Canadian Booksellers Association Partners with R.R. Bowker to Offer Special Pricing for Books In Print Subscriptions.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 30, 2003

Canadian Booksellers Association (CBA) is partnering with R.R. Bowker, one of the world's leading publishers of bibliographic information, to make available discounted pricing to its members who wish to subscribe to Bowker's Canadian Books In Print on Disc or globalbooksinprint.com with reviews.

Under terms of the agreement, CBA members can subscribe to either of these special bookstore editions for as little as $1,495 Cdn., a price that is less than one-half of the usual list price in Canada.

The special Bowker promotion is available exclusively to new and existing CBA members who order before December 31, 2003.

"We're delighted to extend this special offer to our members in partnership with R.R. Bowker," said Susan Dayus, general manager of the CBA. "This discounted pricing model makes it easier for any bookseller in Canada to have access to Bowker's comprehensive database of more than 8 million English-language titles in globalbooksinprint.com or approximately 2.5 million titles in Canadian Books In Print on Disc."

"Globalbooksinprint.com is the book industry's primary worldwide source for unbiased, in-depth title and publishing information," said Michael Cairns, president of New Providence, N.J.-based R.R. Bowker. "Canadian Books In Print on Disc likewise features quick search and sorting capabilities for titles published in Canada. The product also allows users to link directly to the Internet for stock information about a selected title, allowing Canadian booksellers to locate and obtain inventory from within Canada."

More details about the partnership will be announced at the 2003 Book Expo Canada, which will take place from June 6 to 9 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Bowker representatives will be available in Booth 337 on the floor of the conference trade show.

Canadian Booksellers Association is a national trade association representing independent trade and campus booksellers as well as national and regional chains in all Canadian provinces and territories. Membership includes independent bookstores of all sizes, including chains, specialty stores, campus bookstores, and more than 300 publishers and distributors. Approximately 1,000 bookstores are represented by the CBA. For more information, please go to www.cbabook.org.

To receive free training, a demo CD of Canadian Books In Print on Disc, or a courtesy trial of globalbooksinprint.com with reviews, please call Guylaine Frechette, Bowker Sales Representative for the Canadian Bookseller market, at 888-926-9537 or email [e-mail].

Founded in 1872, R.R. Bowker, a Cambridge Information Group company, is North America's leading provider of bibliographic information, and is also the official agency for assigning ISBNs in the United States. The company's flagship product, Books In Print(R), is available on the Internet at www.booksinprint.com, on CD-ROM and in hardbound print format. For more information, please visit www.bowker.com or call 1-888-BOWKER2 (1-888-269-5372).

Books In Print is a registered trademark of R.R. Bowker LLC. Other products and services may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.