Catholic Online and Amazon.com Unite to Offer Books and Videos

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.–Through a new arrangement with Amazon.com, the world's largest online book seller, Catholic Online Marketplace now offers Catholic books, videos, and audio programs. “This is a very unique bookstore designed specifically for those involved in the Catholic faith,” said Michael Galloway, president of Catholic Online, a Bakersfield-based Catholic Internet information service. Current categories available at www.catholic.org/bookstore include general, saints, Church history, Roman Catholicism, catechisms, and canon law, with more to come. A reading room featuring the company's favorite selections, book reviews, and new titles is also in the works.