Franklin to Distribute Ebooks from Warner Books

Posted on May 9, 2002

Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc., has commenced distribution of ebook titles from AOL Time Warner Book Group, an AOL Time Warner Company. Franklin will distribute AOL Time Warner Book Group ebooks including titles by bestselling authors from Warner Books and Little, Brown and Company.

"We are continuing to support ebook publishing," stated Laurence J. Kirshbaum, chairman of AOL Time Warner Book Group. "Working with Franklin's expertise in the eBook marketplace is an example of that commitment. Franklin's ability to reach more handheld ebook reading devices and PDAs with one secure file format is very inviting."

"Working with AOL Time Warner Book Group allows us to offer our current and future ebook customers and distribution partners a forever growing vast variety of ebook content from today's top trade authors and sought after bestselling titles," said Barry J. Lipsky, CEO and president of Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc.