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Friday, February 14, 2002 Bowker Acquires PubEasy Service from VISTA 
R.R. Bowker, owner of Pubnet and a publisher of bibliographic
information, has acquired ownership of PubEasy, an online
ecommerce marketplace for booksellers and publishers, from
VISTA International.
Bowker said its acquisition of
PubEasy will bring enhanced services and development to the
PubEasy community.
Over 11,000 bookselling users in 110 countries currently access PubEasy to place orders, check price and availability and find information from more than 3,300 publishers and imprints. The PubEasy service will complement Bowker's existing information services such as Pubnet, an EDI service for U.S. retailers and publishers and Global Books in Print, a searchable database of English language titles. Michael Cairns, President of Bowker, said, "Bowker is excited to build on the industry solution that the PubEasy service affords. We are committed to continuing the development of this product and together with our Pubnet service bring to the publishing industry a 'one-stop' solution for product ordering and customer service, a universal tool for publishers, booksellers, librarians and wholesalers worldwide." VISTA International, a provider of solutions and services for the publishing industry, will continue to play a significant role in the PubEasy service. VISTA, in partnership with Bowker, will run the day-to-day operations and continue with planned enhancements and developments to the service. Brian Gibson, Group CEO of VISTA, said, "We strongly believe in the value and strategic role of PubEasy to the worldwide publishing community and see this as an extremely positive move that will accelerate the growth and development of the PubEasy service."
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