Alibris Launches Enhanced Movies & Music Marketplace.Customers Save on Millions of New and Used DVDs and CDs from Thousands of Music and Movies Retailers EMERYVILLE, Calif. -- Alibris, the premiere online destination for new and used books, announced today that it has launched its improved music and movie marketplace. Driven by the same powerful search experience that has made Alibris a top source for new and used books, Alibris will become a top destination for customers looking to save on new and used DVDs, CDs, and hard-to-find music and movies. Along with more than 75 million books for sale, Alibris has now expanded to offer millions of new and used CDs and DVDs from thousands of sellers for a more complete media buying and selling experience. Alibris also offers older, collectible collectible An asset of limited supply that is sought for a variety of reasons including, it is hoped, an increase in value. Stamps, antiques, coins, and works of art are among the many things usually classified as collectibles. music and movie formats, such as LPs, VHS (Video Home System) A half-inch, analog videocassette recorder (VCR) format introduced by JVC in 1976 to compete with Sony's Betamax, introduced a year earlier. tapes, and Laserdiscs. The increase in inventory offers a greater selection for customers, and those Alibris customers are a new sales channel for the scores of independent sellers who are signing up to expand Alibris's music and movie catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C. . Alibris is working with All Media Guide data services, which was recently acquired by Macrovision Macrovision is a company that develops and markets licensing, access control, and secure distribution technologies for electronically delivered creative works. This includes digital media (video, music), web publishing (text, images), and computer software (consumer software, [R] Corporation, to offer the user a superior and highly engaging discovery experience. Macrovision's extensive catalog of music and movie cover art, genres, and product data improves the Alibris shopping experience for buyers, and simplifies the listing process for Alibris's network of sellers. "When we undertook the challenge of upgrading our music and movie offerings, we wanted to drastically dras·tic adj. 1. Severe or radical in nature; extreme: the drastic measure of amputating the entire leg; drastic social change brought about by the French Revolution. 2. improve the experience for buyers and drive sales for our network of independent sellers. In the weeks since relaunching our site, we have seen our music and movie sales soar SOAR - 1. State, Operator And Result. A general problem-solving production system architecture, intended as a model of human intelligence. Developed by A. Newell in the early 1980s. SOAR was originally implemented in Lisp and OPS5 and is currently implemented in Common Lisp. ," said Brian Elliott Brian Elliott (born April 9 1985 in Newmarket, Ontario) is a goaltender for the Binghamton Senators of the AHL. He was drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the 2003 draft with the 291st pick. He went on to play 4 seasons for the University of Wisconsin-Madison. , President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Alibris. Because of the relaunch Relaunch can refer to several things:
Go to www.alibris.com to view Alibris's selection of millions of new and used books, music, and movies. About Alibris Alibris is the premiere online destination for new and used books, music, and movies, as well as rare and out-of-print titles. We connect people who love books, music, and movies to the best independent sellers from 45 countries around the world. Our proprietary technology and advanced logistics allow us to offer more than 75 million used, new, and out-of-print titles to consumers, libraries, and retailers, which include Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, Borders, Chapters/Indigo, and Half.com. Founded in 1998 and acquired by Oak Hill Capital Partners in 2006, Alibris was named a "Fast 50" and a "Technology Fast 500" growth business by Deloitte in 2005. Alibris is a registered trademark. |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion