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RosettaBooks and The Audio Partners to Demonstrate E-Book/Audiobook Delivery Platform in Las Vegas
"Combining e-books and audiobooks in one, easy-to-use format will be a boonto consumers, and will have broad implications for those who teach languageas well as for students who need to improve their reading comprehension," says company exec.
RosettaBooks, a leading electronic publisher of quality books, in cooperation with The Audio Partners Publishing Corporation, will demonstrate the capabilities of the world's first e-book and audiobook service delivery platform at the 2001 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), to be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center, January 6-9.Each day during CES, RosettaBooks and The Audio Partners will run the audio version of the RosettaBooks e-book classic, Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, on a digital disc the size of a quarter produced by DataPlay, their technology partner. The audiobook narration is performed by the well-known stage and screen actor Michael York. Daily demonstrations will take place in DataPlay's Concept Area at booth No. 1357, South Hall 3-5, in the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Arthur Klebanoff, Chairman of RosettaBooks, and Grady Hesters, Chief Executive Officer of The Audio Partners, will be available to members of the media and other interested parties to discuss their unique combination of e-publishing and audiobooks in DataPlay's cutting-edge technology format. Mr. Klebanoff will also be available to discuss other RosettaBooks titles, including Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut, Sophie's Choice by William Styron, and Winston Churchill's A Gathering Storm, among many others.
"Combining e-books and audiobooks in one, easy-to-use format will be a boon to consumers, and will have broad implications for those who teach language as well as for students who need to improve their reading comprehension," said Mr. Klebanoff. "Our partnerships with The Audio Partners and DataPlay support our mission to provide quality e-reading experiences."
Said Mr. Hesters: "This is all about giving booklovers more options to enjoy more books and about synergistic, content-driven growth for publishers and hardware manufacturers. The Audio Partners and RosettaBooks have the same mission: To provide readers and listeners with a high quality, value-added book experience."
RosettaBooks has helped re-invent the reading experience through offering easy to download e-books from its web site which are compatible with every commercially viable platform. The Audio Partners companies have been leaders in both the audio publishing and direct marketing of audiobooks (audioeditions.com) for twenty years, and have played a major role in the phenomenal growth of the audiobook market.