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Zinio Launches First “Digital Bookstore” Section, Celebrates New Partnership With The Harvard Common Press

Wednesday 24. June 2009 - Global Digital-Publishing Leader, Zinio, Delivers Immediate Expert Advice to Cooks, Parents

Zinio, the global leader in digital-publishing products and services, today announced the launch of its “digital bookstore” section, adding 90 titles from its newest partner, Boston-based The Harvard Common Press, the nation’s leading independent publisher of high-quality cookbooks and parenting books. Starting today, Zinio will be offering a 20 percent discount off the retail price on all digital books purchased through www.zinio.com.
“This is a shared milestone, as it is the launch of Zinio’s expanded ‘digital bookstore’ as well as The Harvard Common Press’s entry into the digital-publishing space,” said Rich Maggiotto, president and CEO, Zinio. “Soon, cooking enthusiasts and parents will be able to enjoy the interactive benefits of digital book-reading, such as easily bookmarking recipes and sharing parenting tips, all while watching experts deliver their advice via video.”
“Over the past 33 years, The Harvard Common Press has become the country’s premier independent publisher of high-quality cookbooks and parenting books, and I am confident that our readers will embrace the new digital platform,” said The Harvard Common Press’s president and publisher, Bruce Shaw. “Partnering with Zinio allows us to deliver our latest and most popular books to our loyal readers in a dynamic new format.”
Below is a partial listing of The Harvard Common Press’s best-selling cookbooks and parenting books, now available on Zinio:
— “25 Essentials: Techniques for Grilling”
— “A Baker’s Field Guide to Chocolate Chip Cookies”
— “Deviled Eggs”
— “The Ultimate Rice Cooker Cookbook”
— “Not Your Mother’s Slow Cooker Recipes for Entertaining”
— “The Great Big Burger Book”
— “Eula Mae’s Cajun Kitchen”
— “The Birth Partner”
— “The Joy of Pregnancy”
— “Moving With Kids”
— “Parenting Your Internationally Adopted Child”

Below is a partial listing of the best-known cookbook and parenting authors, now available on Zinio:
— Cheryl and Bill Jamison (“Smoke and Spice”)
— Beth Hensperger (“Not Your Mother’s Slow Cooker Recipes for
Entertaining”)
— Penny Simkin (“The Birth Partner”)
— Tori Kropp (“The Joy of Pregnancy”)
— James Villas (“Biscuit Bliss”)