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Press Room   Press Releases In the News Events Back to Press Releases... Media Contact Marty Moe ebrary 650-230-0752 marty.moe@ebrary.com ebrary Inks Deals with 12 Top University Presses Prestigious Content Providers Enrich ebrary’s Online Library and ebrarian Solution Mountain View, CA – June 4, 2001 – ebrary™ (www.ebrary.com), the leading provider of software for online delivery of copyrighted content, today announced that it has signed content distribution agreements with MIT Press, University of California Press, Stanford University Press, Columbia University Press, University of Texas Press, University of North Carolina Press, University of Nebraska Press, University of Hawaii Press, University of Wisconsin Press, Marquette University Press, Purdue University Press and University of Utah Press. Under terms of the agreements, these respected university presses will provide ebrary with thousands of valuable titles ranging from business and finance to anthropology and zoology. Many of these works will be available to ebrary’s online channel partners, such as e-learning providers, Internet portals and library Websites, as part of the ebrarian™ solution and will also be available on the ebrary.com site. "Rather than focus only on a single destination Website that contains our entire library of copyrighted documents, we are making our collections available to the growing number of online businesses that need to provide relevant, high-quality content to increase Website traffic and profitability," said Christopher Warnock, CEO of ebrary. "The authoritative works provided by these university presses will greatly enhance the ebrarian solution and benefit online businesses and Internet users worldwide." "ebrary’s "browse and search free" functions coupled with its secure online content distribution mechanism present direct and indirect revenue enhancement opportunities for publishers. As ebrary’s channel partners provide increased access to Stanford’s titles through their communities of Internet users, we expect to get new revenue through ebrary’s printing and copying functions acting in lieu of photocopying and we expect to sell more printed books because of more exposure provided by ebrary," said Mike Keller, publisher of Stanford University Press, Stanford’s University Librarian, and a member of the ebrary advisory board. "ebrary gives Stanford a unique opportunity to expand our worldwide readership." The ebrarian Solution ebrary partners with the world’s leading publishers and academic presses to develop online collections in major vertical subject areas. By combining this high-value content with powerful research and comprehension software, ebrary offers partners the powerful and flexible ebrarian solution for e-content delivery. Publishers, special interest Websites, Internet portals, libraries and e-learning providers can tap new online markets and increase revenues by making their own content securely available online, accessing relevant content from ebrary’s collection or combining content from both. Partners can leverage ebrary’s unique photocopy model, where customers pay only for printing or copying the information they need without subscription or membership fees, or determine a payment model appropriate to their businesses. ebrary shares revenues with publishers and other content providers and its channel partners. The ebrarian solution is powered by ebrary InfoTools™, which provide advanced research, comprehension and navigation capabilities at the word level. About ebrary ebrary develops software and services for the secure online delivery of copyrighted content. The ebrarian solution combines powerful research and comprehension software with a rich online library of copyrighted books, journals, periodicals and more that can be freely indexed by search engines via ebrary’s open access model. Publishers, special interest Websites, Internet portals, libraries and e-learning providers benefit from the ability tap new online markets and increase revenues through the distribution of high-value content. ebrary is privately held and is funded by Random House Ventures LLC, Pearson plc and McGraw-Hill. For more information, visit www.ebrary.com. ebrary and Web ©ontent are trademarks of ebrary, Inc.   Back to Press Releases...

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