Texterity Provides "E-Galley Secure" Services Using Digital Rights Management
DAW Books Launches Sorcery Rising by Jude Fisher

SOUTHBOROUGH, MA, and NEW YORK, April 29, 2002 — Texterity, Inc., a leading provider of electronic publishing services, today announced the E-Galley Secure service, enabling publishers to distribute pre-production books to reviewers, bookstores, libraries, and customers using sophisticated digital rights management. The service allows publishers to use eBooks to distribute "advance reader" copies with full assurance of copy protection. DAW Books is using the secure service to launch Sorcery Rising, a new novel by author Jude Fisher. The secure galley can be downloaded at http://www.bookstk.com/sorcery.

E-Galley Secure allows publishers to promote and sell their books by using the security-enabled eBook reading technology from Microsoft, Adobe, and MobiPocket. Like the basic E-Galley service, E-Galley Secure provides automated conversion of "print ready" PDFs into all eBook formats, fully hosted publisher-label web sites, and full tracking and download control.

Sean P. Fodera, Director of Electronic Publishing for DAW Books stated, "We are excited to have secure e-galleys of our work available through Texterity. This new format directly addresses the concerns of our authors regarding their intellectual property, while permitting the galleys to reach a greater number of reviewers and customers than traditional printed galleys. Sorcery Rising is one of the highlights on our list this year, and its success as a secure e-galley will make us eager to distribute more of our science fiction and fantasy titles in this manner."

"We’re pleased to see DAW Books using our secure E-Galley service," said Cimarron Buser, Vice President of Marketing for Texterity. "This is an excellent use of eBook technology to increase publisher revenue. We can address DAW Books’ concern over control and distribution, and provide all the benefits of E-Galley, including increased reviewer and buyer readership, shorter time-to-delivery for galleys, and lower costs of galley delivery to a larger audience."

About DAW Books, Inc.

Founded in 1971 by veteran paperback editor Donald A. Wollheim, along with his wife, Elsie B. Wollheim, DAW Books was the first publishing company ever devoted exclusively to science fiction and fantasy. Despite its high profile, DAW is still a small private company, owned exclusively by its publishers, Elizabeth R. Wollheim and Sheila E. Gilbert. Betsy and Sheila are strongly committed to discovering and nurturing new talent, and to keeping a personal "family" spirit at DAW - something they feel is all too rare in today’s world of international conglomerate publishing. DAW’s offices are in New York City, and the company’s web site is www.dawbooks.com. DAW Books are distributed by Penguin Putnam Inc.

About Texterity

Founded in 1991, Texterity is a leading provider of electronic publishing services enabling fast, cost-effective automated transformation of published pages into multiple electronic formats. Texterity’s electronic publishing solutions include repurposing PDF-based content and distribution of electronic files to multiple electronic retail channels. Texterity manages the electronic publishing life cycle, including automated conversion and distribution of existing content into XML, HTML, e-book, wireless, and print. Texterity provides services to leading publishing, catalog, and corporate customers including Penguin Putnam, Time Warner, St. Martin’s Press, Prentice Hall, Houghton Mifflin, McGraw-Hill, Random House, Scholastic, and HarperCollins. Technology partners include Microsoft, Adobe Systems, Gemstar TV-Guide International, and Nokia. Texterity is headquartered in Southborough, MA.

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