New Website Challenges E-Book Big Guns

San Francisco, CA - September 18, 2000 - While the 'big guys' battle for supremacy with their particular version of e-book reader technology, the great majority of people read e-material on their computer monitors. At the same time, e-publishers mimic the traditional publishing house model, so writers are not much farther along the route of cyber-publishing than they were at any previous time.

Recognizing that there is a considerable population of e-writers who prefer to self-publish, and that not all self-publishers have web sites of their own, artist/writer Robert Roberts has created a web site to help writers promote their work to the largest possible audience.

How it works:
·   For a modest annual fee, a writer becomes a member of E-Authors Outlet.
·   Titles are listed by category, including a link for purchasing.
·   A buyer then purchases the work directly from the author.
·   The author receives one hundred per cent of the purchase price.
·   There are no transaction fees, and no royalties.

For authors, flexibility of format is paramount. E-books currently fall into two main format categories: Acrobat PDF and HTML, and authors can choose which format is best for their work.

Additionally, authors can decide on a payment mode that best suits their transaction preferences. Information about formats and pay methods, along with tips and suggestions, is provided in a free PDF
e-booklet available from the Authors' Resources page.

Buyers are encouraged to review e-books, and to participate in a message board accessible from the E-Authors Outlet web site.

"This solution", says Roberts, "gives authors more clout in the emerging e-book industry. The major players, like Microsoft and Adobe, are unfortunately fracturing the industry instead of embracing a universal technology standard. The e-book concept won't really have an appeal until there is a universal reader technology that will permit someone to download and read e-books and e-zines from any source. Authors, as well as the reading public, should demand this. For now, the most universal 'reader' is a computer monitor."

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Contact: Robert Roberts
info@e-authorsoutlet.com
Phone: (415) 552 1297
Fax: (415) 358 4844
43 A Juniper Street
San Francisco CA 94103
URL: http://www.e-authorsoutlet.com