Exhibit 99.2


The Board of Directors of  booktech.com,  a leader in on-demand  publishing  for
education and training,  today  announced the appointment of William G. Christie
as booktech.com's new Chairman and Chief Executive  Officer,  effective May, 11,
2001. Christie succeeds Dr. Morris Shepard.

"Bill Christie was one of the first retail executives to recognize the potential
for online  commerce.  Bill brings a proven record of leadership  and experience
that  will help  booktech  embark on future  growth.  We are  confident  he will
strengthen  booktech's  capabilities  in meeting  the growth  objectives  of the
company," said Board Member Joel Dumaresq.

Christie is a seasoned  entrepreneurial  executive with over 20 years'  combined
experience  in the retail and Internet  sectors.  Christie most recently was the
Chief  Operating  Officer of  !heyinc.,  a company  that  provides  relationship
management  applications  integrating call center  operations and Web engagement
technologies.  At !heyinc, Mr. Christie was responsible for sales,  professional
services and business development and shared responsibilities for investment and
investment relationship activities.

Prior to !heyinc,  he was the Chief Executive  Officer at icontact.com,  inc., a
leading provider of interactive  software targeted at the Internet's  e-commerce
activities.  icontact.com and !hey Software merged and resulted in the formation
of !heyinc.  He served as the Senior Vice  President of  Management  Information
Systems and  Merchandising  Support for the CALDOR  Corporation and also was the
Director of Information Systems of Federated Department Stores.

"booktech.com's  innovated solutions have incredible  potential to revolutionize
the way textbooks are delivered to the educational  communities.  I look forward
to working with the booktech  team on  increasing  sales,  creating new business
opportunities and improving shareholder value," said Christie.


About booktech.com

booktech.com  (www.booktech.com) is a digital and online publisher of customized
textbooks,  coursepacks,  and other educational  materials for higher education,
K-12,  distance  education,  non-profit  organizations,  and corporate training.
Since  its  inception  in 1995,  booktech.com  has  published  7,000  individual
customized  textbook titles for more than 3,000  professors on 500 campuses,  in
addition to a dozen K-12 titles such as Breaking  the Spanish  Barrier and Trade
Routes.

Certain of the statements in this news release are  forward-looking  statements.
While  these  statements  reflect  the  Company's  beliefs,  they are subject to
uncertainties  and risks that could cause  actual  results to differ  materially
from the results  predicted  and reported  results  should not be  considered an
indication of future performance.

Contact:

        Richard Lewis Associates
        Richard Lewis, 818/955-5481
        rlewis@dicentertainment.com