SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 15, 2003-- Summit Publishing Company announces that it will publish the online version of their business monthlies, Packaging World and Automation World; using E-Book Systems' Digital Flip® Technology. E-Book Systems -- the leader in 3-D Digital Flip® technology -- creates dynamic 3-D page-turning digital "FlipBooks" out of any document.

Packaging World is the leading B2B packaging magazine reaching over 90,000 qualified packaging professionals each month. Automation World, launched in June 2003, is a new business monthly that will target 70,000 selected automation professionals. Summit Publishing's timely adoption of the Digital Flip® technology is another example of how their award-winning New Media Department continues to offer exceptional value for professionals.

"We identified a desire for information portability among today's business professionals and E-Book System's Digital Flip® technology provides this convenience for our readers, and exponentially increases the power of print advertising for suppliers," says Summit Publishing VP, Joseph Angel.

Any magazine, novel, textbook, catalog, brochure, portfolio, manual and more can be created as a FlipBook with E-Book Systems' Digital Flip® technology. The Digital Flip® technology allows individuals who visit http://www.packworld.com/ or http://www.automationworld.com/ to simply click on a link to automatically download the magazine and install FlipViewer(TM), which allows visitors to view the magazine as it appears in the printed version. Once the program is downloaded, and for all subsequent visits, the reader only needs to click the magazine link on the site and the FlipBook version of the publication will open immediately.

"Now, professionals can view an electronic version of each issue we publish, with articles, images, and advertising visually identical to the print edition," says Summit's Director, New Media, David Newcorn. "Advertisers are no longer buying a page of advertising. They are investing in a technology that opens the door to increased readership, longer shelf life, and a host of multimedia options within each ad-such as direct links to Web pages, and video and audio enhancements."

Summit Publishing Company plans an extensive, multimedia campaign to promote its online version to PackWorld.com and AutomationWorld.com users.

To learn more about E-Book Systems' Digital Flip® technology, visit http://www.flipviewer.com/. For more information about Packaging World and Automation World and to view the publications in FlipBook format, visit www.packworld.com and www.automationworld.com.

About E-Book Systems

E-Book Systems (http://www.ebooksys.com/) was founded in 1998 with a mission to bring the natural look and feel of the paper-based book into the domain of computers and the Internet. E-Book System's products make use of its patented Digital Flip® technology to deliver multimedia content such as digital photographs, text and music via a 3D Page-Flipping interface, which appears as a virtual book or album. With offices in Santa Clara, Calif., and Singapore, E-Book Systems products are distributed worldwide including the U.S., Europe and Japan.

About Summit Publishing Company

Chicago-based Summit Publishing Company publishes Packaging World (www.packworld.com), the leading B2B packaging magazine reaching over 100,000 packaging professionals, converters, distributors and suppliers each month. Summit Media, LLC, owns Automation World, a new monthly business publication for automation professionals. Automation World (www.automationworld.com) premiered June 2003 to a target audience of 70,000 selected professionals.

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