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MAYNARD, Mass., May 20, 2003 - Those attending this year's BookExpo America (BEA) conference at the Los Angeles Convention Center may want to stop by the Palm Digital Media, Inc. booth on May 30 for a high-tech eBook signing with New York Times best-selling fantasy writer Tad Williams. Palm Digital Media is a leading publisher and distributor of eBooks for handheld and desktop computers. BEA runs from May 28 to June 1.
Williams will be at the Palm Digital Media booth located in the show's eBook Experience pavilion from 3:15 to 3:45 p.m. May 31st to sign copies of The War of the Flowers, a contemporary novel set in Northern California, and also in the strange parallel world that coexists in the farthest reaches of the imagination. Williams is also the author of the popular OtherLand series, a four-volume epic about a global conspiracy that threatens to sacrifice Earth for the promise of a more exclusive universe. The books are published by DAW Books, Inc., the first publishing company ever devoted exclusively to science fiction and fantasy.
"It wasn't long ago that most people thought of eBook signings as a fantasy, so we're looking forward to having this event with one of the most well-known authors in this genre," said Mike Segroves, business development manager at Palm Digital Media. "This eBook signing is different from ones we've had in the past because participants will be able to download a free copy of The War of the Flowers from Palm Digital Media on the spot using two-way wireless communication technology."
With high-speed, short-range technology from WideRay, users will be able to simply point the infrared port on Palm Powered™ handhelds and PocketPC devices in the direction of the Jack access point and download the eBook. Williams will open a special page within the eBook and sign his name or write a message with the stylus. Palm Digital Media technology recognizes the strokes and the autograph/message are then embedded into the eBook. For those attendees who do not have a handheld, free hardcover copies will be available. After BEA the eBook will be available for $18.00.
Palm Digital Media is a subsidiary of PalmSource, Inc., the Palm OS® subsidiary of Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq: PALM) and provider of the world's leading operating system for handhelds and smart phones. Palm Digital Media eBooks are available for reading with Palm Reader, the leading eBook reader application. Palm Reader runs on Palm Powered™ handhelds and the portable computing solution Dana from AlphaSmart, Pocket PC handhelds, and Macintosh and Windows desktop and notebook computers.
Palm Digital Media offers a fast-growing list of more than 10,000 titles from most major U.S. publishing houses. The eBooks are available for purchase at www.palmdigitalmedia.com, and from other eBook retailers. Most Palm Reader eBooks take less than two minutes to download and require only a few hundred kilobytes of available memory on the reader's handheld computer.
More information about Palm Digital Media is available at www.palmdigitalmedia.com.
Founded in 1971 by veteran paperback editor Donald A. Wollheim and his wife, Elsie B. Wollheim, DAW Books has more than 1,200 titles and a well-deserved reputation for discovering and publishing the hottest talents in the industry. Many stars of the science fiction and fantasy field made their debuts in the pages of a DAW book, including Williams, C. J. Cherryh, Mercedes Lackey, Melanie Rawn, C.S. Friedman, Jennifer Roberson, Tanith Lee, and Julie Czerneda.
Despite its high profile, DAW is still a small private company, owned exclusively by its publishers, Elizabeth R. Wollheim and Sheila E. Gilbert. Both are committed to discovering and nurturing new talent, and to keeping a personal "family" spirit at DAW-a rarity in today's world of international conglomerate publishing. More information about DAW Books, inc. is available at www.dawbooks.com.
About PalmSource, Inc.
PalmSource is the company behind Palm OS, the world's most popular operating system for handhelds and smartphones. Licensed by industry leaders -- including Aceeca, Acer, AlphaSmart, Fossil, Garmin, GSL, Handera, Handspring, HuneTec, Kyocera, Legend, Palm, Samsung, Sony, Symbol and Tapwave as well as Palm OS Ready Partners such as ATI, Intel, MediaQ, Motorola, Samsung Semiconductor and Texas Instruments -- Palm OS has been shipped on more than 28 million handhelds and smartphones, and given rise to a huge community of users, enterprises, developers and manufacturers, who together make up the Palm Economy. PalmSource's new headquarters are located at 1240 Crossman Ave. in Sunnyvale, Calif. PalmSource is a subsidiary of Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq: PALM). More information about PalmSource, Inc., is available at www.palmsource.com.
Palm OS and PalmSource are registered trademarks and Palm Powered is a trademark of PalmSource, Inc., a subsidiary of Palm, Inc. Other brands may be trademarks of their respective owners.