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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Roger Bilheimer
Roger Bilheimer Associates
908/233-4107
Tina Jordan
BookExpo
America
203/840-5384
BOOKEXPO AMERICA ANNOUNCES LAUNCH
OF eBOOK EXPERIENCE
Unique Technology Center Provides
Interactive Business and Learning
Environment
Norwalk, CT, January 8th, 2003: BookExpo America (BEA), in partnership with the
Open eBook Forum (www.openebook.org), has announced the development and
implementation of a unique business and learning environment which will be
launched at this year´s convention in Los Angeles,
May 29 - June 1, 2003. The special interactive
center, which will be called the eBook Experience, will be located prominently
in the Concourse Foyer, assuring a steady stream of traffic of book industry
professionals who will be enlightened by the latest digital technology on
display by participating exhibitors. The eBook Experience is designed to be a
total experience, with a modular layout that provides for a single point of
entry and exit. BEA, which annually draws up to 30,000 book industry
professionals to its annual meeting, including more than 1,500 members of the
media, is North America´s largest book industry event, thus providing a platform
perfectly suited to learning about developments and innovations in the delivery
of digital content. It will be held this year at the Los Angeles Convention
Center.
óeBooks and eBook technology are
becoming a growing part of the publishing and bookselling landscape,Ç notes Greg
Topalian, Vice President and Show Manager for BEA. óWith the recent release of
Tablet PCs and the proliferation of PDA in use by students, travelers and
professionals, thousands of eBook titles are selling every day in every category
of publishing. The creation of the eBook Experience at BEA is a great, fun way
for everyone to see what is going on, sit down in a comfortable easy-chair, read
from several different types of eBooks, and experience for themselves what the
future holds.Ç
While the BEA sales team is just
beginning to approach potential sponsors and exhibitors, management officials
note that the eBook Experience concept is being greeted enthusiastically. Steve
Potash, President of OverDrive, Inc. and a member of the board of the Open eBook
Forum, states: óBookExpo America 2003 attendees will have a great opportunity to
learn and experience how publishing, retailing and technology leaders are
enabling everyone to participate in the growth of the eBook industry. Whether
you are an author, editor, or bookseller, the eBook market is ready for all to
participate.Ç
In addition to OverDrive, Microsoft
Corporation, Adobe Systems and Palm Digital Media will be participating
companies in the eBook Experience. There are three levels of participation in
the eBook Experience including Reading Room Participant, Turn Key Participant,
and Title Sponsor.
Reed
Exhibitions is the world's largest organizer of business-to-business events.
Each year Reed events assemble about 156,000 suppliers and over a million buyers
from around the world. Today, Reed events are held in 35 countries throughout
the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia/Pacific, and are
organized by 30 fully staffed offices. Reed's portfolio of events serves 49
industries in 12 key sectors. BookExpo America is one of five other Reed events
in the Reed Global Book Publishing Network. These include the Asia
International Book Fair, London International Book Fair, Salon du Livre: Paris
Book Fair, Tokyo International Book Fair and BookExpo Canada. As a member of
the Reed Elsevier plc group, a world-leading business and information provider,
Reed offers integrated market access programs covering exhibitions, trade
publications, direct marketing and the Internet over a database of more than 9
million.
(NYSE: RUK/ENL).
For
more information concerning BookExpo America and registration for the above
events, please call 800/840-5614 or 203/840-5614 (International) or visit the
BEA web site at
www.bookexpoamerica.com
About the OeBF
The Open eBook Forum,
www.openebook.org,
is an international non-profit trade and standards organization for the
electronic book publishing industry. Gold Sponsoring Members include technology
leaders Microsoft Corporation, Adobe Systems, Palm Digital Media and OverDrive,
Inc.
Members include leading
publishing companies such as Random House, Simon & Schuster, AOL Time Warner
Book Group, McGraw-Hill, HarperCollins and Reed Elsevier; and educational and
government agencies including the Library of Congress, American Foundation for
the Blind and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
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