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Creative Printing Solutions Acquired by Precept Business Services Inc.   

DALLAS--Sept. 8, 1998--$16 Million Distributor of Printed Business Products
Expands Precept's Capabilities in New England 

Precept Business Services Inc. (NASDAQ:PBSIA), the nation's largest independent
distributor of printed business products and document management services, today
announced that it has acquired Creative Printing Solutions ("Creative"), which
is headquartered in Bangor, Maine. 

With annual sales of approximately $16 million, Creative is a leading provider
of printed products, distribution services and information solutions to business
customers throughout the New England states. The company has three
sales/distribution offices in Maine and two in Massachusetts. According to the
industry publication Business Forms, Labels & Systems Magazine, Creative is the
28th largest independent distributor of business forms in the United States. 

"The merger with Creative will solidify Precept's presence throughout New
England and will complement our recent acquisition of Boston-based InfoGraphix
Inc.," commented David Neely, chairman and chief executive officer of Precept
Business Services Inc. "We expect the merger with Creative to have a positive
influence upon Precept's earnings per share in the current fiscal year."
Following completion of the merger, Steve Bazinet and Ed Curtis will continue to
oversee operations at Creative, which is the leading distributor of business
forms and document management services in northern New England. 

"During the past five months, Precept has acquired or merged with three of
America's top 30 business forms companies with total revenues of approximately
$61 million, according to rankings published by Business Forms, Labels & Systems
Magazine," continued Neely. "While we still need to establish a presence in
selected geographic markets, Precept is aggressively executing its strategy of
consolidating the $20 billion business products and document management services
industry on a national scale." 

Precept Business Services Inc. is the nation's largest and only nationwide
independent distributor of printed business products and document management
services. The company also provides corporate transportation services in Texas,
New York, Ohio and Michigan. Recent acquisitions have diversified the company's
revenue base and positioned Precept as a consolidator within the $20 billion
printed business products and document management services industry and the $4
billion corporate transportation industry. The company is headquartered in
Dallas, Texas and its common stock is traded on NASDAQ under the symbol 
"PBSIA". 

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