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December 7,
2007 ( PowerHomeBiz ) - Australia --- Macmillan Publishers Australia launched the Macmillan Digital
platform this week
www.macmillandigital.com.au which includes over 400 titles from
some of Australia’s bestselling fiction, non-fiction, children’s and
academic books. These titles are now available to browse, search and
purchase online through MPS Technologies’ groundbreaking digital platform,
BookStore.
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BookStore, launched by MPS Technologies in February 2007, is the digital
content platform that stores, displays and sells eBooks through a
publisher-branded online store. The platform enables publishers to make
their content available online, whilst allowing them to retain full control
over all copyright, pricing and customer data. BookStore also provides
publishers with access to a number of new, flexible business models.
The Macmillan Digital site offers digital books in three eBook formats:
Adobe eReader, Microsoft Reader, Mobipocket and in an online format. MPS
Technologies will continue digitizing Macmillan Australia’s backlist over
the next year and will convert their new titles into digital form within a
short time after publication.
Macmillan Publishers Australia continue their partnership with MPS
Technologies and their BookStore platform through their work with Australian
book retailer, Dymocks. All Macmillan Australia eBooks will be available to
browse and buy through ‘digital kiosks’ in Dymocks flagship store in Sydney
and via www.dymocks.com.au.
Head of Macmillan Digital, Victoria Nash, says “The BookStore platform
has offered us the solution we needed to move into the exciting new digital
age of book publishing. With the Macmillan Digital site we hope to extend
the scope of our publishing to complement the success we already have
through existing sales channels”.
MPS Technologies’ Commercial Director, David Sommer says “We are
delighted to be working with our Australian partners to make eBooks
available to their readers for the first time. Our BookStore platform will
accelerate the success of eBooks in Australia”.
About MPS Technologies
MPS Technologies provides a range of technology-driven products and
services designed to support the information industry (www.mpstechnologies.com).
Services include the BookStore eBook platform, BookStore Discovery,
ContentStore, PublisherStats and Fulfilment Services. MPS Technologies is
part of the Macmillan group of companies. MPS Technologies are currently
exhibiting at Online Information 2007 in London.
About Macmillan Australia
Macmillan is one of the largest and best known international publishing
houses in the world, characterised by the academic and professional,
educational, fiction and non-fiction publishing of the highest quality.
Powerful brands owned by Macmillan, such as Macmillan Education, Nature,
Palgrave Macmillan, Pan and Picador are now established in 70 countries.
Media Contacts
MPS Technologies: Tim Corbett-Winder at t.corbettwinder@mpstechnologies.com
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