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Press Room: Press Releases: eBook Experience |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Executive
Director eBooks to Take Center Stage in Los Angeles BookExpo 2003 to Showcase Advances in eReading Technologies and Consumer Adoption New York, NY á May 21, 2003 á óLights, Camera, eBooksÇ will be the cue as the publishing and bookselling worlds converge in Los Angeles from May 28th through June 1st for BookExpo America, the industry´s largest North American event. But this year when the 30,000 attendees flock to see the exhibits they will first be presented with a unique interactive center entitled óThe eBook ExperienceÇ. BookExpo America in partnership with the Open eBook Forum (www.openebook.org) will premier The eBook Experience, a unique learning environment featuring hands-on displays of the latest digital reading devices, software, services and eBook titles in a coordinated series of exhibits. The special interactive center will be located prominently in the Concourse Foyer and is free to all registered attendees. óAuthors, publishers, librarians, and booksellers will be able to sit down in the eReading Lounge and experience eBooks and see how the industry has developed in just the past year,Ç stated Nick Bogaty, Executive Director of the Open eBook Forum. óEveryone is invited to test drive eBooks on Tablet PCs, Gemstar eBook Readers, and popular Palm and Pocket PC PDA devices using the latest software technology from Microsoft, Adobe, and Palm,Ç Bogaty added. The eBook Experience will include a demo room that will feature a series of óBest PracticesÇ presentations in the areas of ePublishing, eBook retailing and library use of eBooks. Tad Williams, best-selling fantasy writer, will be in the Palm Digital Media booth on May 30th for a high-tech eBook signing. Industry leaders will also be presenting demonstrations of the latest eBook software products from Palm Digital Media, Microsoft Corporation and Adobe Systems, Inc. The eBook Experience and all presentation sessions are free of charge to BookExpo America attendees. Sessions run Friday, May 30; Saturday, May 31; and Sunday, June 1, 2003. General information about eBook Experience is located at www.bookexpoamerica.com. About the Open eBook Forum: The Open eBook Forum, www.openebook.org , is an international non-profit trade and standards organization for the electronic book publishing industry. Gold Sponsoring Members include technology leaders Microsoft Corporation, Adobe Systems, Palm Digital Media and OverDrive, Inc. An OeBF member list and membership information can be found
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