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Home > Company Index > Specialty Retail > Music, Video, Book & Entertainment Software Retailing & Distribution > Nebraska Book Company, Inc.
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Nebraska Book Company, Inc. |
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PROFILE |
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Nebraska Book Company (NBC) can help college students with book learnin'. The company provides more than 3,000 college campuses in the US and Canada with new and used textbooks sold through independent and institutional bookstores. NBC also owns about 100 college bookstores. One of the largest textbook distributors in the US, NBC sells about seven million books annually. Founded in 1915, the company also offers Prism software for store management and WebPrism software for e-commerce. Cliff Hillegass, a former company salesman, created Cliff's Notes in 1958. Investment firm Haas Wheat & Partners, which holds large stakes in Specialty Foods and Playtex Products, owns NBC.
COMPETITION |
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Barnes & Noble College Bookstores, Inc. (dossier)
Follett Corporation (dossier)
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW |
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Fiscal Year-End: March
2000 Sales (mil.): 265.30
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 22.0%
Employees: 2,700
Revenue per employee: $98,259.26
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Mark W. Oppegard
CEO
Alan G. Siemek
CFO
CONTACT INFO |
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4700 S. 19th St.
Lincoln, NE 68501
US
Phone: 402-421-7300
Fax: 402-421-0510
Online: Web Site
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