Free eBook Locator Launches For Consumers, Librarians and the Book Industry.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 2002 Online service provides data on thousands of eBooks including reviews, excerpts, author bios, and availability at leading retail sites OverDrive, Inc. today launched eBook Locator(TM) (www.ebooklocator.com) -- a free, Web-based search tool for locating commercially available eBook titles in leading digital formats. As the most authoritative resource for consumers and eBook buying communities, eBook Locator offers up-to-the-minute information on tens of thousands of eBooks from over 400 publishers worldwide. The service powered is by OverDrive, Inc., whose renowned Content Reserve(R) Digital Content Marketplace is the leading clearinghouse of digital inventory in the world. eBook Locator provides a wealth of real-time data Real-time data denotes information that is delivered immediately after collection. There is no delay in the timeliness of the information provided. Some uses of this term confuse it with the term dynamic data. about eBooks in the most popular formats for PCs and PDAs including Microsoft Reader Microsoft Reader is a Microsoft program for reading of e-books. The current version for desktops is 2.6.1 (Build), copyright 2000-2007, and requires Windows Vista Ultimate or Windows XP Tablet Edition - UMPC only. Version 2.1. , Adobe Acrobat eBook Reader (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 Palm Reader. Each eBook record includes information on where to purchase the title immediately with links to a network of leading online eBooksellers including Barnes and Noble.com, WHSmith Online, eBooks.com, Fictionwise, eFollett.com and more in the US and abroad. "OverDrive's Content Reserve is the most comprehensive source for eBook title data, including covers, jacket copy, table of contents, excerpts, and author information in the publishing industry," stated Pamela Turner, Director of Content for OverDrive. "Content Reserve also provides other pertinent data including digital rights information (DRM (1) (Digital Radio Mondiale) A digital audio broadcasting (DAB) system for AM radio in Europe. See HD Radio. (2) (Digital Rights M ), license terms, file size, and which PC or PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). devices for which a title is designed. Our inventory is growing rapidly, with more than 500 titles added to the database each week," Ms. Turner added. "eBookLocator.com is an important enhancement to our industry and illustrates how eBooks are continuing to grow in adoption and acceptance," said Nicholas Bogaty, Executive Director of the Open eBook An XML-based standard for electronic books and Web publishing from the International Digital Publishing Forum (www.idpf.org). Introduced in 1999 and officially known as the "Open eBook Publication Structure Specification" (OEBPS), Open eBook publications are not read directly by an e-book Forum, an industry trade and standards body serving the publishing, book, and technology communities. "By providing current bibliographic data 24/7, consumers, librarians and researchers can get the information they need quickly and easily. It's a tool that everyone who reads and buys eBooks will come to rely on," he added. About OverDrive OverDrive, Inc. (www.overdrive.com) is a leading provider of eBook, DRM and media marketplace technologies enabling the secure management and distribution of digital media over global networks. OverDrive is a strategic partner to 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 ), Adobe Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADBE ADBE Adobe Systems, Inc. (stock symbol) ) and Palm Digital Media, a business unit of Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq: PALM). The company is a Gold Sponsor of the Open eBook Forum. OverDrive was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. |
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