RioPort and the Publishing Mills Audiobooks Introduce Popular Audiobook Titles Available for Download Online.Business Editors/Entertainment & High Tech Writers SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 27, 2000 RioPort Inc., a pioneer in the digital audio download market and The Publishing Mills Audiobooks, a leading independent spoken word publisher of bestselling audiobooks and original audio productions, today announced that selected promotional titles from The Publishing Mills Audiobooks will be available for download via RioPort's network of member sites over the Web. Some titles available from The Publishing Mills and RioPort (www.rioport.com) are: Grammy 2000 nominee for "Best Spoken Word Album" The Chieftains - The Authorized Biography narrated by Nanci Griffith; "Best Spoken Comedy Album" Grammy winning Crank Calls by Jonathan Winters; Instant Zen by Jim McMullen and Michael Levin Michael Levin (born 21 May 1943; Ph.D., Columbia University) is a professor of philosophy at City University of New York, who has published works on metaphysics, epistemology, race, homosexuality, animal rights, the philosophy of archaeology, the philosophy of logic, philosophy of ; Misadventures in the (213) by Dennis Hensley performed by a full cast which includes the author, Kathy Griffin Kathy Griffin (born November 4 1960) is an Emmy Award-winning American stand-up comedienne, producer, and actress. She has also been a voice actress and a red carpet commentator. Griffin is a self-proclaimed "D-list celebrity. , Jack Plotnick and others; Daniel Boorstin's The Seekers; No. 1 bestseller The Path of Daggers by Robert Jordan
Robert Jordan was the pen name of James Oliver Rigney, Jr. ; George Burns Noun 1. George Burns - United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996) Burns, Nathan Birnbaum 100 Years, 100 Stories by George Burns; The Ice Opinion by Ice - T narrated by the author. "The ability to offer our audiobooks to RioPort.com and its partner sites allows us to reach a broad demographic base," said Jessica Kaye, president and publisher of The Publishing Mills. "I am thrilled that we are now able to offer The Publishing Mills collection of audio books to our partners and their audiences through Internet downloading," said J.D. Heilprin, executive vice president and general manager of RioPort. "Partnering with industry leaders like The Publishing Mills underscores the credibility of the RioPort platform in providing an easy and secure avenue for digital audio content and points to a very exciting future for the entire digital audio industry." The Publishing Mills The Publishing Mills is firmly entrenched en·trench also in·trench v. en·trenched, en·trench·ing, en·trench·es v.tr. 1. To provide with a trench, especially for the purpose of fortifying or defending. 2. in the audiobook market and has a catalog of over 200 titles in all genres including such bestsellers as: James Michener's Centennial, Robert Jordan's hugely popular Wheel of Time fantasy series, Daniel Boorstin's Discoverers, Creators and Seekers Trilogy and Anne McCaffrey's Dolphins of Pern and All the Weyrs of Pern All the Weyrs of Pern is a science fiction novel in the Dragonriders of Pern series by Anne McCaffrey. It was first published in 1991, and was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1992. . The company received a Grammy nomination this year for "Best Spoken Word Album" for its release, THE CHIEFTAINS - THE AUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY narrated by Nanci Griffith and was awarded the 1995 Grammy award The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards) are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for outstanding achievements in the record industry. The current President of the Academy is Neil Portnow. for "Best Spoken Comedy Recording" for its release, Jonathan Winters "Crank Calls." The Publishing Mills also received a Best Spoken Word INDIE award from The Association For Independent Music for Ice-T's The Ice Opinion and an AUDIE award from the Audio Publishers Association for its release The Nixon-Kennedy Debates which is one title in an ongoing series released in conjunction with The Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian Institution, research and education center, at Washington, D.C.; founded 1846 under terms of the will of James Smithson of London, who in 1829 bequeathed his fortune to the United States to create an establishment for the "increase and diffusion of . The Publishing Mills web site is www.publishingmills.com. RioPort Inc. RioPort, Inc. is redefining digital audio by delivering an integrated, secure platform for acquiring, managing and experiencing music and spoken audio programming from the Internet. A pioneer in the digital audio market, RioPort partners with companies to provide them with an easy-to-use infrastructure that includes access to a wide range of digital audio content, customizable software solutions, technology services, and device design services. For consumer-focused partners, RioPort provides easy access to a variety of popular and innovative music and word programming through its network of distribution partners and through its RioPort.com digital audio site. In addition, RioPort markets the RioPort Audio Manager, an easy-to-use jukebox A storage device for multiple sets of CD-ROMs, DVDs, tape cartridges or disk modules. Using carousels, robot arms and other methods, a jukebox physically moves the storage medium from its assigned location to an optical or magnetic station for reading and writing. application for the acquisition, management and playback of digital audio content from the desktop or RioPort compatible portable appliances. RioPort also provides content companies with production services, including encoding See encode. and secure packaging, allowing them to easily get their content into the hands of digital audio enthusiasts. RioPort's investment partners include Vulcan Northwest, Oak Investment Partners, MTVi Group and S3, Inc. More information may be obtained from the web site www.rioport.com. |
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