SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                       
                                       
                            Washington, D.C.  20549
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                   FORM 8-K
                                       
                                CURRENT REPORT
                                       
                                       
                                       
    Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) June 19, 1998
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                       Precept Business Services, Inc.
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            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
                                       
                                       

          Texas                     000-23735                  75-2487353
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(State or other jurisdiction       (Commission               (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)             File Number)            Identification No.)

                                       
        1909 Woodall Rogers Freeway, Suite 500, Dallas, Texas    75201
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      (Address of principal executive officers)               (Zip Code)
     
                                       
                                       
     Registrant's telephone number, including area code    214-754-6000
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ITEM 2.  ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS.

  On June 19, 1998 Precept Business Services, Inc., a Texas corporation (the 
"Company"), through a wholly owned subsidiary, acquired all of the issued and 
outstanding stock of MBF Corporation, a Louisiana corporation ("MBF"), 
pursuant to that certain Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of June 13, 1998 
by and among the Company, Precept Business Products, Inc. a Delaware 
corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, MBF and J.D. Greco, 
the President and sole stockholder of MBF. Louisiana-based MBF is a single 
source distributor of printed products, distribution services and information 
solutions.
 
  To the best knowledge of the Company, at the time of the acquisition of MBF 
there was no material relationship between (i) MBF on the one hand and (ii) 
the Company, or any of its affiliates, its shareholders, any director or 
officer of the Company, or any associate of such director or officer on the 
other.
  
  The aggregate consideration paid by the Company as a result of the 
acquisition of MBF was $10,570,111 payable by the issuance of 3,796,735 
shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock, par value $.01. The 
consideration for the acquisition was determined by arms-length negotiations 
between the parties to the Stock Purchase Agreement.












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ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(b)  Pro forma financial information
     
         The pro forma financial information required pursuant to Article 11 of
     Regulation S-X will be filed by amendment to this initial report on Form 
     8-K on or before September 8, 1998.
     
     
(c)  Exhibits


     Exhibit No.   Description
                
     2.1           Stock Purchase Agreement by and among Precept Business 
                   Products, Inc., Precept Business Services, Inc., MBF 
                   Corporation and J.D. Greco. (1).

     99.1          Press Release issued by Precept Business Services, Inc. 
                   dated June 22, 1998 (1).


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     (1)  Filed herewith

 
 













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                                  SIGNATURES
                                       
                                       
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the 
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the 
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                               PRECEPT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.



Date: July 6, 1998             By: /s/ David L. Neely
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                                   David L. Neely
                                   Chairman and CEO
 













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                               INDEX TO EXHIBITS
                                       
                                       


 Exhibit
 Number         Description of Exhibit
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 2.1            Stock Purchase Agreement by and among Precept Business 
                Products, Inc., Precept Business Services, Inc., MBF 
                Corporation and J.D. Greco. (1).

 99.2           Press Release issued by Precept Business Services, Inc. dated 
                June 22, 1998 (1).


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 (1)  Filed herewith


















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