Document:

August 3, 2001

Mr. William Christie
President/CEO
booktech.com, Inc.
42 Cummings Park
Woburn, MA  01801

RE:  Acquisition of Certain booktech.com Assets

Dear Bill:

This Letter Agreement is to express ProQuest's offer to acquire certain assets
of booktech.com, Inc. (the "booktech Assets") from booktech.com, Inc. under the
conditions set forth below.

1.   booktech Assets

     The booktech Assets shall consist of:

     a    the list of booktech.com customers from of December 31, 2000 to
          present;

     b    all master coursepacks in whatever format (digital, paper, etc.);

     c    all orders for coursepacks that are in the possession of booktech.com;

     d    all orders for coursepacks from customers from the date of acceptance
          of this Letter Agreement forward;

     e    the use of office space, utilities, equipment, supplies and other
          materials necessary to transfer coursepacks and orders to ProQuest so
          long as booktech remains in the facilities;

     f    assistance and cooperation in the use of certain named booktech.com
          employees to support and transfer such coursepacks and orders as
          consultants;

     g    the proprietary data of booktech.com with respect to the customers,
          content and products of the coursepack business as it currently
          conducted by booktech.com; and

     h    any other tangible or intangible asset necessary to conduct the
          coursepack business of booktech.com on a going-forward basis that is
          discovered in due diligence.

2.   Liabilities Assumed by ProQuest

     a    ProQuest shall assume no liabilities of booktech.com, Inc. arising
          before or after the Closing date. ProQuest's only liabilities will be
          those which it incurs after Closing with respect to use of the
          booktech Assets.

     b    ProQuest will not credit nor assume any liability for returns of
          products produced and shipped by booktech.com on its own behalf prior
          to Closing.

3.   Obligations of ProQuest

     a    ProQuest, at their option, will hire selected booktech.com employees
          as consultants for their services described in section 1(f) above; and

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Mr. William Christie
August 3, 2001
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     b    ProQuest will pay all costs related to the cost of producing and
          shipping coursepacks.

4.   Purchase Price

          The Purchase Price shall consist of:

          a    A total cash payment of $400,000; $100,000, paid by wire, the
               next business day after signing of this Letter Agreement and
               $300,000 payable upon full compliance with Paragraph 5,
               Conditions for Closing. Booktech will pay $50,000 of its accounts
               to Harvard Business Publications within two weeks of acceptance
               of this Letter Agreement.

          b    $0.30 per Dollar of net revenue recognized by ProQuest (based on
               shipment of products and net of returns) from the booktech.com
               Assets through 12/31/01. Paid weekly from the date of this Letter
               Agreement and credited against the cash payment above through the
               Closing Date. If this transaction does not close, any amounts
               paid hereunder are non-refundable.

          c    The maximum Purchase Price to be paid by ProQuest is $700,000.

5.   Conditions for Closing

     a    Execution (signing by both parties) of a definitive agreement upon
          completion of due diligence by ProQuest. Due diligence will be
          completed by August 15th.

     b    Closing must occur on or before 10/01/01 or this transaction
          terminates and each party assumes its own costs. Upon termination
          ProQuest will return to booktech.com all booktech Assets in its
          possession and booktech.com will retain all payments made to it by
          ProQuest prior to termination.

     c    Booktech.com, Inc. must obtain shareholder consent to the consummation
          of this transition.

     d    Booktech has complied with its obligation to pay Harvard Business
          Publishing pursuant to paragraph 4(a) above.

     e    Veras must consent to the transaction and waive any conditions of
          default in writing.

     f    An opinion letter from booktech.com's counsel must be delivered that
          expresses its view with respect to (1) the validity of this
          transaction under the laws of Massachusetts and the laws of the state
          of incorporation of booktech.com, inc. (if different), (ii) the
          validity of this transaction under booktech.com's by-laws and (iii)
          that the use of the funds by booktech.com paid by ProQuest are within
          the authority of the officers and shareholders of booktech.com.

6.   Conduct of Business

     a    From the date of acceptance of this Letter Agreement by booktech.com
          through Closing or termination, ProQuest shall undertake use of the
          booktech Assets to perform all of the coursepack business related to
          the booktech Assets. Booktech.com shall immediately cease use of the
          booktech Assets unless at the direction and for the benefit of
          ProQuest.

     b    At ProQuest's direction, booktech.com will assure re-direction of
          telephone calls, email and Website traffic related to the booktech
          Assets to sites designated by ProQuest.

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Mr. William Christie
August 3, 2001
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7.   Due Diligence

     a    booktech.com will cooperate with ProQuest and make relevant records
          and people available to answer questions regarding the booktech Assets
          prior to Closing.

8.   Broker Fees

     a    ProQuest will pay 1/2 of the fee of Mark Miller up to a maximum of
          $20,000 at the Closing.

This Letter Agreement is intended to create an offer capable of acceptance.
Completion of the transaction is expressly conditioned upon completion of due
diligence by ProQuest, the completion of definitive agreements and satisfaction
of the Closing conditions set forth above.

If this offer is acceptable to booktech.com, please sign and fax and mail a
signed copy to me. I look forward to your response.

Regards,

James D. Barcelona
Senior VP, Business Development & General Counsel
Bell & Howell Information and Learning Company

c:    Joe Reynolds

ACCEPTED by booktech.com, Inc.

_______________________________
William Christie, President/CEO

Date __________________________[LOGO] ATLAS CAPITAL SERVICES, INC.

                                                                   July 30, 2001
BY FACSIMILE
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Mr. William Christie
Chairman and CEO
Booktech.com, Inc.
42 Cummings Park
Woburn, Mass. 01801

            Re: Investment Banking/Advisory Agreement.
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Dear Bill:

     This will confirm the basis upon which Book Tech, Inc. and its affiliates
(the "COMPANY") has engaged Atlas Capital Services, Inc. ("ATLAS") on an
exclusive basis, to provide advisory and investment banking services with
respect to the exploration of strategic alternatives (i) that may lead to a
possible transaction ("TRANSACTION"), through (x) an investment in the Company
("INVESTMENT"), or (y) a sale, merger, joint venture or otherwise, whether
effected in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, in which
50% or more of the voting power of the Company or all or a substantial portion
of its business or assets are combined with or transferred to another company
(excluding reincorporations) ("MERGER"), or (ii) the restructuring of the
Company's activities ("RESTRUCTURING").

     1. Services to be Rendered. Atlas agrees to perform and provide such of the
following financial advisory and investment banking services as the Company
reasonably and specifically requests:

          1.1 RESTRUCTURING SERVICES. With respect to Restructuring activities,
     Atlas shall:

          A. familiarize itself to the extent it deems appropriate and feasible
     with the business, operations, properties, financial condition and
     prospects of the Company.

          B. advise the Company regarding company operations, staffing,
     strategy, and other issues related to building shareholder value consistent
     with the provisions of this proposal;

          C. assist the Company in determining which employees/officers of the
     Company, if any, are necessary in order to, amongst others, maintain
     business operations, collect the outstanding account receivables, maintain
     relationships with creditors of the Company so that work-outs and
     settlements can be reached, and file timely reports with the Securities and
     Exchange Commission.

          D. recommend and introduce various third-party consultants to the
     Company who can assist management in the Restructuring of the Company's
     activities;

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          E. assist the Company in preparing a plan of operation to settle
     and/or reduce the outstanding liabilities of the Company's subsidiary and
     to collect all of the subsidiary's outstanding accounts receivables; and

          F. advise the Company's management in general corporate finance and
     restructuring.

          1.2 RAISING FUNDS. With respect to Investment services, Atlas shall
     use its best efforts to raise the Company funds, in a single or series of
     transactions, via debt or equity instruments.

          1.3 MERGER. Concomitantly with its Restructuring services and
     financing activities, Atlas shall begin to:

          A. identify and evaluating private companies that may want to engage
     in a Merger transaction with the Company;

          B. contact potential Merger candidates which Atlas and the Company
     believe to be appropriate for a potential Merger;

          C. advise and assist the Company in considering the desirability of
     effecting a transaction, and, if the Company believes such a transaction to
     be desirable, in developing a general negotiating strategy for
     accomplishing a transaction; and

          D. advise and assist the Company in the course of its negotiation of a
     transaction and will participate in such negotiations.

          1.4 In rendering such services, Atlas will meet with representatives
     of such Candidates, as are approved in advance by the Company, and provide
     such representatives with such information about the Company as may be
     appropriate, subject to customary business confidentiality.

     2. BEST EFFORTS. Atlas agrees to devote such time and effort to the affairs
of the Company as is reasonable and adequate to render the Services contemplated
by this agreement. The Company understands and agrees that Atlas shall not be
responsible for the performance of any services which may be rendered hereunder
without the Company providing the necessary information in writing prior
thereto, nor shall Atlas include any services that constitute the rendering of
any legal opinions or performance of work that is in the ordinary purview of the
Certified Public Accountant. Atlas does not guarantee results on behalf of the
Company, but shall pursue all reasonable avenues available through its network
of contacts. At such time as an interest is expressed by a third party in the
Company's needs, Atlas shall notify the Company and advise it as to the source
of such interest and any terms and conditions of such interest. The acceptance
and consumption of any transaction shall be subject to acceptance of the terms
and conditions by the Company in its sole discretion.

            225 Broadway Suite 910     New York, NY 10007     U.S.A
                 Phone: (212) 267-3500     Fax: (212) 267-3501
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     3. INFORMATION.

          3.1 The Company shall furnish Atlas such information as Atlas
     reasonably requests in connection with the performance of its services
     hereunder (all such information so furnished is referred to herein as the
     "Information"). The Company understands and agrees that Atlas, in
     performing its services hereunder, will use and rely upon the Information
     as well as publicly available information regarding the Company and any
     potential partners and that Atlas shall not assume responsibility for
     independent verification of any information, whether publicly available or
     otherwise furnished to it, concerning the Company or any potential partner,
     including, without limitation, any financial information, forecasts or
     projections, considered by Atlas in connection with the rendering of its
     services. Accordingly, Atlas shall be entitled to assume and rely upon the
     accuracy and completeness of all such information and is not required to
     conduct a physical inspection of any of the properties or assets, or to
     prepare or obtain any independent evaluation or appraisal of any of the
     assets or liabilities, of the Company or any potential partner. With
     respect to any financial forecasts and projections made available to Atlas
     by the Company or any potential partners and used by Atlas in its analysis,
     Atlas shall be entitled to assume that such forecasts and projections have
     been reasonably prepared on bases reflecting the best currently available
     estimates and judgments of the management of the Company or any potential
     partner, as the case may be, as to the matters covered thereby.

          3.2 In connection with the services described in this Section 1, the
     Company hereby authorizes Atlas, as the Company's representative, to
     transmit the Memorandum to potential parties to a Transaction and execute
     on behalf of the Company a confidentiality agreement, in form approved by
     the Company, to be entered into by such parties. The Company hereby
     acknowledges that all information contained in the Memorandum will be
     provided by or based upon information provided by the Company or third
     parties, and that the Company will be solely responsible for the contents
     thereof. Atlas hereby agrees to obtain the consent of the Company prior to
     contacting any potential party to a Transaction.

     4. TIMELY APPRAISALS. The Company hereby agrees to use its commercially
reasonable efforts to keep Atlas up to date and apprised of all business, market
and legal developments related to the Company and its operations and management.
Accordingly:

          (i) the Company shall provide Atlas with copies of all amendments,
     revisions and changes to its business and marketing plans, bylaws, articles
     of incorporation, private placement memoranda, key contracts, employment
     and consulting agreements and other operational agreements;

          (ii) the Company shall promptly notify Atlas of all new contracts
     agreements, joint ventures or filings with any state, federal or local
     administrative agency, including without limitation the SEC, NASD or any
     state agency, and shall provide all related documents, including copies of
     the exact documents filed, to Atlas, including without limitation, all
     annual reports, quarterly reports and notices of change of events, and
     registration statements filed with the SEC and any state agency, directly
     to Atlas;

            225 Broadway Suite 910     New York, NY 10007     U.S.A
                 Phone: (212) 267-3500     Fax: (212) 267-3501
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          (iii) the Company shall also provide directly to Atlas current
     financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements, cash
     flows and all other documents provided or generated by the Company in the
     normal course of its business and requested by Atlas from time to time; and

          (iv) Atlas shall keep all documents and information supplied to it
     hereunder confidential.

     5. TRANSACTION FEES. In consideration of Atlas's services, Atlas shall be
entitled to receive, and the Company hereby agrees to pay to Atlas, the
following:

          5.1 RESTRUCTURING SERVICES. In consideration of Atlas' Restructuring
     services, Atlas shall receive shares of common stock of the Company, equal
     to 4.99% of the outstanding common stock of the Company. The Shares shall
     be issued upon execution of this investment banking agreement. The parties
     shall execute a Registration Rights Agreement that shall include customary
     demand and piggyback registration rights.

          5.2 FINANCING.

          5.2.1 CASH FEE. In the event of an Investment in the Company, the
     Company shall pay Atlas a cash fee by certified check or wire transfer
     equal to 10% of the principal amount of the Transaction Amount (as defined
     below), and shall be paid as proceeds are received by the Company from each
     Transaction. Any portion of Atlas's Transaction Fee that is attributable to
     proceeds to be received by the Company upon the occurrence of a future
     event, or the satisfaction of a contingency shall be paid when the event
     occurs or the contingency is satisfied.

          5.2.2 WARRANTS. In addition to the foregoing, upon consummation of an
     Investment, the Company will issue to Atlas and/or its designee(s) warrants
     (the "Warrants") to purchase such number of shares of the Company's common
     stock as shall be equal to 10% of the aggregate number of fully diluted
     and/or exercised or converted shares of common stock of the Company as are
     purchased by the Candidates. The Warrants shall be purchased for a nominal
     sum and shall be exercisable for a period of five years from the date of
     closing with an exercise price equal to the effective per share or unit
     price paid by the Candidates engaging in the Transaction. The terms of the
     Warrants shall be set forth in one or more agreements (the "Warrant
     Agreements") in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Atlas and the
     Company. The Warrant Agreements shall contain customary terms, including
     without limitation, provisions for "cashless" exercise, change of control,
     weighted-average price based anti-dilution, and customary demand and
     piggyback registration rights consistent with the registration rights
     granted to the Candidates.

          5.3 MERGER. In the event a Merger occurs, Atlas shall receive shares
     of common stock of the Company equal to 5% of the outstanding common stock
     of the Company (Post Merger). The parties shall execute a Registration
     Rights Agreement that shall include customary demand and piggyback
     registration rights.

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                 Phone: (212) 267-3500     Fax: (212) 267-3501
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          5.4 DEFINITION OF TRANSACTION AMOUNT. As used herein, the term
     Transaction Amount" shall mean the gross amount of all consideration,
     including without limitation to, all cash, cash equivalents, stock,
     warrants, and/or assets that is exchanged or provided to or by the Company
     or its shareholders, affiliates, or subsidiaries in a Transaction, or any
     entities formed in or which results from a Transaction. The Transaction
     amount shall be cumulative (e.g., if the Company receives initial
     consideration and then subsequently received royalty and/or licensing fees,
     warrant exercise funds, etc,.) such that the Transaction Amount shall
     include all such consideration.

     6. EXPENSES. In addition to any fees that may be payable to Atlas hereunder
and regardless of whether any Transaction is proposed or consummated, the
Company hereby agrees, from time to time upon request, to reimburse Atlas for
all reasonable fees and disbursements of Atlas's counsel, if any, and all of
Atlas's reasonable travel and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred in
connection with any actual or proposed Transaction or Restructuring services
arising out of Atlas's engagement hereunder. Any fees and/or disbursements
individually or in the aggregate in excess of $10,000.00 must be approved in
advance by the written consent of the Company.

     7. INDEMNITY. The Company hereby agrees to indemnify Atlas under its
standard indemnification provisions, a copy of which is attached hereto as
Exhibit A, a made a part hereof.

     8. TERMINATION OF ENGAGEMENT. Atlas's engagement shall be for a period of
three (3) months ("Term"). Thereafter, the agreement may be terminated by either
the Company or Atlas at any time, with or without cause, upon written notice to
that effect to the other party; provided, however, that: Atlas's Transaction Fee
shall have been earned and shall be payable to Atlas upon consummation of any
Transaction which occurs as a result of this Agreement with any Entity in which
a Transaction was made in whole or in part (1) during the term of this Agreement
(hereafter "Phase I"); or, (2) within 24 months following the termination date
of this Agreement (hereafter "Phase II") with regard to an Entity which Atlas or
the Company has had any communications during Phase I.

     9. RELIANCE ON OTHERS. The Company confirms that it will rely on its own
counsel, accountants and other similar expert advisors for legal, accounting,
tax and other similar advice.

     10. AFFILIATE SERVICES. In connection with the services contemplated by
this agreement, and in addition to the consultants referenced in Section 1.1
above, Atlas may utilize or engage, on an "as needed" basis, the services of
personnel who are employees of The Atlas Group of Companies, LLC or its
affiliates.

     11. PUBLICITY. The Company agrees that Atlas shall have the right, at its
own cost, to advertise its participation in the Transaction in "tombstone" or
other appropriate financial advertisements in newspapers, magazines, trade
periodicals or other publications. Atlas agrees that the content of such
tombstone or other advertisements shall not be published without the Company's
prior approval, provided that such approval is not unreasonably withheld or
delayed.

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                 Phone: (212) 267-3500     Fax: (212) 267-3501
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     12. NO RIGHTS IN SHAREHOLDERS, ETC. The Company recognizes that Atlas has
been engaged only by the Company, and that the Company's engagement of Atlas is
not deemed to be on behalf of and is not intended to confer rights upon any
shareholder, partner or other owner of the Company or any other person not a
party hereto as against Atlas or any of its affiliates or any of their
respective directors, officers, agents, employees or representatives. Unless
otherwise expressly agreed, no one other than the Company is authorized to rely
upon the Company's engagement of Atlas or any statements, advice, opinions or
conduct by Atlas. Without limiting the foregoing, any opinions or advice
rendered to the Company's Board of Directors or management in the course of the
Company's engagement of Atlas are for the purpose of assisting the Board or
management, as the case may be, in evaluating the Transaction and do not
constitute a recommendation to any shareholder of the Company concerning action
that such shareholder might or should take in connection with the Transaction.
Atlas's role herein is that of an independent contractor; nothing herein is
intended to create or shall be construed as creating a fiduciary relationship
between the Company and Atlas.

     13. GOVERNING LAW; FORUM. This agreement shall be governed by the laws of
the State of New York. Any and all claims, disputes, or controversies arising
out of this Agreement will be resolved by arbitration before the American
Arbitration Association ("AAA") and that with respect to this Agreement, a party
may seek injunctive relief and ancillary damages before the AAA. Each party
irrevocably consents to subject matter jurisdiction before the AAA. The parties
shall restrict themselves to claims for compensatory damages and no claims shall
be made by any party for punitive or similar damages. The parties agree that any
award or decision by the AAA shall be final and binding upon the parties and a
judgment may be entered in a court of competent jurisdiction upon such award or
decision. The parties agree that the situs of any arbitration or legal
proceedings hereunder shall be the City of New York.

     14. MISCELLANEOUS. In order to better coordinate the activities of Atlas
contemplated by this letter, both the Company (including management or other
officers and directors of the Company) and Atlas will promptly inform the other
of inquiries of third parties which it receives concerning a Transaction.
Nothing in this Agreement is intended to obligate or commit Atlas or any of its
affiliates to provide any services other than as set out above. This Agreement
may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which together shall be
considered a single instrument. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement,
and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (both written and oral)
of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and cannot be
amended or otherwise modified except in writing executed by the parties hereto.
The provisions hereof shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
successors and assigns of the Company. Neither party may assign its obligations
or rights pursuant to this Agreement without the prior written consent of the
other party.

     15. NOTICES. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be deemed
given upon (a) the sender's confirmation of receipt of a facsimile transmission
to the recipient's facsimile number set forth below, (b) confirmed delivery by a
standard overnight carrier to the recipient's address set forth below, or (c)
delivery by hand to the recipient's address set forth below (or, in each case,
to or at such other facsimile number or address for a party as such party may
specify by notice given in accordance with this Section 15):

            225 Broadway Suite 910     New York, NY 10007     U.S.A
                 Phone: (212) 267-3500     Fax: (212) 267-3501
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          (a)  If to the Company, to:

               Mr. William Christie
               Chief Executive Officer
               Booktech.com, Inc.
               42 Cummings Park
               Woburn, Mass. 01801
               Fax: (781) 938-0352

          (b)  If to Atlas, to:

               Marat Roisenberg
               Executive Vice-President
               Atlas Capital Services,
               Inc. 225 Broadway, Suite 910
               New York, New York 10007
               Fax: (212) 267-3501

     If you are in agreement with the foregoing, please sign and return the
attached copy of this agreement, whereupon this agreement shall become effective
as of the date hereof.

                                                    Sincerely,

                                                    ATLAS CAPITAL SERVICES, INC.

                                                By: ____________________________
                                                        Marat Roisenberg
                                                        Executive Vice-President

Accepted and Agreed to this _____ day of July, 2001:

BOOKTECH.COM, INC.

By: __________________________
    Name:
    Title:

c.c.: Joel Dumaresq--joel@nljv.com; joeldumaresq@home.com
      Ajmal Khan--akhan@verusinternational.com
      William Dennis--wdennis@akingump.com

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                 Phone: (212) 267-3500     Fax: (212) 267-3501

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