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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Executive
Director Open eBook Forum Names Executive DirectorNicholas Bogaty to Spearhead Trade Association Campaign New York, NY 3/26/02 – Open eBook Forum the international trade and standards organization for the electronic book industry has named Nick Bogaty executive director. The announcement was made by Steve Potash, president of the Open eBook Forum board of directors, and founder and CEO of OverDrive, Inc. As executive director, Bogaty is responsible for managing the organization’s membership of more than 100 technology, publishing and retail companies, as well as overseeing finances, marketing and fundraising initiatives. To establish a vital presence for the Open eBook Forum at the epicenter of the publishing and technology worlds, Bogaty is relocating the group’s headquarters to New York City. He will also direct the forthcoming Open an eBook… Discover New Worlds of Reading campaign, which launches in April, and is designed to draw attention to the benefits of electronic books. “Nick’s extensive background in electronic media, along with his expert insights into the publishing industry are a tremendous boon to the Open eBook Forum,” said Potash. “He will play an integral role in standardizing and growing the electronic book industry.” “The early phases of the eBook publishing industry were unique in their rapid polarization of strong advocates and staunch critics,” said Bogaty. “Fortunately, we are now evolving to a maturity level where the hype has disappeared, making way for consumers and educators to respond to the intrinsic value of this technology and embrace its obvious benefits.” A pioneer in electronic media, Bogaty comes to the Open eBook Forum from rightsworld.com, Inc., an online book publishing rights and intellectual property marketplace he founded in 1999. Prior to that Bogaty was managing editor and resources director at iUniverse.com, Inc., a digital content service provider. He also worked at Runtime Technologies, a Web development company where he was director of project development. Bogaty began his career in electronic media as managing editor at Wolff New Media, LLC. 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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