'Monica's Story' Released Simultaneaously By St. Martin's Press And Internet Publisher -- Unlimited Copies Of Book Available Immediately At www.peanutpress.com.SUDBURY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 4, 1999--While millions of Americans wait in line at bookstores to purchase a copy of the new, hot bestseller "Monica's Story Monica's Story is the authorized biography of Monica Lewinsky, written by Andrew Morton. Morton was also a biographer of Diana, Princess of Wales. , " others will be reading it on their PalmPilot(R) handheld computers A computing device that can be easily held in one hand while the other hand is used to operate it. The Palm devices are a popular example. See Palm, smartphone and palmtop. , immediately after purchasing and downloading the book from the internet web site of Peanut peanut, name for a low, annual leguminous plant (Arachis hypogaea) of the family Leguminosae (pulse family) and for its edible seeds. Native to South America and cultivated there for millenia, it is said to have been introduced to Africa by early explorers, Press. For the millions of Americans that own PalmPilot handheld computers, "Monica's Story" can be both purchased quickly and easily and read discreetly anytime, anywhere. "For an electronic publisher, it's always exciting to be able to offer a hot new bestseller," said Jeff Strobel, co-founder of Peanut Press. "With a book in such demand as "Monica's Story," it's terrific to be able to guarantee unlimited copies of the book, not to mention the ability to own and read the book within minutes of logging onto the Internet." Strobel continued. Peanut Press customers will receive a 30 percent discount off the $24.95 list price of "Monica's Story," making the book available at a price of $17.47. In addition to "Monica's Story," the PalmPilot enthusiast will find an upgraded version of the free Peanut Reader software, the newly released Peanut MakeBook software, as well as over 100 first-run contemporary books from a large variety of publishers' frontlists. The titles target a wide variety of interests, with subjects ranging from travel, business and history to science fiction, fiction and romance. PalmPilot reading enthusiasts overseas can also purchase Peanut Press books anywhere in the world with the recent opening of the Peanut Press international bookstore. In addition, PalmPilot users have the ability to enjoy reading one of the premiere PalmPilot publications, Tap magazine, on their PalmPilot organizers, beginning with the publication's 2.0 issue. Peanut Press offers the more than two million PalmPilot owners the ability to purchase and download first-run books through an easy-to-use, web-based storefront in a secure electronic format. Publishers include such houses as Tor Books/St. Martin's Press; Avery Publishing Group; Council Oak Books; Aslan Publishing; Intrigue Intrigue See also Conspiracy. Borgias 15th-century family who stopped at nothing to gain power. [Ital. Hist.: Plumb, 59] Ems dispatch Bismarck’s purposely provocative memo on Spanish succession; sparked Franco-Prussian war (1870). Press; Velocity Business Publishing; travel book publishers, Open Road Publishing; and romance novel A romance novel is a literary genre developed in Western culture, mainly in English-speaking countries. To be considered a part of the romance genre, a novel should place its primary focus on the relationship and romantic love between two people, and must have an "emotionally publisher, Dorchester Publishing Company. In addition to "Monica's Story," Peanut Press books include such popular titles as "The Deal" by former Apple insider Joe Hutsko; "A Time of Changes," by science fiction author Robert Silverberg Robert Silverberg (born January 15, 1935) is a prolific American author, best known for writing science fiction. He is a multiple winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards. Life and work Silverberg was born in Brooklyn, New York. ; and "Slant slant (slant) 1. a sloping surface of agar in a test tube. 2. slant culture. ," by science fiction author Greg Bear. HOW PEANUT PRESS WORKS Peanut Press establishes partnerships with major publishers of hardcover and paperback books, obtaining the subsidiary rights to reprint reprint An individually bound copy of an article in a journal or science communication their books for the Peanut Press proprietary reader software. Peanut Press offers an international, web-based storefront, featuring unlimited shelf space, easy browsing and purchasing, and real-time order fulfillment Order fulfillment (in BE also: order fulfilment) is in the most general sense the complete process from point of sales inquiry to delivery of a product to the customer. Sometimes Order fulfillment . Download time for the average Peanut Press book is about one minute on a 28.8 modem. When the customer places the PalmPilot device in its cradle and pushes the HotSync(TM) Button, the book is loaded on the PalmPilot organizer ready for reading. The latest version, the Palm IIIx The Palm IIIx is a PDA from Palm Computing released in 1999, briefly before the scaled down Palm IIIe was introduced into the marketplace. The Palm IIIx improved upon the Palm III by featuring a new enhanced and easier to read LCD and 4 MB RAM and opposed to the 2 MB in the organizer, can easily hold over ten average-length books. The cost of the books is competitive with their paper counterparts and ranges in price from $2.00 to $18.00. WHY PEANUT PRESS? Unlike other companies with handheld readers, Peanut Press is initially targeting the large and rapidly growing installed base of PalmPilot organizers. Peanut Press offers many popular contemporary fiction, nonfiction, travel, business books and romance novels from which readers can choose. ABOUT PEANUT PRESS Founded in 1998 by Jeff Strobel and Mark Reichelt, Peanut Press is dedicated to providing secure electronic publishing An umbrella term for non-paper publishing, which includes publishing online or on media such as CDs and DVDs. , distribution and sales of high-quality fiction and nonfiction. Peanut Press plans to offer books in the future for any hand-held device that gains significant market share. |
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