improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . october 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message this article includes a list of references but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . november 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . may 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message biblio.com type private dot com company founded 2000 headquarters asheville north carolina founder s brendan sherar num employees 10 2010 industry retail specialty products used books rare books out of print books new books and textbooks website www.biblio.com biblio.com is an online marketplace specializing in rare and collectible books from independent bookstores around the world . 1 biblio.com was established in 2000 in asheville nc by brendan j. sherar and michael c. tracey . 2 biblio.com announced a joint three way agreement with bibliopolis llc and antiquarian booksellers association of america abaa in april 2009 to provide a new e commerce site for abaa members and their books . 3 contents 1 a used book marketplace 2 inventory management program 3 speedy searches 4 partnerships with abaa and others 5 the bottom line 6 references a used book marketplace edit begun in 2000 as a metasearch or price comparison engine biblio changed to be a marketplace in february 2003 . 4 biblio seeks to differentiate itself from its competitors by preventing penny books 5 and limiting print on demand books . biblio recognizes that the bookseller is its customer and encourages communication between the bookseller and the retail bookbuyers . in may 2009 biblio launched www.biblio.co.uk an e commerce site dedicated to second hand and antiquarian books in the united kingdom and other parts of europe . inventory management program edit biblio.com now provides bibliodirector an inventory management software that offers one click uploading to biblio but also provides options for uploading to other book marketplace websites as well . biblio.com provided bookhound inventory management program for free to its sellers from june 2008 to december 2012 . an updated version of bookhound is still available for sale through bibliopolis . speedy searches edit starting in 2008 biblio.com launched a complete overhaul of both their site and booksearch technology based on the solr search engine solr is a subproject of the apache http server lucene project . the solr search engine provides fast access to 60 million titles by author title illustrator data and several other fields . biblio s stated goal for search is to help customers find their titles in as few clicks as possible . 6 partnerships with abaa and others edit on april 17 2009 biblio.com announced a joint three way agreement with bibliopolis llc and antiquarian booksellers association of america abaa to provide a new e commerce site for abaa members and their books . 7 under the 4 year joint operating agreement the new abaa e commerce site for its book dealers features biblio.com s search engine and e commerce technology . berkeley based bibliopolis was responsible for crafting the design and user interfaces for the site . 3 in addition to the abaa site biblio powers similar niche market sites such as biblion.co.uk and iobabooks.com independent online booksellers association . the bottom line edit biblio.com is wholly owned and operated by biblio inc. a privately held company with a commitment to a triple bottom line in part through its environmental program ecosend and its work with biblio charitable works inc. 8 in october 2007 biblio announced that it had become the first online book marketplace to offer carbon free shipping through its ecosend program purchasing carbon offsets for the shipment of every book sold through its site . references edit ritchey julia . a cover story biblio . mountain xpress . retrieved 13 january 2016 . certificate of assumed name for a sole proprietorship partnership or limited partnership . consolidated real property . 2351 . buncombe county nc register of deeds . 2000 . p. 347 . retrieved 4 march 2016 . a b archive for the bibliopolis category . fine press book association . retrieved 13 january 2016 . reynolds 2004 sussman biblio 2008 loftin 2009 prweb bibliography ahearn allen . collector s corner ; 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