EXHIBIT 99.2


London 9th May 2001: Bright Station plc (LSE: BSN, NASDAQ: BSTN) ("Bright
Station" or "the Group") announces that it has entered into a legally binding
agreement regarding the sale of the name, customer list and debtor book of
officeshopper, its online office supplies company, to Inkwell Direct, a division
of the Howarine Calvert group of companies, for consideration of up to
(pound)450,000, payable in cash.

In the year ended 31 December 2000, officeshopper had turnover of (pound)1.7
million and a loss before interest and tax of (pound)2.7 million. The net book
value of the assets that are subject to this transaction as at today's date is
(pound)357,000. Consideration of (pound)195,000 will be payable within the next
30 days, with the balance of consideration payable based upon the recoverability
of debtor balances and the gross profit of officeshopper over the next 18
months.

This sale is in line with Bright Station's stated strategy of restructuring the
Group to reposition it as a "pure play" knowledge management business through
Smartlogik, its knowledge management subsidiary.

The disposal of these officeshopper assets will reduce the ongoing operational
cash outflows of the Group and will mitigate anticipated closure costs. Bright
Station will retain the liability for any costs associated with the closure of
the officeshopper operations.

As part of the Group restructuring, Bright Station has also today transferred
its 100% shareholding in WebTop to Smartlogik. Smartlogik intends to leverage
WebTop's 500 million page index of the Web to complement their product offering,
allowing Smartlogik customers to search both internal and external information
simultaneously. In addition, WebTop's leading Cambridge-based programmers will
work on enhancing Smartlogik's knowledge management tools.

The only non-core business now remaining within the Group is Sparza, where the
cost base has been reduced and plans made for its closure in the event that an
offer is not forthcoming shortly.

During the past month corporate overheads have also been curtailed, and the
corporate centre is now focused exclusively on completing the restructuring and
on securing additional financing for the ongoing business, Smartlogik. In light
of the developments announced today, the Group will be able to make further cost
reductions during the remainder of Q2.

Allen Thomas, Chairman of  Bright Station, said:

"I am pleased that we have agreed a sale of these officeshopper assets and that
we have made progress on the other aspects of our restructuring. Discussions
continue with a number of parties with regard to our financing requirements.
Based on the current status of these discussions the Board remains confident of
a successful outcome."



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