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<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE BALANCE
SHEETS AND RELATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS OF NETLIBRARY, INC. FOR THE PERIOD
FROM JUNE 5, 1998 (DATE OF INCEPTION) THROUGH MARCH 31, 1999, FOR THE NINE
MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999 AND FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2000
(UNAUDITED) AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
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<FISCAL-YEAR-END> MAR-31-1999 DEC-31-1999 DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-START> JUN-5-1998 APR-1-1999 JAN-1-2000
<PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1999 DEC-31-1999 JUN-30-2000
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<INVENTORY> 0 0 0
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<PP&E> 2,129 7,637 12,974
<DEPRECIATION> 216 1,078 2,452
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<CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 2,057 7,092 11,564
<BONDS> 1,246 2,746 1,336
5,171 105,057 128,290
0 0 0
<COMMON> 891 2,286 16,400
<OTHER-SE> (4,920) (28,187) (54,600)
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> (4,029) (25,901) (38,200)
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<INCOME-PRETAX> (4,274) (19,652) (25,830)
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<CHANGES> 0 0 0
<NET-INCOME> (4,274) (22,691) (31,352)
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