Alibris Expands Into International and Small Press Markets; Leader in Hard-to-Find Books Names Supply Management and International Operations Executives to Management Team.

Business Editors

EMERYVILLE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 14, 2000

Alibris, the world's leading source for hard-to-find books, today announced the appointment of two new executives to lead the company's expansion into international and small press markets. Alibris named Gary Todoroff Vice President, Supply Management and announced the promotion of Karl Wiley to Vice President, International Operations.

Todoroff brings over 25 years of book industry experience to Alibris, most recently as Senior Vice President and Director of Sales at Publishers Group West, the largest marketing and distribution company for independent publishers. Prior to Publishers Group West, Todoroff worked in field sales for Charles Scribner/Macmillan Publishing Co. and held management positions at B. Dalton Bookseller.

At Alibris, Todoroff will lead the company's expansion into international, university, academic, and small press partnerships. "Alibris is well-positioned to give these publishers rapid access to business customers and consumers around the world," commented Martin Manley, Alibris' President and CEO. "With Gary's leadership, small press and international publications will play as big a role in our future growth as out-of-print and used books have played in the company to date."

Alibris also announced the appointment of Karl Wiley to Vice President, International Operations. Wiley will lead the company's overseas expansion and will open Alibris' European offices later this year.

"Alibris is quickly becoming a global company because overseas books are hard to find," noted Manley. "Karl will open our European offices to support library customers, dealers, and publishers in Europe. He will also open our first overseas distribution facilities. It is a challenging and exciting phase of our growth, and we are extremely pleased that Karl has agreed to lead it."

Wiley has served as Director, Business Development at Alibris since June 1999. He held management positions in Business Development at Lycos and in the Emerging Markets consulting practice of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu International. Wiley earned a BA in Political Science from Duke University, an MA in International Affairs from George Washington University, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

About Alibris

Alibris is the world's easiest and most reliable source for delivering hard-to-find, small press, and overseas books to consumers, booksellers, and libraries. Using the power of its warehoused inventory, dealer network, and e-commerce systems, Alibris makes it easy for people and companies to locate and purchase books they otherwise could not find. Alibris is a private company based in the San Francisco Bay area, and is backed by Silicon Valley venture investors Bedrock Capital Partners, Weiss, Peck and Greer Venture Partners, and Aberdare Ventures. Further information about the company is available on its Web site, www.alibris.com.