BiblioQuest

Infobox_Company
company_name = BiblioQuest International
company_
company_slogan = |Australia's Leading Specialist Book Search Service
foundation = 1994
location = Bowral, New South Wales, Australia
key_people = Paul McShane, Director
Suzanne McShane, Director
num_employees = 12 (2007)
industry = Retail
products = used books, out of print books, rare books, online used books and BibliOZ.com
homepage = [http://www.biblioquest.com.au/ www.biblioquest.com.au]

BiblioQuest International is a specialist search service for books, primarily used books and rare or out-of-print titles. The company is based in Bowral, 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. [ [http://www.search.asic.gov.au/cgi-bin/gns030c?acn=109_499_265&juris=9&hdtext=ACN&srchsrc=1 ASIC National Names Index] ] [ [http://www.ipaustralia.gov.au/trademarks/search_index.shtml IP Australia Trade Marks] ]

History

BiblioQuest began as a partnership in 1994 eventually incorporating in 2004. The company also owns and manages the BibliOZ.com website, which launched in early 2001. This website began as a reseller program with Abebooks. In 2005 BiblioQuest did not renew its contract with Abebooks and instead created a strategic alliance with Biblio.com and Alibris, as well as commencing its own inventory listing service focused on Australia and New Zealand. [ [http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/4/prweb228776.htm Biblio.com Sellers Secure New Sales Channel Down Under] ] [ [http://www.internetretailer.com/internet/marketing-conference/92926-bibliocom-extends-reach-around-world.html Biblio.com extends its reach around the world] ]

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. [ [http://www.churchilltrust.com.au/content.php?id=61 The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust] ] [cite news
title=Bowral turns a new page and becomes our first booktown
first=Sharon
last=Verghis
date=24 April 2002
publisher=Sydney Morning Herald
url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/04/23/1019441246312.html
accessdate=2008-09-06]

Business profile

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.

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