Book Stacks Unlimited

Book Stacks Unlimited was an online bookstore created by Charles M. Stack in 1992, two years before Jeff Bezos launched Amazon.com. Stack's store, selling new books, began as a dial-up bulletin board located in Cleveland. It moved to the Internet as Books.com, eventually attracting a half million visitors each month. Stack devised the concept in 1991 based on his personal fascination with reading and books, as he recalled in 1998: Subsequently, it was purchased by Barnes & Noble; www.books.com now redirects to www.barnesandnoble.com.

Book Stacks Unlimited

Book Stacks Unlimited was an online bookstore created by Charles M. Stack in 1992, two years before Jeff Bezos launched Amazon.com. Stack's store, selling new books, began as a dial-up bulletin board located in Cleveland. It moved to the Internet as Books.com, eventually attracting a half million visitors each month. Stack devised the concept in 1991 based on his personal fascination with reading and books, as he recalled in 1998: Subsequently, it was purchased by Barnes & Noble; www.books.com now redirects to www.barnesandnoble.com.