Half Price Computer Books Places in the 2003 PROFIT 100 Ranking of Canada's Fastest-Growing Companies

Coquitlam, BC: June 11, 2003 -- Half Price Computer Books, a leading online book retailer, proudly announces its top 100 ranking amongst Canada's fastest-growing companies, according to PROFIT 100, the 15th annual ranking of Canada's Fastest-Growing Companies. This is the first year Half Price Computer Books has ranked in the PROFIT 100, and it is the only online retail company from Western Canada on the list.

Ranking the companies by five-year revenue growth, the PROFIT 100 profiles Canada's most successful growth firms. Published in the June issue of PROFIT and online at PROFITguide.com, the PROFIT 100 is Canada's largest celebration of entrepreneurial achievement. "We're happy to welcome this year's PROFIT 100 winners to the only peer group of its kind in Canada," says Ian Portsmouth, editor of PROFIT: Your Guide to Business Success. "Canada's Fastest-Growing Companies are assembling the best and the brightest teams in a tough labour market."


Half Price Computer Books CEO Shawn Cody agrees. "Differentiating ourselves in the hyper-competitive retail bookselling field, dominated by big-box players and online powerhouses, has allowed us to thrive and grow. Our strategic partnerships and embracing of technology will enable us to continue growing while maintaining profitability." Since 1997, Half Price Computer Books has increased its revenue by 570% and raised the number of company employees from 7 to 65.


About PROFIT Magazine:

PROFIT: Your Guide to Business Success offers news, strategies, tips, interviews and other resources to the CEOs of Canadian growth companies. Each year PROFIT - which currently reaches more than 3,500,000 readers nationally - hosts a number of events that bring together business leaders in the fast-growth segment and champions the interests of those leaders. PROFIT was founded in April 1982, as Canada's first national magazine geared to entrepreneurs. Visit PROFITguide.com


About Half Price Computer Books:

Headquartered in Coquitlam, B.C., Half Price Computer Books is a leading provider of new technical and non-technical books for the North American market. As well as maintaining several retail stores, the company runs two e-commerce websites for U.S./International and Canadian customers, and has successful partnerships with online mainstays Amazon.com and eBay.com. Half Price Computer Books was founded in 1996. Their main website is http://www.halfpricecomputerbooks.com.