Cambridge to Launch Ebooks Collections

LONDON, November 30 /PRNewswire/ --

- Cambridge University Press Partners with Ebooks Corporation to Launch
Institutional Ebook Library Service

On the first day of the major Online Information Conference in London
this week, Cambridge University Press announced that it will use Ebooks
Corporation's eb20 platform to deliver ebooks to academic libraries. In
response to the growing demand for digital resources from academic
institutions, Cambridge University Press will launch its own ebook product,
Cambridge eBook Collections, in December. Cambridge Collections will feature
subject-based collections of ebooks, and collections will be sold on a
perpetual access, unlimited multiple concurrent user basis. The initial
release of Cambridge eBook Collections, available to Asia Pacific only, will
include specialist collections of humanities, science and business ebooks.

Andrew Brown, Managing Director Academic & Professional Publishing said,
"Cambridge University Press has been at the forefront of digital publishing
innovation since the birth of the Web. The launch of Cambridge eBook
Collections marks a new milestone in fulfilling the Press's promise to
pro-vide flexible, instant access to readers around the world. Our authors
can be confident that their works will reach the widest possible scholarly
audience, and our institutional customers will have access to a growing range
of high value academic works.

"We have worked with Ebooks Corporation for many years as a trusted
technology provider, and chose their eb20 platform because it combines the
twin virtues of robustness and immense simplicity," he added.

Ebooks Corporation's Director of Technical Services, Suzanne Cole said,
"We're delighted that Cambridge University Press has selected eb20 as their
technical platform for Cambridge eBook Collections. Cambridge is a leader in
academic digital publishing and eb20's intuitive user interface and strong
security will be an ideal platform for the purpose."

More details

eb20 is a browser-based online ebook reader that was originally developed
by Ebooks Corporation for use by the customers of its consumer ebook service,
www.ebooks.com. One of its main features is that eb20 combines ease of use
with strong anti-piracy measures. Until now, strong copy-protection has meant
a clumsy and complicated end-user experience.

Initial Subject Collections will include:
    -- Language & Linguistics
    -- Economics
    -- Business and Finance
    -- Physics
    -- Maths



About Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press was founded by a royal charter granted to the
University of Cam-bridge by King Henry VIII in 1534. It is the oldest printer
and publisher in the world, having been operating continuously since 1584,
and is one of the largest academic publishers globally. Its purpose is to
further the University's objective of advancing learning, knowledge and
research. The Press currently publishes over 2,500 titles and 150 journals a
year, which are sold to some 200 countries across the globe.

About Ebooks Corporation

Ebooks Corporation is a public company that has specialized in the
production and distribution of digital books since 1997. The company has
partnerships with all of the world's leading trade, professional and
scholarly publishers. The company has a multi-channel market strategy,
distributing its collection of over 100,000 titles to consumers via the
retail portal, eBooks.com, and to academic and research institutions via EBL:
The eBook Library. Ebooks Corporation also provides advisory and technology
services to global book publishers and retailers.

CONTACT:  Hannah Perrett
              Sales & Marketing Manager, e-publishing
              Cambridge University Press
              The Edinburgh Building
              Shaftesbury Road
              Cambridge CB2 8RU,UK
              Tel: +44-(0)-1223-325741
              hperrett(at)cambridge.org
              www.cambridge.org

              Suzanne Cole
              Director, eb20 Technical Services
              Ebooks Corporation Ltd
              Level 1, 62 Bayview Terrace
              Claremont, WA, 6010
              Australia
              Tel: +61-(0)-8-9385-5851
              sccole(at)ebookscorporation.com
              www.eBooks.com
              www.eblib.com

    Web site: http://www.eBooks.com
              http://www.cambridge.org