04.27.2010 – New York City (INMA World Congress 2010): EReaders and tablets have been making headlines over the last few weeks culminating in the recent media frenzy over Apple s iPad. While some publishers spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to develop native applications for a limited number of devices NewspaperDirect Inc. the world leader in multi-channel newspaper and magazine content distribution makes it possible for their publishers to deliver their newspapers or magazines via every imaginable channel-from newsprint to desktops and laptops to phones eReaders and tablets including the iPad-and at no cost to them.
In the last three months NewspaperDirect has doubled the number of devices it supports making it possible for its PressDisplay.com subscribers to read a rapidly growing selection of publications on their screen of choice. The two latest additions-Barnes and Noble s Nook and the Neolux Nuut-bring the total to 13: Aluratek Libre; Apple iPad iPhone iPod Touch; Barnes and Noble Nook; BlackBerry; enTourage eDGe; Interead COOL-ER; IREX 800SG and DR1000; Kindle2 and KindleDX; NUUT2 and NUUT3; and Sony Reader.
Along with support for the widest array of available devices NewspaperDirect also works with the largest roster of publishers which have partnered with the company for multichannel content distribution. Last month the company signed an additional 25 titles (from Australia China India Israel New Zealand South Africa Spain the UK and the USA) to its global digital network which now services more than 1 500 full-content publications. The pace has accelerated in recent months: it took nearly 10 years to reach 1 000 titles a milestone the company celebrated on April 20 2009. In the twelve months since then NewspaperDirect has increased that total by an impressive 50 percent.
"While the iPad may be the hottest device on the market today and the perfect companion for our PressReader application we won t stop there. Our strategy is to make our publishers content available to their subscribers wherever they are on whatever device they choose " said Alex Kroogman CEO of NewspaperDirect. "Our phenomenal growth in the past 12 months is the result of that strategy and the compelling value proposition we offer publishers: a unique zero-operational-cost business model and our commitment to work in partnership with them to maximize their readership audited circulation and revenues."
PressReader is an integral part of both PressDisplay.com and SmartEdition NewspaperDirect s customizable e-paper solution powered by PressDisplay technology. Without lifting a finger or spending a dime publishers of the hundreds of private-label SmartEditions can immediately offer their content to subscribers on the latest devices. The moment a device is supported by PressDisplay.com it is also made available to NewspaperDirect publishing partners for their own e-editions at no cost.
