BiblioQuest
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Headquarters | Bowral, New South Wales,Australia |
Key people | Paul McShane, Director Suzanne McShane, Director |
| Products | used books,out of print books,rare books, online used books andBibliOZ |
Number of employees | 12 (2007) |
| Website | biblioquest.au |
BiblioQuest Internationalis a specialist search service forbooks,primarilyused booksandrareorout-of-printtitles. The company is based inBowral, New South Wales,Australia,and is registered with the Australian Securities and Investment Commission ACN 109 499 265 ABN 88 109 499 265. It owns Australian trademark 723201.[1][2]
History
[edit]BiblioQuest began as a partnership in 1994, eventually incorporating in 2004. The company also owns and manages theBibliOZwebsite, which launched in early 2001. This website began as a reseller program withAbebooks.In 2005 BiblioQuest did not renew its contract with Abebooks and instead created a strategic alliance withBiblioandAlibris,as well as commencing its own inventory listing service focused on Australia and New Zealand.[3]
The company has helped foster Australia's first booktown project and in 2002 founder Paul McShane was awarded a Churchill Fellowship in recognition of that work.[4][5]
Business profile
[edit]BiblioQuest International maintains a traditional booksearch service offering telephone and mail order options, as well as online purchasing. It also provides out-of-print booksearching for major bookshop chains and many independent stores throughout Australia and New Zealand.
In 2007 BiblioQuest launched BibliOZ portal sites catering to specific professional clients in the fields of medicine, pharmaceuticals, dentistry, engineering and mining.
Notes
[edit]- ^ ASIC National Names Index
- ^IP Australia Trade MarksArchived2007-01-26 at theWayback Machine
- ^Biblio extends its reach around the world
- ^"The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust".Archived fromthe originalon 19 August 2006.Retrieved28 January2007.
- ^Verghis, Sharon (24 April 2002)."Bowral turns a new page and becomes our first booktown".Sydney Morning Herald.Retrieved6 September2008.
References
[edit]- "Company Profile".BiblioQuest.au - Company Information.Archived fromthe originalon 2 February 2007.Retrieved28 January2007.