Book wholesaler Baker & Taylor has formed a new company that will take over all its e-business. CEO Craig Richards characterized the as-yet-unnamed enterprise as a “business-to-business dot.com entity” that will assume ownership of—among other things—the firm’s Replica Books, a print-on-demand publisher; and the B&T Electronic Business and Information Services unit, which licenses database applications.
The new company’s Web site, www.TheLibraryPlace.com, will, when completed, “provide a level of free services and information—including industry news, career postings, and new-product information—along with premium levels of paid services,” Richards said. It will also have links to vendors of such items as furniture, computers, and office and processing supplies.
Posted May 8, 2000.