Texterity to Provide Ebook Conversion for GiantChair.com

Posted on January 26, 2001

Texterity, Inc., a provider of epublishing services, and GiantChair.com, a digital book distributor for independent trade publishers, announced the signing of a conversion agreement. Under the agreement, GiantChair.com will convert its distribution clients' titles from PDF format into eBooks using Texterity's automated TextCafe service.

Texterity will provide automated conversion of existing PDF files into OEB (Open eBook), and will also create versions for the Microsoft Reader, Rocket eBook, and Gemstar Softbook. Texterity's services provide solutions for the automated conversion of existing content into XML, HTML, eBook, Wireless, and Print. GiantChair.com distributes several noted independent publishers, including New York's Arcade Publishing and Seven Stories Press, Boston's Zoland Books, and several others.

Cory McCloud, CEO of GiantChair.com stated, ``By partnering with Texterity, we can achieve our goal of fully automating the entire process of book production, including conversion, ecommerce, and fulfillment. This agreement allows us to focus on promoting our publishers' books and finding new ways of bringing quality literary works to new readers in new forms.''

``We think that GiantChair.com provides a valuable service to the thousands of publishers who want to outsource their electronic publishing needs,'' said Martin Hensel, President of Texterity. ``We are pleased to work with GiantChair.com, who appreciates the value of our high-quality automated conversion as a part of their comprehensive offerings.''