ABEBOOKS OFFERS MILLIONS OF BOOKS THROUGH AMAZON MARKETPLACE

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print books, today announced it is making millions of books available through Amazon’s Marketplace program, which enables third party sellers to list inventory in Amazon.com’s retail catalog. Abebooks’ inventory will be available to millions of book buyers worldwide on Amazon.com’s e-commerce platform, significantly expanding the selection of used books available to Amazon.com customers.

Commenting on the announcement, Brent James, chief executive officer of Abebooks comments: “Amazon Marketplace creates real value for customers by bringing increased choice and selection when making purchases. The customer’s choices expand significantly when we add Abebooks millions of used books to the equation.“

The option of listing books through Amazon Marketplace is being made available to the thousands of booksellers who currently list their used, rare and out-of-print books on Abebooks sites. This new arrangement brings their books to wider markets of online bookbuyers. Brent James explains: “Abebooks exists to help our worldwide membership booksellers sell their books. This new option enhances our ability to do that.”

About Abebooks

Abebooks is the world’s largest online marketplace for used, rare, and out-of-print books. Abebooks connects those who buy books with those who sell books, to provide abundant selection at affordable prices.

Bookbuyers love the variety and selection of 40 million books, offered by 10,000 booksellers who list on Abebooks. Readers find bestsellers, collectors find rare antiquarian books, students find textbooks, and treasure hunters find books they’ve been seeking forever. Booksellers love Abebooks for providing the tools to help them succeed online and dedicated customer support. Every day, thousands of people find the right book at the right price on Abebooks.

Abebooks is a global company with sites dedicated to bookbuyers in North America (Abebooks.com), Germany (Abebooks.de), France (Abebooks.fr), and the UK (Abebooks.co.uk). These domestic sites serve specific countries while making unique book inventories available to all. Through strategic partnerships Abebooks has become the most important virtual supplier of used books while expanding selling avenues for booksellers.

Abebooks strives to be the world’s best book source where book buyers and sellers find books they want at prices they love.

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First Book and Books for BratsTM Partner to Donate Deployment Picture Books to USO

Miramar Beach, FL (PRWEB) May 28, 2009

Books for Brats, the first series of picture books for military brats, has partnered with First Book to continue its mission to donate their titles to military families.

Books for Brats' publisher, Little Redhaired Girl Publishing and First Book will be launching their partnership with a donation of "You're My Hero!" titles to the USO. "Daddy, You're My Hero!' and "Mommy, You're My Hero!" are the first children's picture books to help children coping with deployment of a parent.

"We have been making donations to FRGs and other military organizations since the books were first published," said author Michelle Ferguson-Cohen. "It is exciting to find a partner like First Book who shares in our mission to get books in the hands of children who so desperately need them."

The first donations will be made to the USO of Metropolitan Washington for its Deployed Family Fun Day. The free event will take place on May 30, 2009 at Fort Meade help support families coping with deployment as part of the USO's mission to "Serve those who serve, and their families."

About Books for Brats and Little Redhaired Girl Publishing

Little Redhaired Girl Publishing is home to the first book series for children of military personnel, Books for BratsTM. "Daddy, You're My Hero!" and "Mommy, You're My Hero!" two titles from the series published in 2001 are the first children's picture books for children coping with deployment of a parent. Acclaimed by educators and childcare professionals, the books have been used as therapeutic and educational tools around the world. Both titles are written and illustrated by Michelle Ferguson-Cohen, a self-professed military "brat" and the child of a career Army officer and Vietnam Veteran. To learn more about Books for Brats TM go to http://www.BooksforBrats.com

About First Book

First Book provides new books to children in need addressing one of the most important factors affecting literacy - access to books. An innovative leader in social enterprise, First Book has distributed more than 65 million free and low cost books in thousands of communities. To learn more about First Book, please visit http://www.FirstBook.org.

About USO of Metropolitan Washington

USO-Metro is a private, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization and receives no federal, state or local government funding. Our mission is "Serving those who serveand their families" in Washington D.C., Maryland, and Northern Virginia. It is through the generous financial support of individuals and organizations in the local community that USO-Metro is able to fulfill its mission. With the help of over 2,000 dedicated USO volunteers USO-Metro provides programs and services for active duty troops and their families at the area's military hospitals; through their Mobile USO program; at six USO family support centers and four USO airport lounges strategically located throughout the Baltimore-Washington area. For more information please visit http://www.usometro.org.

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