CyberRead, Inc. Acquires eBookstand to Complete Offerings

CyberRead, Inc. adds Print-On-Demand to eBook offerings

For Immediate Release

For More Information:
Contact: Marilyn Jenkins
CyberRead, Inc.
11700 Mukilteo Speedway, Suite 201
Mukilteo, WA 98275
Tel: 425-315-1434
Fax: 425-315-8835
E-Mail: info@cyberread.com
Web Page: http://www.cyberread.com

Seattle, Washington, May 7, 2003 - CyberRead, the nation's largest independent eBookstore and distributor, announced today that it has acquired long-standing print on demand service provider, eBookstand. eBookstand is a six year old company with nearly 500 titles. Print on demand (POD) is a relatively new technology that allows a complete book to be printed and bound in a matter of minutes. This makes it easy and cost-effective to produce books one or two at a time or in small lots, rather than in print runs of several thousand. eBookstand has been very successful in offering perfect bound trade paperback and Adobe PDF formatted eBooks to authors via its web site at www.ebookstand.com and local seminars throughout the Northern California area.

Proving the quality of eBookstand's services, it was listed in the Top 5 "Best Established Print on Demand Companies" in Oprah Magazine, April 2003.

"With the addition of eBookstand, we believe that we offer the best overall value in the book publishing industry. We want to help authors be successful in marketing their books. This is a tremendous advantage for authors as CyberRead's complete line of services allows for a title to be offered to a truly global market." said CyberRead founder and CEO Marilyn Jenkins.

Services authors can now receive from CyberRead, Inc. include;
Print on demand publishing, Trade paperback, case bound hard cover books, Book Marketing Programs eBook publishing, eBook conversion - Mobipocket, Adobe Reader, Microsoft Reader, Palm Digital Media Distribution, 125 retail eBook web sites, Bowker's Books in Print, thousands of online and offline bookstores Marketing services, Specialized Book Marketing Maps, e-commerce web page, full color post cards and media lists

"CyberRead is delighted to offer a complete line of services to authors. As an established veteran in the eBook marketplace, we recognize the advantages of print on demand publishing. I believe CyberRead can now offer authors a well-rounded palette of services to compliment any title." stated Ms. Jenkins "One of our goals is to help authors succeed"

"CyberRead is one of the true pioneers in the eBook industry and I am delighted to be working with such a dynamic publishing technology company," stated John T. Nightingale, Founder of eBookstand. "eBookstand was looking for an experienced and versatile eBook company to take it to the next level and found it in CyberRead."

CyberRead will continue offering print on demand services through www.eBookstand.com, as well as expand the services offered there. Prior to acquiring eBookstand, CyberRead worked with over 175 authors and publishers with AOL Time Warner and Warren Adler among them. CyberRead offers over 5,000 eBook titles in formats such as Mobipocket for the PDA market, Adobe eBook Reader, and Microsoft Reader from its web site as well as distribution through Amazon.com, BarnesAndNoble.com and Borders.com. CyberRead's distribution channels include over 125 retail web sites and thousands of retail bookstores.
For more information, go to: http://www.cyberread.com and http://www.ebookstand.com

About CyberRead
CyberRead, founded in March 1999, specializes in digital rights management (DRM), digital conversion and digital distribution of book content and other documents. CyberRead is a publishing technology company that offers practical solutions to authors and publishers for Print on Demand, eBook conversion, marketing and distribution. We specialize in helping sell more books to more readers. New revenue opportunities are created for back list and declining books. Ancillary revenue streams and greater profits are generated from future releases. CyberRead can be found on the web at www.cyberread.com.

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