LEADING ELECTRONIC CONVERSION AND CONSULTING COMPANY INTRODUCES EBOOK DISTRIBUTION SERVICE FOR SMALL PUBLISHERS AND PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED AUTHORS

Quiet Island Books assists small publishers and previously published authors by distributing their content through secure eBook and print-on-demand wholesale and retail channels.

New York, NY, February 28, 2003 -- Publishing Dimensions, a leading content conversion and publishing consultancy today announced its new distribution division, Quiet Island Books. Quiet Island Books easily becomes any publishers eBook and print-on-demand distributor, by setting up the publishers titles in the major secure eBook wholesale and retail channels. Quiet Island Books was founded after receiving requests from small publishers and eBook retailers needing to find a convenient way to work together.

Small publishers who cannot designate a staff member to handle eBooks for their company will find Quiet Island Books services useful. "We are just delighted to work with Quiet Island Books," stated Herb Meyer, President of Storm King Press, They provide a service we need at a very reasonable price, and by doing so enable us to reach markets that otherwise would lie beyond our grasp." Herb Meyer, author of How to Write, a book critically acclaimed by The New York Times on how to communicate ideas and information effectively in writing, has sold over 200,000 of his title in paper format. The timeless book is currently reaching a broader audience through various electronic formats and went as high as #4 on the Palm Digital Media overall best seller list, as well as sitting in the #1 spot for nonfiction and self-help on Palm Digital Medias list.

We were receiving numerous eBook and print-on-demand distribution requests from smaller publishers who didnt have relationships with wholesalers and retailers through which to sell their titles. In the current eBook market the best way to sell eBooks is through the widest array of distribution partners combined with the widest variety of secure formats. Unfortunately, that strategy requires a lot of administration, from sending title metadata to issuing royalty statements. Many publishers simply dont have the staff for that." stated Kathleen Doody, Director of Account Management at Publishing Dimensions. We saw a definite need to enable these houses who publish respectable, marketable titles, to participate in the burgeoning eBook economy."

Quiet Island Books arranges distribution through all major on-line eBook and POD channels including Content Reserve, eBooks.com, Lightning Source, Palm Digital Media, Mobipocket.com and the major on-line eBook retailers.

Publishing Dimensions, established in the Fall of 1999, is a leading content conversion company, handling conversion for all sectors of the publishing industry. Seeing a need for small publishers to get involved in the digital community, Publishing Dimensions established Quiet Island Books to handle distribution of titles through the major eBook and Print on Demand wholesale and retail channels. In addition to conversion and distribution solutions, Publishing Dimensions offers consulting services to the publishing industry.

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