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Friday, August 16, 2002 Media Cynic | Forum | Advertising | Classifieds | Jobs OverDrive Launches Ebook Search Tool OverDrive, Inc. has launched eBook Locator -- a free, Web-based search tool for locating commercially available ebook titles. eBook Locator offers information on tens of thousands of ebooks from over 400 publishers worldwide. The service is provided by OverDrive, Inc., which also provides epublishing conversion, DRM and digital marketplace tools for publishers and retailers. eBook Locator provides real-time data about ebooks in the most popular formats for PCs and PDAs including Microsoft Reader, Adobe Acrobat eBook Reader (PDF) and Palm Reader. Each ebook record includes information on where to purchase the title with links to a network of online ebook retailers including Barnes and Noble.com, WHSmith Online, eBooks.com, Fictionwise, eFollett.com and other in the US and abroad. The site also includes a list of the five bestselling ebooks for the month. "eBookLocator.com is an important enhancement to our industry and illustrates how ebooks are continuing to grow in adoption and acceptance," said Nicholas Bogaty, Executive Director of the Open eBook Forum, an industry trade and standards body serving the publishing, book, and technology communities. "By providing current bibliographic data 24/7, consumers, librarians and researchers can get the information they need quickly and easily. It's a tool that everyone who reads and buys eBooks will come to rely on."
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