Our History
TBC Had Humble Beginnings.
Brent Dyer, Founder, credits TBC’s birth to a decision he made in 1971 as a young college student. Needing a part-time job to help pay for college, he answered a ‘help-wanted’ sign displayed in the window of his campus bookstore. Seeing firsthand how the cost of college textbooks could impact students, he realized the importance of bringing affordable options to campus. In August of 1975, Texas Book Company was born.
Initially offering a limited supply of used books to small colleges and universities, TBC has grown to be one of the largest wholesale textbook companies in the United States, working with thousands of college bookstores in all 50 states.
TBC provides universities and colleges a comprehensive used textbook program, which in turn, earns maximum profits for bookstores. Beginning with a nucleus of Texas bookstores, the company has grown to serve over 2,000 stores in 50 states.
TBC’s 60,000 square foot corporate office and distribution center located in Greenville, Texas, is one of the city’s largest employers. This facility houses 18,000 square feet of office space and a 42,000 square foot warehouse and distribution center with over 250,000 titles in stock. State-of-the-art material handling and distribution systems can process over 5,000 shipments daily to customers around the country.
TBC buyers travel the nation purchasing textbooks from bookstores, students, and faculty. This buying effort, combined with the success of contracted independent buyers across the nation, supplies our vast used textbook demand.
TBC offers customers easy access to our inventory. By accessing our toll-free number, fax, easylink, e-mail, and websites, our customers receive a prompt response to book orders of any length. Our online inventory systems provide customers immediate responses to book availability, price quotations, and customer service issues.
Our future promises to challenge our determination and reward our perseverance.
Wholesale Division
TBC’s Wholesale Division is a multimillion-dollar supplier of used textbooks in the U.S. and works with thousands of college bookstores in all 50 states. Customers rely on TBC to provide industry-leading product selection and fast, reliable order fulfillment. Our track record is strong and our clientele diverse. We embrace challenge and truly live the phrase “stand and deliver”. Because of this, TBC is the chosen textbook service provider for the U.S. Naval and Airforce Academies.
Executive Management Team
Michael J. Kelly
President, Wholesale Division
Mike Kelly began his career in the higher education support industry in 1990 when he joined Nebraska Book Company to help build an Internet company. After 15 years at Nebraska Book in numerous roles ranging from president of the Campus Hub to senior vice president of the textbooks division and complimentary services, Mike took a short break from higher education support. After 18 months as chief operating officer of a health care company in Nebraska, Mike moved to Texas to get back into textbooks.
Career Highlights: B.S.B.A. with Highest Distinction Bellevue University, Master Arts Business Management with Highest Distinction, Bellevue University; Past external board of advisors for Genesys Labs in Phoenix, Arizona; Past external board of advisors Leadership Resources Lincoln, Nebraska; Adjunct Professor for Masters Level Organizational Behavior, Bellevue University
Expertise: Financial Management; Change Management; Capital Expansion; University Administration Relations; Textbook Management; Acquisitions; Contract Negotiations; Corporate Policy and Procedures; Technology Design and Implementation
Thomas E. Steele, C.P.A.
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Tom Steele’s retail and bookstore experience began when he was in college. Tom worked full-time at the University Co-op while attending The University of Texas at Austin rising from a textbook order clerk to the vice president of operations. During his tenure, Tom was responsible for seven stores with an annual volume of over $50,000,000. Tom now directs the financial plans and accounting practices of TBC. He oversees the financial and accounting system controls and standards and ensures timely financial and statistical reporting.
Career Highlights: B.B.A. with High Honors, University of Texas at Austin, 1995; First Del Webb employee to make Employee of the Year in their first year of employment; 1996; Passed CPA exam on first attempt, 1997; ICBA Board of Directors, 2000-2003; ICBA Outstanding Store Performance Award, 2005; Harvard School of Negotiation, 2007
Expertise: Financial Management; Lease Negotiations; Budgeting; Accounting; Customs and Importing; Licensing Negotiations; Store Operations; Loss Prevention; Human Resources and Employee Development; Online Fulfillment; Warehouse Operations
John Hutchings
Director of Information Technology
John Hutchings began his career in 1984 as a programmer analyst for Campbell Soup Company, and quickly became manager of development at the Paris, Texas Campbell Soup Plant. Mr. Hutchings has led IT efforts as an IT director or IT manager for several companies including: Bush Brothers, Walsh Lumpkin Drug Company, Spring Air Mattress Company, Covidien, and Lear Corporation, and HCL.
Career Highlights: BS in Physics and Math Texas A&M Commerce 1982; Highest ranking senior in Physics Texas A&M Commerce. Additional graduate studies in Physics at Texas A&M Commerce and in business at University of Southern California and University of Tennessee. Completed an additional under graduate major in Computer Science at Texas A&M Commerce in 2014. Award of Excellence recipient at Campbell Soup Company for development of a company wide Warehouse Management System. John has led complete ERP transformation projects for several fortune 100 companies.
Expertise: Business Process Redesign and Transformation, Enterprise Resource Planning, Application Development Management, Infrastructure Design, Project Management, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain Management.
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