendan Sherar (also CEO) |
| Industry | Retail (Specialty) |
| Products | used books, rare books, out of print books, new books and textbooks |
| Employees | 10 (2010) |
| URL | www.biblio.com |
Biblio.com is the third largest used book marketplace in the US.[1] Established in 2003 in Asheville, NC, Biblio.com has grown to become one of the largest global book marketplaces, with over 50 million books for sale from over 5,000 booksellers in countries around the world.[2]
A used book marketplace
Begun in 2000 as a metasearch or price comparison engine, Biblio changed to be a marketplace in February 2003.[3] Biblio seeks to differentiate itself from its competitors by preventing penny books[4] 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.[5]
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.[6] 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.[7] 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
- Notes
- Bibliography
- "Biblio.com enters into joint agreement with Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America and Bibliopolis". Fine Press Book Association. 17 April 2009. Archived from the original on 20 September 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - Ahearn, Allen. "Collector's Corner; The Current Outlook". Quill & Brush. Archived from the original on 22 September 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - Biblio 2008 (26 March 2008). "Biblio.com celebrates its fifth year". Biblio.com. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - 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.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - Reynolds, Edith (28 December 2004). "The Bookologist Interview: Kevin Donaldson, Biblio.com". The Bookologist. 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.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - "Biblio.com turns 5". BookFinder.com Journal. 27 March 2008. Archived from the original on 6 September 2010. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
{{cite web}}:|first=missing|last=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - "Dropping Prices on Textbooks". Fine Books & Collections Magazine. 5 August 2007. Retrieved 14 October 2010.