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Penguin Classics Inks Deal with ebrary to Distribute World’s Literary Masterpieces Online
In Publishing First, World’s Most Famous Line of Classic Texts To Be Available Online

Mountain View, December 10, 2001 – ebrary™ (www.ebrary.com), a leading provider of information distribution and retrieval services, today announced that Penguin Classics will distribute its library of literary masterpieces to new online markets via ebrary’s software, ebrarian™. For the first time, libraries, consumers, and other institutions will have online access to Penguin Classics titles ranging from Aristotle to Mark Twain. The move marks a significant advance for Penguin Classics’ online marketing efforts, as it can now take advantage of the contemporary electronic content marketplace while protecting the integrity of its copyrights. With more than 80 publishing partners in its program, ebrary’s relationship with Penguin Classics signifies the company’s increasing momentum and rising profile in the publishing industry, which has long sought a viable electronic publishing platform.

Kathryn Court, President of Penguin Books, an imprint of Penguin Putnam Inc., commented, "Our new relationship with ebrary represents an exciting marketing opportunity for our Penguin Classics titles. Giving online access to the Penguin Classics via ebrary is a secure and brand new way to help these titles reach new customers. We look forward to working with ebrary and realizing the benefits of this partnership."

Christopher Warnock, CEO of ebrary, added, "This new deal with Penguin Classics is a breakthrough for both ebrary and the publishing industry, as together we will bring some of history’s most important works into a format preferred by many readers worldwide. I believe that the authors of these great works would be pleased to see their texts brought into the most modern publishing medium in history, and we look forward to working with Penguin Classics in that pursuit."

About Penguin Classics (www.penguinclassics.com)

Penguin Classics is the largest on-line resource dedicated to the world's classic literature, of which Penguin has been the leading publisher in the English-reading world for over fifty years. The series now includes over 1600 titles, from the earliest creation myths to the masterpieces of the twentieth century.

About ebrary

ebrary is the leading provider of information distribution and retrieval services. The company’s customizable ebrarian solution combines powerful software with copyright-protected books, journals, periodicals and other online documents provided by more than 80 of the world’s leading publishers. The ebrarian solution enables libraries, institutions and other organizations to give their users access to high-value, authoritative materials and research tools that allow them to interact with content at the word level. ebrary publishing partners benefit from new sales and marketing opportunities on the Internet. ebrary is privately held and is funded by Random House Ventures LLC, Pearson plc and The McGraw-Hill Company. For more information, visit www.ebrary.com.

ebrary, ebrarian, and web ©ontent are trademarks of ebrary, Inc.

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