Lexington, KY — March 30, 2000 — ecampus.com, the only full-service virtual campus bookstore, and Luther Rice Bible College and Seminary are teaming up to create an online college bookstore for the students of Luther Rice Seminary. The award-winning e-commerce bookstore will provide these students with the easiest, fastest and cheapest way to buy their books, new and used textbooks and related merchandise.

The collaboration with ecampus.com will enable Luther Rice Seminary to better serve their busy students' needs by providing convenient online access to the course materials and books they need at substantial savings. ecampus.com makes the textbook buying process even more affordable by shipping all books and supplies free of charge. Steve Stevens, president and CEO of ecampus.com said, "ecampus.com establishes working partnerships with educational resources and institutions such as Luther Rice Seminary to provide their students convenient access to curriculum requirements, books, course material, apparel, electronics and supplies."

David Cobb, Luther Rice Book Service Manager, believes that by making academic materials available through ecampus.com, students will be able to buy the books and supplies they need more efficiently and affordably than ever before while freeing up staff time to address other student concerns. Cobb said, "ecampus.com will allow us the opportunity to answer more book service related questions, aid customers at the service window, help new students adjust to campus life, and spend more time creating new ideas to promote Luther Rice Seminary."

ecampus.com also encourages students to use added features such as the on line book buyback service which allows students to sell their used books on the site and 'My Account,' a secure one-click ordering system customized for repeat customers. The partnership of Luther Rice Seminary and ecampus.com gives students unparalleled convenience, providing more time to study and pursue their academic goals.

Lexington, Kentucky-based ecampus.com is the only full-service virtual campus bookstore. The innovative, award-winning company has created technology to provide products and services in all four quadrants of the e-commerce spectrum (business-to-business, business-to-consumer, consumer-to-business and consumer-to-consumer), including textbook and product fulfillment services for traditional and online education providers, general consumer products and services, an online auction and book buyback services. ecampus.com is highly knowledgeable about pre-college, college, and post-college consumers, with partners from leading educational institutions and representation from William E. Kirwan, President of Ohio State University, and Dave Thomas, founder of Wendy's restaurants.

Based in Lithonia, GA, Luther Rice trains students in and for evangelic Christian ministry. Composed of a Bible Institute, Bible College, and Theological Seminary, Luther Rice is a non-profit religious institution committed to the Southern Baptist Convention. Luther Rice seeks to help students attain educational and spiritual objectives by glorifying God and providing education from the Christian Bible.

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