Franklin plans Spanish-language electronic medical books.MOUNT HOLLY, N.J.--(HealthWire)--Nov. 17, 1994--Franklin Electronic Publishers Inc. announced an agreement Thursday to produce electronic books based on Spanish-language editions of two premier medical texts that Franklin sells in the United States: The Merck Manual and Harriet Lane Handbook. Franklin signed the deal with Times Mirror International Publishers in Spain. Recently, Franklin announced plans to develop electronic medical books for Germany. The Merck Manual and Harriet Lane Handbook are the first of many electronic books Franklin plans to publish for Spanish-speaking physicians. These electronic books allow physicians to instantly access and read information about dosage and diagnosis while on rounds or at the office. Franklin's catalog includes the Physicians' Desk Reference(R) (Pocket PDR PDR - Physicians' Desk Reference PDR - Packet Delivery Ratio PDR - Packet Discard Rate PDR - Paintless Dent Removal/Repair PDR - Partial Digits Received PDR - Particulate Data Reduction PDr - Partisë Demokrate të Reformuar (Reformed Democratic Party, Albania) PDR - Peak Data Rate PDR - Peer Dispute Resolution PDR - Performance and Development Review (appraisal) PDR - Performance Data Reporting PDR - Periodic Documentation Review(TM)), Washington University Manual of Medical Therapeutics, and English versions of The Merck Manual and the Harriet Lane Handbook. Considered the most authoritative medical reference book in the world, The Merck Manual covers diagnosis and therapy for virtually all medical disorders. The Merck Manual is published by Merck & Co., a worldwide research company that develops and markets human and animal medical products. The Harriet Lane Handbook contains sections on common pediatric emergencies and diagnostic tests, a drug formulary, and therapeutic information organized by body system. Franklin Electronic Publishers (NYSE:FEP FEP - Faculdade de Economia do Porto (Portuguese) FEP - Fair Elimination Phase FEP - Fair Employment Practices FEP - Fast Evening Person's (Report) FEP - Fault Exposing Potential FEP - Features, Events and Processes FEP - Federação Equestre Portuguesa (Portugese) FEP - Federacion Española de Petanca FEP - Federal Employee Program FEP - Fédération Européenne de Psychanalyse (European Psycho-Analytical Federation)) is the world's largest publisher of electronic books, having sold more than nine million books including: dictionaries and bilingual dictionaries, medical, legal and financial reference works, Bibles, encyclopedias, and entertainment, educational and tutorial publications. Franklin's books are sold in more than 30,000 domestic retail outlets and in catalogs, and are distributed worldwide. Franklin has sales and distribution subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, France and Canada. CONTACT: Franklin Electronic Publishers Inc., Mount Holly Len Abbazia or Larry Teitelbaum, 609/261-4800 |
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