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1989

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Educational Development Corporation began its Home Business Division in March, 1989. This Division, operating as Usborne Books at Home, markets the entire Usborne line of over 1,300 titles through a combination of direct sales, home parties, fund raisers and book fairs sold through a network system of independent sales consultants. In July 1996 Usborne Books At Home began EDC Educational Services to enhance the marketing program to schools and libraries through a direct sales force.

We have spent considerable time recently analyzing the vision for this company and what its purpose is. Yes, we sell the very best children's books in the world, but we feel we have a higher purpose. We feel we are part of the overall education and literacy movement in the nation, and we feel our products can make a difference in the lives of children.

Usborne Books at Home was the first multilevel direct selling company in the United States to offer primarily nonfiction educational books for children. We have approximately 6,000 active consultants who are selling our books in all fifty states.