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FREE New Scholastic eBook Novel Available Now At BookZone
Remnants, A New Sci-Fi Series By Best-Selling Author of Animorphs, K.A. Applegate, Available May 9 As FREE eBook
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May 2001 - SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 9, 2001 - It's the beginning of a whole new world - at least it is for middle grade science fiction readers. Launched today, BookZone will offer Scholastic's Remnants, by best-selling author K. A. Applegate, via the Internet as a free new eBook. The initial release consists of the Prologue through Chapter Five, with subsequent chapters released for download approximately every two weeks.
K. A. Applegate, the author of the tremendously successful Animorph's book series, is this time grappling with a whole new world. The first book, Remnants #1: The Mayflower Project begins in the year 2011, with the end of the world as we know it with the planet about to be destroyed. In a desperate attempt to survive, a handful of people board a revamped space shuttle and go into suspended animation. Adrift in space, their only hope for a new life is the ship's computer system, which is set to wake them, if and when they reach a breathable atmosphere.
"It's a thrilling story. And we couldn't be more excited to play a role in introducing this innovative advance in digital publishing, " says Mary Westheimer, CEO of Scottsdale-based BookZone.com. "This project will undoubtedly increase awareness of electronic book technology for the public and will really help more readers learn about the many possibilities and advantages of eBooks. This is just the beginning. The potential of this sensational new format is virtually unlimited."
Scholastic (Nasdaq: SCHL) is the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books. A global children's publishing and media company serving the needs of parents, teachers, and children, Scholastic provides proprietary book and software distribution through school book clubs, school book fairs and to classrooms, as well as through the retail trade. Since 1920, Scholastic has created quality educational materials for schools and has expanded its reach to include the distribution of books, software, toys, online learning services and television programming directly to the home. Grolier, a Scholastic-owned company, is the leading print and online publisher of children's reference materials and the leader in children's direct to home book clubs. Internationally, Scholastic operates wholly owned companies in Argentina, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, The Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and the United Kingdom. The U.S. Scholastic web site http://www.scholastic.com is a leading provider of educational services online for parents, teachers and children.
Based in Scottsdale, Arizona, BookZone is the oldest and largest publishing community on the Internet, providing a full range of Web site services to 3,500 publishers, authors and other publishing professionals, from Web site development, design and hosting to ePublishing and online marketing. For more information about BookZone, email bookzone@bookzone.com, call 800-536-6162, or visit www.bookzone.com
Grant “Skip” Treaster. Marketing Director
BookZone, Inc.
800-536-6162 or 480-
streaster@bookzone.com
http://www.bookzone.com
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