Gardners Books, the largest book wholesaler in the U.K., will distribute in the U.K. and around the world more than 215,000 Dial-A-Book excerpts through its Digital Warehouse. The book excerpts, which contain full bibliographic data, tables of contents and five to nine pages of initial text, previously had been available only in the U.S. The excerpts also appear in Gardners's online dealer catalogue and through 150 affiliated e-commerce sites.

In a statement, Stanley R. Greenfield, founder and president of Dial-A-Book, said that the extended distribution of this book data will result in higher sales of U.S. works in the global marketplace.

Bob Jackson, commercial director of Gardners Books, said, "Giving professional book buyers in retail and libraries, and consumers buying on our customers retail websites, access to sample content prior to purchase will greatly enrich their buying decision."