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Borders Group Extends Agreement With Bowker to Provide Database That Powers Corporate and In-Store Book Search Systems
| Source: Bowker
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ -- (MARKET WIRE) -- March 14, 2007 -- Bowker, the global leader in
bibliographic information management, today announced that book and music
retailer Borders Group and its operating companies have extended an
agreement to license Bowker's Global Books In Print database to power the
bibliographic systems at the company's corporate offices and at customer
computer information kiosks in its Borders stores nationwide.
The new agreement expands the relationship between the two companies for
both database licensing and bibliographic data collection.
To assist Borders customers in finding the titles they want, Bowker's
Global Books In Print will provide Borders stores with complete
bibliographic details on more than 14 million books that are organized in
its global database according to 30 key search criteria. As part of the
content licensing agreement with Borders, Bowker is also making available
its "Publisher Authority" database, which contains company and contact
information for more than 200,000 publishers worldwide, and a wide range of
other value-added data modules that offer detailed descriptions of books,
audiobooks and videos.
In addition, Bowker will continue to manage Borders' bibliographic file
used by buying teams and operations at its corporate office, including data
collection and maintenance for published titles, price changes, and title
availability in Borders and Waldenbooks stores nationwide.
"We're delighted that Borders has extended and expanded our database
licensing agreement, as well as reaffirmed their commitment to our
collaborative efforts with data collection that will continue to improve
the quality and timeliness of bibliographic information available to the
company and its customers," said Gary Aiello, chief operating officer of
New Providence, N.J.-based Bowker.
"By expanding our partnership with Bowker, we will be able to continue
offering the industry's richest and most comprehensive book search database
to our in-store customers," said Mark Palmucci, Borders Group senior vice
president of merchandise operations and supply chain. "Moreover, the
extension of our data collection efforts with the Bowker editorial team
will help our company realize maximum efficiencies throughout the supply
chain by relying on the accuracy and integrity of Bowker's bibliographic
data."
About Bowker
Bowker is the world's leading source for bibliographic information. The
company provides searching, analytical, promotional, and ordering services
to publishers, booksellers, libraries, and patrons through national and
international brands, including: Books In Print®, Global Books In
Print®, Books In Print IntelliMarket™, Syndetic Solutions™,
Pubnet®, PubEasy™, Simba Information™, and more. In the U.S. and
Puerto Rico, Bowker is also the ISBN and SAN Agency and a DOI registration
agency for the publishing industry. Bowker is headquartered in New
Providence, New Jersey, with operations in East Grinstead, England, and
Port Melbourne, Australia. For more company details, please visit
www.Bowker.com.
About Borders
Borders Group, Inc. (NYSE : BGP ) is a $4 billion retailer of books, music,
movies and stationery items that trades on the New York Stock Exchange
under the symbol BGP. Headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Borders Group,
through its subsidiaries, operates more than 1,300 Borders and Waldenbooks
stores and employs more than 34,000 people worldwide who serve more than 30
million customers each year. More information on the company is available
at www.bordersgroupinc.com.