Boondock Books And Kensington Publishing Corp. Revive The Survivalist; Best Selling Science Fiction Series to be Re-Published In Electronic Form.BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 17, 1998--Electronic publisher, Boondock Books announced today that it has entered into a licensing agreement with Kensington Publishing Corp. under which Boondock Books will publish Jerry Ahern's best selling Survivalist sur·viv·al·ist n. One who has personal or group survival as a primary goal in the face of difficulty, opposition, and especially the threat of natural catastrophe, nuclear war, or societal collapse. Noun 1. series in electronic form. Boondock Books expects to begin selling the books from its Website (www.boondockbooks.com) and other online booksellers in time for the Christmas season. Boondock Books will release the first five books in the series in November and then publish three books a month until all 28 books are available. The first versions released will utilize the Modern Age Books' V-Book Electronic Book Reader for Windows 95 and Windows 98," Boondock publisher Micheal Segroves commented. "We also intend to release versions for NuvoMedia's RocketBook handheld electronic book reader. We're hoping to have these initial titles available before year-end and after that we'll release both Windows V-Book and RocketBook versions simultaneously." "We're really excited to kick off our online store with this series," said Segroves. "The Survivalist series have been favorites of mine for a long time and I'm really happy to be putting them back 'in print'. These are the first of several adventure, science fiction and mystery series that Boondock Books will publish and they're great examples of the type of books that we believe will be enhanced by electronic publishing An umbrella term for non-paper publishing, which includes publishing online or on media such as CDs and DVDs. ." Steven Zacharius, President of Kensington Publishing Corp. said, "Kensington is really pleased to participate in this effort. Survivalist fans have been asking for us to bring these books back for years. The Boondock Books electronic editions give us a cost effective way to accomplish this. Over the next few months we'll be looking at other types of series books that will fit this format." Boondock Books was established by Segroves, who is also the founder of Modern Age Books. "Modern Age is the leader in publishing electronic Trade Computer Books See how to find a good computer book. and users manuals for the computer industry," said Christopher Pooley, Modern Age president. "Mike felt that the acceptance of electronic books has reached the point where people would buy electronic novels, but didn't want to de-focus Modern Age from it's mission." Internet users Internet user n → internauta m/f Internet user Internet n → internaute m/f can go to the Boondock Website and purchase the books online. The customers credit card will be authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: in real time and then the book is downloaded to the customers PC. A typical book will take about 10 minutes to download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. with a 28.8 modem. "The first book will take a little longer because the customer will also need to download the V-Book Reader," said Segroves. "But after that first purchase, the customer will only have to download the book itself. So unlike most online bookstores, Boondock Books will allow the reader to have the books within minutes and begin enjoying them immediately." For additional Information contact Micheal Segroves, Boondock Books. 781-608-5871 or mikes@portmanager.com About Boondock Books Boondock Books was founded in 1998 and is an electronic publisher of adventure, science fiction and mystery books for readers of all ages. Boondock Books Electronic Editions will be sold in two formats: the Modern Age Books V-Book Electronic Book Reader which runs on Windows personal computers and for the NuvoMedia RocketBook. The company is located in Sharon, Massachusetts Sharon is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 17,408 at the 2000 census. For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Sharon, please see the article Sharon (CDP), Massachusetts. and can be reached by telephone at 781-608-5871 or on the Internet at www.boondockbooks.com. About Kensington Publishing Corp. Kensington Publishing Corporation of New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. is the last remaining independent, full-range book publisher in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . During the two decades since its founding in 1974, Kensington has thrived with a creative mass market and trade program that nurtures new authors across the entire spectrum of fiction, romance and nonfiction non·fic·tion n. 1. Prose works other than fiction: I've read her novels but not her nonfiction. 2. The category of literature consisting of works of this kind. categories. It focuses on profitable niches and uses aggressive marketing techniques to support its books. From the time of its very first book, APPOINTMENT IN DALLAS by Hugh McDonald Hugh McDonald may refer to:
adj. Having or showing shrewdness and discernment, especially with respect to one's own concerns. See Synonyms at shrewd. [Latin ast and determined David-vs-Goliath publisher. Kensington's website is www.kensingtonbooks.com. About Modern Age Books Modern Age Books was founded in 1994. The company provides digital publishing services to companies who publish critical reference materials. The company's solution is better than other alternatives because it's V-Book technology preserves valuable aspects of the print experience while providing all of the power of electronic documents. Over 45 million copies of computer manuals and books in the V-Book format are in circulation. Modern Age Books can be reached on the World Wide Web at http://www.ModernAgeBooks.com. |
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