From Salvage to Space

Finding a buyer for the ScientificsTM Division (as the educational part of the business was known) was not easy. The Edmund family wanted to give its creation a real shot at success and growth, while guaranteeing its 220,000 customers would be treated well. A number of Internet entrepreneurs wanted to buy the division, but their interest mainly was in the state-of-the-art fulfillment facility the Edmunds intended to keep.