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Bankrupt Tower Records Adds Bookstore to Website

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 28, 2006 - 10:47am.
Sacramento - Bankrupt music and entertainment retail chain Tower Records on Wednesday announced the addition of 500,000 books to its website at Tower.com. "Tower Records stores have always carried a selection of relevant book titles. Our online store features a selection rivaling other large online booksellers," said Tower senior marketing officer Russ Eisenman. "This is a very exciting launch for us and another positive step for Tower as we strive to deliver the best shopping experience for our valued customers." The company added that, since declaring bankruptcy in February 2004, it opened two new stores in 2005 and plans refurbishments for all of its stores in 2006. It also recently worked with Outhink Media to establish the TowerPod podcasting network.