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NEW YORK, NY -- (Marketwire) -- 06/23/09 -- 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")
    

About Zinio, LLC


Zinio is the global leader for digital-publishing products and services.
Major publishing partners include Bonnier, Hearst, IDG, Gruner + Jahr, Hachette Filipacchi, IPC Media, Mariah Media, McGraw-Hill, The National Magazine Company, Playboy Enterprises, Primedia, Rogers Publishing and Ziff Davis. For more information, please visit www.zinio.com : .



The Harvard Common Press


The Harvard Common Press of Boston, Massachusetts, is the nation's leading independent publisher of high-quality cookbooks and parenting books. The company has earned rave reviews from the media as well as a long list of awards and praise for its books, including two James Beard Foundation Book Awards, multiple awards from IACP (the International Association of Culinary Professionals), a Gourmand World Cookbook Award, accolades from the Mom's Choice Awards for family-friendly media, and many more. For more information, please visit www.harvardcommonpress.com : .
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