DVD Empire Ships 500,000th DVD -- 'Shakespeare in Love' Goes to Columbus, Ohio.MARS, Pa.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Sept. 24, 1999-- DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. Empire (www.dvdempire.com) the pioneering online retailer of Digital Video Discs See DVD. Digital Video Disc - Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) and DVD-ROM DVD-ROM: see digital versatile disc. A read-only DVD disc used to permanently store data files. DVD-ROM discs are widely used to distribute large software applications that exceed the capacity of a CD-ROM disc. , has shipped its half-millionth DVD. The milestone was passed late last month (Aug. 1999) according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. 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. Jeff Rix. The historic 500,000th DVD is a copy of Buena Vista - distributed 'Shakespeare in Love,' which was purchased by a customer in Columbus, Ohio Columbus is the capital and the largest city of the American state of Ohio. Named for explorer Christopher Columbus, the city was founded in 1812 at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers, and assumed the functions of state capital in 1816. . DVD Empire, which is expanding from a 6,000 square foot warehouse in Mars, Pennsylvania Mars is a borough in Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA. The population was 1,746 at the 2000 census. Geography Mars is located at (40.696594, -80.012205)GR1. , a suburb of Pittsburgh, to a new, 13,000 square foot facility, set up shop online in September 1997, at the outset of the DVD revolution. Through reliable, secure online transactions and fast, accurate customer service, DVD Empire has grown by leaps and bounds. Today, DVD Empire offers the online DVD genuine one-stop shopping online: DVD Empire stocks more than 3,600 titles, virtually the world's entire DVD output to date, available for same day shipment. DVD Empire has the Web's largest library of professionally written and customer DVD reviews. Through a partnership with online retailer OneCall (click on the DVD Hardware link at www.dvdempire.com) DVD Empire offers the latest in home entertainment hardware at deep discounts. Unique among the online DVD retailers, however, DVD Empire offers cash (up to $14.98) to its customers for used DVDs in good condition through a pacesetting DVD buyback program (click on the 'Used DVD Empire' link at the DVD Empire homepage). DVD Empire's greatest innovation in online DVD sales is its revolutionary 'Everyday Low Prices' policy, through which it offers a discount of 30 percent on titles from almost every major studio. That means that a DVD such as "The Blair Witch Project," bearing a list price of $29.98, is now sold for $20.95 at www.dvdempire.com. "It has been an amazing two years," said Rix. "It's hard to believe that we started out shipping product from my basement. I want to thank the studios for and the distributors for their faith in us, and most of all, I want to thank the public for recognizing the value we offer at DVD Empire and making this business a success." |
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