Ambassador Partners With ebrary for New E-book Offering.PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif. -- ebrary[R], a leading provider of e-content (Electronic-content) Digital content that can be transmitted over a computer network such as the Internet. See premium content. services and technology, today announced that it has been selected by Ambassador Books and Media, a premier provider of print and non-print materials to libraries of all types, to provide Ambassador's new e-book offering. Under the terms of the agreement, Ambassador will resell re·sell tr.v. re·sold , re·sell·ing, re·sells 1. To sell again. 2. To sell (a product or service) to the public or to an end user, especially as an authorized dealer. ebrary's e-books from leading publishers under a perpetual access Perpetual access refers to the right to ongoing access to electronic materials. In situations where digital materials are licensed, access to these materials is often lost after the licensing agreement has expired. model to its vast customer base in more than 30 countries. "ebrary's growing selection of tens of thousands of authoritative e-books will greatly enhance our print product line and provide us with competitive advantage," said Steven Blicht, Ambassador's Executive Vice President/COO. "Additionally, ebrary's unique technology, which makes doing research quick and easy, is an enormous value add to our customers and their end-users. We are very excited to expand our business by partnering with ebrary." "With 35 years in the industry, Ambassador is a long-established leader serving libraries and other educational institutions throughout the world," said Kevin Sayar, President of ebrary. "We are thrilled thrill v. thrilled, thrill·ing, thrills v.tr. 1. To cause to feel a sudden intense sensation; excite greatly. 2. To give great pleasure to; delight. See Synonyms at enrapture. to partner with Ambassador to distribute our e-books to new global markets and look forward to providing our publishing partners with additional revenue opportunities." A growing selection of more than 67,300 e-books and other authoritative titles in a variety of academic and professional subject areas will be available through Ambassador. Titles will be available for purchase under a single or multi-user access model, and Ambassador will fulfill ful·fill also ful·fil tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils 1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises. 2. e-book orders using the ebrary Ordering Platform (eBOP). Key Features and Benefits of ebrary's Technology: [TABLE OMITTED] About Ambassador Books and Media (www.absbook.com) Ambassador Books and Media is now celebrating its 35th anniversary as a premier provider of print and non-print materials to college, university, school, corporate, public, government and medical libraries throughout the world. Ambassador supplies the complete book and publication requirements of schools, libraries and other educational institutions in over thirty countries. Through continuous and significant investment in personnel and technology, Ambassador is able to offer a comprehensive range of book and media services to libraries, with a recognized reputation for high 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 , accuracy, reliability, experienced and professional customer service support, and state of the art automation capabilities and interfaces. OneSource is Ambassador's proprietary, password protected software that offers our clients access to: our database of over 3 million book titles and over 1.5 million media titles; the capability to order, claim, cancel and verify (1) To prove the correctness of data. (2) In data entry operations, to compare the keystrokes of a second operator with the data entered by the first operator to ensure that the data were typed in accurately. See validate. shipping status online; receive MARC formatted order confirmations, generate order reports sorted by PO, Title, Author or ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m ; and view invoices and statements online to confirm account balances. About ebrary (www.ebrary.com) ebrary[R] is a leading provider of e-content services and technology. The company helps libraries, publishers, and other organizations worldwide disseminate dis·sem·i·nate v. dis·sem·i·nat·ed, dis·sem·i·nat·ing, dis·sem·i·nates v.tr. 1. To scatter widely, as in sowing seed. 2. valuable information to end-users, while improving their research and document interaction. The company has developed a flexible e-content platform, which customers may use in a number of different, integrated capacities: ebrary customers may purchase or subscribe to Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day" subscribe, take buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; e-books and other content under a variety of pricing and access models, and they may license the ebrary platform to distribute, sell, and market their own content online. All options are delivered using a customizable interface and include the ebrary Reader[TM] with InfoTools[TM] software, which enable integration with other resources to provide an economical and efficient way to utilize information. ebrary currently offers a growing selection of more than 170,000 e-books and other titles from more than 300 leading publishers and aggregators. Founded in 1999, ebrary is privately held and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. |
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