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To: Currency who wrote (267)	4/5/1999 12:54:00 PM
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(BSNS WIRE) SyCoNet.com Selected as a Barnes & Noble Affiliate; Enables SyCoNet.com Selected as a Barnes & Noble Affiliate; Enables SYCD to Significantly Increase Revenues Without Any Capital Investments Business/Entertainment/Technology Editors MANASSAS, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 5, 1999--SyCoNet.com, Inc., (OTC BB:SYCD), the leading U.S. distributor of Anime (Japanese animated) videos and DVDs, today announced that it was selected as an affiliate of Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS), the world's largest online seller of books. "Perhaps the most exciting aspect of our arrangement with Barnes & Noble is the fact that this online bookstore carries Manga, popular Japanese comic books that our customers are very excited about," explained Sy Picon, chief executive officer of SyCoNet.com. "By expanding our online product line with Manga and all other books offered over the Barnes & Noble website, our new affiliate status can do nothing but enhance SyCoNet.com's bottom line," Picon added. The Company noted that it will receive commissions from Barnes & Noble ranging from 5-15 percent of all sales made through the SYCD affiliate arrangement. The Company also reported that it expects its new Barnes & Noble affiliate status to generate significant additional revenue without requiring any capital investments. Barnes & Noble, Inc. operates 521 Barnes & Noble bookstores and 484 B. Dalton bookstores. Barnes & Noble stores stock an authoritative selection of book titles and provide access to more than one million titles from Barnes & Noble's state-of-the-art distribution center. They offer books from more than 50,000 publisher imprints with an emphasis on small, independent publishers and university presses. Barnes & Noble is the world's largest bookseller on the World Wide Web (www.barnesandnoble.com), and the exclusive bookseller on America Online (Keyword: bn). SyCoNet.com, Inc., formerly SyCo Distribution, Inc., distributes Anime Japanese animated movies, live action cult films, multimedia games and software, DVDs, CDs, toys, apparel, and related merchandise to retail and consumer markets nationwide through two high-traffic websites, a catalog, and direct sales campaigns. Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainties, including without limitation, continued acceptance of the Company's products, increased levels of competition for the Company, new products and technological changes, the Company's dependence on third-party suppliers, intellectual property rights, and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. --30--mp/bos* CONTACT: SyCoNet.com OTC Financial Network Sy Picon Geoffrey Eiten 703-366-3900 877-663-0266 / 781-444-6100 ext. 13 admin@altvidwar.com geiten@otcfn.com Also see www.otcfn.com/sycd, www.altvidwar.com, and www.sycodistribution.com KEYWORD: VIRGINIA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMED COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS INTERACTIVE/MULTIMEDIA/INTERNET RETAIL ENTERTAINMENT Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. URL: businesswire.com * end of story *