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Softbook Press first to provide eBook Publishing System with Full Compliance to Open eBook specification
Publishing, Distribution and Reading Products all comply with new Open eBook specification.
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SoftBook Press first to offer Newsweek and The Washington Post in electronic book format
SoftBook Press expands Electronic Newsstand and provides widest variety of publications
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Macmillan USA Makes Electronic Book Debut with INMATES ARE RUNNING THE ASYLUM.
Alan Cooper's book provides innovative ideas on how today's technology can improve our daily work and quality of life.
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SoftBook Press Secures $15 Million in Third Round of Funding, Spearheaded by GE Equity
Nokia, Compass Ventures and BroadView Associates also contribute to the financing of SoftBook Press.
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SoftBook Press Introduces Enhanced SoftBook reader at Seybold SF ‘99
The new SoftBook Reader offers capabilities designed specifically for business users. These include ethernet connectivity and increased storage capacity.
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SoftBook Press Introduces Free Publishing Tool That Seamlessly Converts Microsoft Word Documents to Richly Formatted SoftBook Editions
The new SoftBook Personal Publisher allows publishers, corporations and consumers alike to create standards-based eBook content from Microsoft Word documents.
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SoftBook Press appoints respected XEROX Parc Scientist to lead their User Interface Design Team
SoftBook Press, Inc. recently announced that veteran product and user interface design specialist Beverly L. Harrison, Ph.D. has joined the company. A recipient of more than 25 product design patents, she has been named the Director of User Experience.
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SoftBook Press secures exclusive deal with Time Inc. to offer Fortune, Money and Time magazines on the SoftBook Reader.
SoftBook Press today announced it has signed an agreement with Time Inc. to make Fortune, Money and Time magazines available exclusively on the award winning SoftBook Reader. SoftBook Press is the only electronic book company to offer this important periodical content to its customers.
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SoftBook Press and Ziff-Davis partner to provide PC Magazine and other Ziff-Davis titles on the SoftBook Reader
Further expanding its content offering for busy, mobile professionals who need essential information to stay competitive and enhance their job performance, SoftBook Press today announced a partnership with Ziff-Davis that will result in PC Magazine and other Ziff-Davis magazine titles being offered in electronic magazine format on the award winning SoftBook Reader.
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SoftBook Press and IDG Publications Partner to provide the Industry Standard, InfoWorld and PC World on the SoftBook Reader
Recognizing that busy IS and technology professionals are often on the go, yet still need "24x7" access to information wherever they are, SoftBook Press today announced it will offer The Industry Standard, InfoWorld and PC World in electronic magazine format on the award winning SoftBook Reader.
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SoftBook Press adds automatic download capabilities to SoftBook Reader, in support of Electronic Newsstand launch
Wherever there is a phone line, users can receive unattended delivery of content to their SoftBook Reader -- any time, day or night.
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SoftBook Press Bundles 100 Literary Classics with Purchase of SoftBook Reader
Included with the purchase of the SoftBook Reader, customers will now have access to 100 of the world's greatest classic books at no additional cost. If purchased separately, these 100 electronic books represent a value of more than $400!
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SoftBook Press Offers KNOCKDOWN six weeks prior to print release.
In what is believed to be an industry first, KNOCKDOWN: The Harrowing True Account of a Yacht Race Turned Deadly -- the story of the 1998 Sydney-to-Hobart yachting race disaster written by Martin Dugard and published by Pocket Books -- is published as an electronic book six weeks before the traditional hardcover goes on sale.
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SoftBook Press Offers Shadow by Bob Woodward in Electronic Book Format Simultaneously with Print Release
Woodward, the reporter who helped break the story, explains how Watergate -- the premier scandal of our time -- has indelibly altered American politics, culture, and the presidency during the past twenty-five years since Nixon's resignation.
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Central News Technology Joins Alliance Partner Program
Central News Technology (CNT) will market and sell their CIRC-2000 system to newspaper companies around the country. CIRC-2000 includes an application that uses the SoftBook Reader to deliver route information to newspaper carriers on a daily basis, ensuring timely and accurate newspaper delivery.
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SoftBook Press and Rogers Cantel Join Forces to Distribute SoftBook System
Canada's largest wireless provider joins Alliance Partner Program as a Value Added Reseller. Rogers Cantel will sell the SoftBook System through its direct sales force and network of distribution partners to customers throughout Canada.
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Beyond the PC...
BusinessWeek highlights the market trend toward information appliances. E-books, palm-tops and other hand held appliances are here today and ready for the future.
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Business Week names the SoftBook Reader among The Best Products of 1998!
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Order a SoftBook Reader
Be the first in your company to buy and use a SoftBook Reader, one of the most exciting innovations in publishing and reading in the millennium. Our on-line order form makes purchasing a breeze!
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