DataMark's Books Now Division To Provide Virtual Bookstores For ElectricVillage's Network of Radio Station Web Sites.SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 7, 1998-- Radio-VillageNet Bookstores Will Be Customized to Reflect Individual Stations' Look and Feel DataMark Holding Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : DTAM DTAM Digital Tectonic Activity Map DTAM Double Take Application Manager DTAM Document Transfer, Access and Manipulation (CCITT T.433) DTAM Distribution Total Available Market DTAM Descend to and Maintain ) Tuesday announced that its Books Now Inc. subsidiary has signed an agreement with ElectricVillage to build and maintain custom Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the bookstores for ElectricVillage's national network of 325 radio station Web sites. Each bookstore will be built to reflect each station's format. Books Now Inc. (www.booksnow.com), a three year old company, provides the book buying public the opportunity to shop from home, through its Virtual Bookstore and through its strategic alliances with hundreds of national magazines such as Cosmopolitan cos·mo·pol·i·tan adj. Growing or occurring in many parts of the world; widely distributed. n. A cosmopolitan organism. , Field & Stream, Science News and Town & Country. The service, available 24 hours a day, every day of the year, via telephone access or through the World Wide Web, offers over 500,000 titles and a powerful, yet easy-to-use search engine. "Unlike the other large Internet book sites on the Web today, Books Now's business model is to build a quality bookstore offering that leverages our partner's brand," remarked David Chazin, president of Books Now Inc. "We believe that the branding and promotional strengths of ElectricVillage's radio station clients will allow us to sell books into a market from which we might otherwise be excluded." "Books are an obvious early success story in the evolution of electronic commerce," said Carl Koppel, president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of ElectricVillage. "Our agreement with Books Now allows our affiliates to participate in this proven revenue stream with a virtual storefront that is customized to reflect each station's format. For example, we will have a country music bookstore, and a rock music bookstore. The ability to customize storefronts clearly places Books Now as the best solution for our radio station customers." About DataMark DataMark Holding Inc. is an Internet services company specializing in complex Web hosting Making a Web site available on the Internet. Many ISPs host a few personal Web pages for an individual at no additional cost above the monthly service fee, but the address is subordinate to the ISP; for example, www.friendlyisp.com/pat_smith. and content distribution. It utilizes state-of-the-art server, Internet connectivity and database facilities from its Salt Lake City headquarters. DataMark provides complete Internet solutions to corporate and other clients in a variety of industries. Its Books Now subsidiary, provides the book buying public the opportunity to shop from home, through its Virtual Bookstore and through its strategic alliances with hundreds of national magazines such as National Review, Southern Living, Cosmopolitan and Field & Stream. DataMark's WorldNow subsidiary operates an interconnected community of television station Websites throughout the country. About ElectricVillage ElectricVillage is the radio industry's preeminent pre·em·i·nent or pre-em·i·nent adj. Superior to or notable above all others; outstanding. See Synonyms at dominant, noted. [Middle English, from Latin prae full-service Web partner. ElectricVillage provides a complete array of Internet services, including Web site design and hosting, advertising sales and support, e-commerce e-commerce, commerce conducted over the Internet, most often via the World Wide Web. E-commerce can apply to purchases made through the Web or to business-to-business activities such as inventory transfers. capabilities, and tools for creating, maintaining, and leveraging a listener database. In addition, ElectricVillage distributes award-winning format-specific Web site content in a variety of forms, both syndicated and customized, to an extensive national network of radio station Web sites. Radio-VillageNet is a joint initiative of ElectricVillage and the Katz Katz , Bernard 1911-2003. German-born British physiologist. He shared a 1970 Nobel Prize for the study of nerve impulse transmission. Radio Group, the radio industry's leading ad rep firm. ElectricVillage can be found on the Web at www.ElectricVillage.com. -0- Note to Editors: ElectricVillage logo art for press use is available at http://www.ElectricVillage.com/evhome/evnew/art.html CONTACT: DataMark Holding Inc., Salt Lake City Mitch The name Mitch can mean:
mitch@worldnow.com or Books Now Inc. David Chazin, 800/266-5766 dchazin@booksnow.com or ElectricVillage John Simmons
John Simmons is a former American football defensive back. , 408/477-4480, Ext.160 jsimmons@electricvillage.com |
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