| BOOKSAMILLION.COM,
the company's e-commerce website, was successfully launched
in 1998. Like our stores, the site is open, inviting and focused
on the product. Since the site's launch, we have continued
to enhance its design, product offerings, editorial content
and customer service attributes, as well as maintain our position
as a value leader in book e-tailing. Through our American
Internet Services division, we continue to develop a suite
of e-commerce solutions aimed to meet the needs of a variety
of business clients. The acquisition of NetCentral continues
to provide us with the development experience and systems
resources needed to continue to innovate and compete effectively
in the e-commerce arena.
NetCentral, an Internet development
and services company, was acquired in January, 1999, and is
based in Nashville, Tennessee. In addition to providing systems
solutions and web development for all of the corporation's
Internet and networking initiatives, NetCentral's Internet
experience and its development of a comprehensive, integrated
e-commerce platform continues to attract a growing number
of outside clients as well.
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