Fatbrain.com Lands Major Corporate Customer in Lucent Technologies Partnership

Strategic Insights -

Fatbrain.com, the Internet's most comprehensive professional bookstore, has announced a significant partnership with Lucent Technologies, the world's leading telecommunications and networking company. As part of the agreement, Fatbrain.com will provide a custom online bookstore accessible from Lucent's intranet, allowing all employees to purchase pre-approved professional titles. This partnership highlights Fatbrain.com's expertise in creating customized professional bookstores that integrate with existing corporate infrastructure, enabling organizations to control procurement and potentially realize cost savings.

Key Takeaways:

  • Fatbrain.com has partnered with Lucent Technologies, a leading telecommunications and networking company, to create a custom online bookstore.
  • The bookstore is accessible from Lucent's intranet and allows all employees to purchase pre-approved professional titles.
  • Fatbrain.com's FindITnow program provides customized professional bookstores on corporate networks, integrating with existing business processes to give organizations control over procurement.
  • The program offers a wide selection of professional, technical, and business books, training materials, and documentation.
  • Corporations may realize significant cost savings by leveraging the FindITnow program with their corporate intranet and existing processes.
  • Fatbrain.com is the Internet's most comprehensive professional bookstore, offering a world-class selection of books, training materials, and documentation for experts in various industries.

Statistics:

  • Fatbrain.com has launched a custom online bookstore for Lucent Technologies, with access for all employees.
  • Fatbrain.com's FindITnow program integrates with existing corporate infrastructure to provide customized professional bookstores.
  • Corporations may realize cost savings of up to 40% by leveraging the FindITnow program with their corporate intranet and existing processes.
  • Fatbrain.com offers discounts of up to 40% on in-stock orders placed by 4 PM PST.
  • All in-stock orders placed by 4 PM PST ship the same business day.

Sources:

  • "Fatbrain.com Lands Big Corporate Customer in Latest Deal." Business Wire, 20 July 1999.
  • Fatbrain.com. "About Fatbrain.com." Fatbrain.com, Inc.