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LONDON, Dec. 1 /Medianet International-AsiaNet/ –

Cambridge University Press Partners with Ebooks Corporation to Launch
Institutional Ebook Library Service

On the first day of the major Online Information Confer-ence in London this
week, Cambridge University Press announced that it will use Ebooks
Corporation’s eb20 platform to deliver ebooks to academic libraries. In
response to the growing demand for digital re-sources from academic
institutions, Cambridge University Press will launch its own ebook product,
Cambridge eBook Collections, in December. Cambridge Collections will feature
subject-based collec-tions of ebooks, and collections will be sold on a
perpetual access, unlimited multiple concurrent user basis. The initial release
of Cambridge eBook Collections, available to Asia Pacific only, will include
specialist collections of humanities, science and business ebooks.

Andrew Brown, Managing Director Academic & Professional Publishing said,
“Cambridge Univer-sity Press has been at the forefront of digital publishing
innovation since the birth of the Web. The launch of Cambridge eBook
Collections marks a new milestone in fulfilling the Press’s promise to pro-vide
flexible, instant access to readers around the world. Our authors can be
confident that their works will reach the widest possible scholarly audience,
and our institutional customers will have access to a growing range of high
value academic works.

“We have worked with Ebooks Corporation for many years as a trusted
technology provider, and chose their eb20 platform because it combines the twin
virtues of robustness and immense simplicity,” he added.

Ebooks Corporation’s Director of Technical Services, Suzanne Cole said,
“We’re delighted that Cambridge University Press has selected eb20 as their
technical platform for Cambridge eBook Collec-tions. Cambridge is a leader in
academic digital publishing and eb20’s intuitive user interface and strong
security will be an ideal platform for the purpose.”

More details
eb20 is a browser-based online ebook reader that was originally developed by
Ebooks Corpora-tion for use by the customers of its consumer ebook service,
www.ebooks.com. One of its main fea-tures is that eb20 combines ease of use
with strong anti-piracy measures. Until now, strong copy-protection has meant a
clumsy and complicated end-user experience.
Initial Subject Collections will include:
- Language & Linguistics
- Economics
- Business and Finance
- Physics
- Maths

About Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press was founded by a royal charter granted to the
University of Cam-bridge by King Henry VIII in 1534. It is the oldest printer
and publisher in the world, having been oper-ating continuously since 1584, and
is one of the largest academic publishers globally. Its purpose is to further
the University’s objective of advancing learning, knowledge and research. The
Press currently publishes over 2,500 titles and 150 journals a year, which are
sold to some 200 countries across the globe.

About Ebooks Corporation
Ebooks Corporation is a public company that has specialized in the production
and distribution of digital books since 1997. The company has partnerships with
all of the world’s leading trade, profes-sional and scholarly publishers. The
company has a multi-channel market strategy, distributing its col-lection of
over 100,000 titles to consumers via the retail portal, eBooks.com, and to
academic and re-search institutions via EBL: The eBook Library. Ebooks
Corporation also provides advisory and tech-nology services to global book
publishers and retailers.

ENDS

CONTACT: Hannah Perrett
Sales & Marketing Manager, e-publishing
Cambridge University Press
The Edinburgh Building
Shaftesbury Road
Cambridge CB2 8RU,UK

Tel: +44 (0) 1223 325741
hperrett(at)cambridge.org
www.cambridge.org

Suzanne Cole
Director, eb20 Technical Services
Ebooks Corporation Ltd
Level 1, 62 Bayview Terrace
Claremont, WA, 6010
Australia
Tel: +61 (0)8 9385 5851
sccole(at)ebookscorporation.com
www.eBooks.com
www.eblib.com