FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - December 1, 1999
For more information contact:
Bob Reap, Site Administrator
Phone: (888)430-TEACH
E-Mail: reap@teachers.net
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WITH K-12 ON-LINE SUPPLIER EDUCATORSMARKET.COM
SAN DIEGO, CA -- Teachers.Net, the leading website for teachers, and Educatorsmarket.com are joining to bring classroom supplies and school-related products to teachers through the Internet. Beginning December, teachers and school administrators everywhere can access the Educatorsmarket.com catalog directly from Teachers.Net, and shop over ten thousand educational items at discount prices.
Educatorsmarket.com features a selection of thousands of educational supplies and classroom products, all arranged in an easy-to-navigate website. Teachers and school administrators can shop with confidence using the secure server. Orders can be placed using a credit card or with school purchase orders, and Educatorsmarket.com delivers direct to home or school within days, unlike traditional catalog distributors, which can take weeks or longer.
Teachers.Net was created in March 1996, by San Diego teacher Tony Bott. "Back in 1996, before programs like Netscape and FrontPage were popular, I realized that the Internet was a strange and confusing place for teachers new to the system," says Bott. "Teachers.Net was developed as a tool to help teachers quickly scramble up this daunting learning curve, master the new tools and software, and even create simple webpages for themselves. We created the original Teachers.Net Homepage Maker, which to date has created over 20,000 teacher Homepages. With the addition of our K-12 Supplies Center, we now hope to help teachers save money and time by purchasing their classroom supplies right over the Web."
According to a recent survey conducted by Teachers.Net, the K-12 Supply Center is exactly what teachers are seeking. Four in five respondents indicated a desire to purchase K-12 supplies directly through Teachers.Net, and most said they expect to spend nearly $1000 or more on their classrooms this year. With over one million teachers already on-line in the US, this represents a huge demand for on-line education retailers. Educatorsmarket.com carries thousands of the items teachers need most, and is poised to service this entire market.
In an effort to deliver the best selection and prices for K-12 supplies, Teachers.Net is actively soliciting feedback and suggestions from teachers who plan to purchase K-12 supplies on-line in the months ahead. Teachers and others in education are urged to send any suggestions, comments, or advice to Teachers.Net directly at esales@teachers.net . For more information about Educatorsmarket.com, visit the Teachers.Net K-12 Supply Center on-line at http://teachers.net/supplies/ .