CyberRead Teams With OverDrive to Offer Secure Microsoft Reader eBook Distribution.Business Editors SEATTLE & CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 16, 2001 CyberRead announced today that it will provide secure distribution of Microsoft(R) Reader eBooks utilizing MIDAS Midas (mī`dəs), in Greek mythology, king of Phrygia. Because he befriended Silenus, the oldest of the satyrs, Dionysus granted him the power to turn everything into gold by touch. Technology(R) from OverDrive, a world leader in eBook technology services and an authorized provider of Microsoft eBooks digital rights management (DRM (1) (Digital Radio Mondiale) A digital audio broadcasting (DAB) system for AM radio in Europe. See HD Radio. (2) (Digital Rights M ) technology. "CyberRead is pleased to be one of the early adopters of this exciting technology for readers," said CyberRead founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Marilyn Jenkins. "One of our goals is to help make good books See how to find a good computer book. easy to find and easy to buy in electronic formats. This technology goes a long way to make that possible." "CyberRead is one of the true pioneers in eBook retailing and OverDrive is delighted to be providing our MIDAS technology to enable the secure distribution of CyberRead's Microsoft Reader eBook titles," said Steve Potash, OverDrive CEO. The addition of the Microsoft Reader format allows visitors to the CyberRead eBookstore to select and purchase eBooks from the comprehensive inventory of titles provided by a variety of publishers and authors. OverDrive's Midas Technology provides the DRM for all of the CyberRead's Microsoft(R) Reader eBook titles. Microsoft(R) Reader is an eBook reading application designed for Windows-based computers and Pocket PCs using ClearType display technology. Microsoft Reader delivers an on-screen on·screen or on-screen adj. & adv. 1. As shown on a movie, television, or display screen. 2. Within public view; in public. reading experience that offers the convenience and quality of paper with the added advantages of digital distribution. About OverDrive, Inc.: OverDrive, Inc. (www.overdrive.com) is a worldwide leader in Open eBook (OEB See Open eBook. ), .LIT, XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. , PDF (Portable Document Format) The de facto standard for document publishing from Adobe. On the Web, there are countless brochures, data sheets, white papers and technical manuals in the PDF format. and Print on Demand (POD) conversion and services for the ePublishing industry. OverDrive's products for eBook authoring include its free online service at www.ebookexpress.com and ReaderWorks for commercial eBook authoring and "on-the-fly" eBook authoring from Web sites. The Company provides secure eBookstore hosting and digital rights management as part of its MIDAS Technology incorporating Microsoft Digital Asset Server from Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq:MSFT MSFT Microsoft (stock symbol) MSFT Movimento Sociale Fiamma Tricolore (Italy) MSFT Multi-Stage Fitness Test MSFT Master of Science in Family Therapy MSFT Macalester Students for Fair Trade ). OverDrive also operates www.ContentReserve.com, a global wholesale digital book service for secure distribution of eBooks and Print-on-Demand files. About CyberRead: CyberRead, established in 1999, is an eBook company offering trade and independent published books, magazines, novels, and comic books offered in eBook format. CyberRead is working to offer all of its current and future eBook titles in various formats including, but not limited to, Microsoft(R) Reader, Adobe eBook Reader, Palm OS, HiEbook, and Franklin's eBookman. The bookstore is located at www.cyberread.com and offers customers an easy to use book selection, with instant download capability, search functions, featured eBooks, forums, and free classics. Visitors can stay up-to-date by joining our newsletter "The Next Page." All eBooks in CyberRead's eBookstore are copyright protected using the latest technologies. |
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