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******** OT ************* Tuesday April 6, 8:03 am Eastern Time Company Press Release Fatbrain.com Selected as Exclusive Bookseller for Internet.com Users To Provide More Than 1.7 Million Users With World-Class Selection of Technical and Business Books SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 6, 1999--Fatbrain.com(TM) (Nasdaq:FATB - news), the Internet's most comprehensive professional bookstore, today announced an exclusive partnership with Internet.com, the e-business and Internet technology network. Through this e-commerce agreement, Fatbrain.com will provide Internet.com users instant, easy access to Fatbrain.com's world-class selection of technical and business books. The Internet.com network, located at internet.com , is a leading provider of daily news and information resources for the global Internet community. Comprised of more than 50 Web sites, Internet.com serves more than 1.7 million Internet industry and Internet technology professionals, Web developers and sophisticated Internet users each month. From contextual links and book reviews throughout the Internet.com network, Fatbrain.com will provide the Internet.com community of users with access to books and resources relating to its interests. Customers also gain access to Fatbrain.com's more than 800 categories of technical and business books, as well as advanced search tools, peer and author recommendations, same day shipping and discounts up to 40 percent. ''Internet professionals, Web developers and sophisticated Internet users alike depend on the Internet.com network of Web sites as a powerful resource for technical content,'' said Alan M. Meckler, CEO of Internet.com. ''Fatbrain.com is uniquely qualified to match their book and resource categories with our comprehensive array of content areas.'' Chris MacAskill, CEO and co-founder of Fatbrain.com said, ''Internet.com customers are information-hungry, driven, successful people who represent a broad cross-section of the IT community. Our bookstore is a logical complement to the Internet.com resource.'' About Fatbrain.com Fatbrain.com is the Internet's most comprehensive professional bookstore. The company offers a world-class selection of books, training materials and documentation for experts in business and finance, technology and other industries. A leader in business-to-business e-commerce, Fatbrain.com specializes in creating custom corporate intranet bookstores that work seamlessly with existing infrastructure. Formerly ComputerLiteracy.com, the company first built a loyal following among programmers and IT professionals for its unique specialty in resources for technology professionals. Fatbrain.com offers discounts of up to 40 percent, and all in-stock orders placed by 4 PM PT ship the same business day. Visit Fatbrain.com on the Web at fatbrain.com . This announcement may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties including, among others, Fatbrain.com's limited operating history, anticipated losses, the unpredictability of its future revenues, competition, risks associated with system development and operation risks, management of potential growth, and risks of new business areas, international expansion, business combinations, and strategic alliances. Actual results could differ materially from those discussed. More information about factors that potentially could affect Fatbrain.com's financial results is included in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Registration Statement filed under its original name, Computer Literacy, Inc., on Form SB-2 on November 19, 1998, as amended. All forward looking statements are based on information available to the Company on the date hereof, and the Company assumes no obligation to update such statements. Note to Editors: Fatbrain.com is a trademark of Fatbrain.com, Inc. All company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. Contact: