Flipping Out Over Photos

E-Book Systems Introduces ``FlipBrowser 1.0 Beta,'' the World's First E-Book Browser; The Revolutionary Program Turns Web Pages into Personalized Electronic Books
09/12/00
BusinessWire

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2000--E-Book Systems, Inc., the innovative company who developed the award-winning programs FlipAlbum(TM)and FlipAlbum(TM) CD Maker is at it again!

Today, E-Book Systems, Inc., introduced FlipBrowser(TM)1.0 Beta -- an exciting new software program that is an internet browser and an electronic books viewer. And it's FREE.

For the first time, Internet users can view their favorite web pages in a book-like format, with real 3D turning pages. Users can also read novels, magazines, view photo albums, browse catalogs, all in a turning-page, electronic book form.

As an Internet browser, FlipBrowser(TM) 1.0 Beta is a browser like no other. It automatically organizes all of the webpages that you have viewed into a book-like form with separate pages that can be navigated through as you would any book. This allows users the ease of flipping to previously visited pages with a simple turn of a page. You can even add bookmarks which appear at the side of the pages of the e-book.

As an e-book viewer, FlipBrowser(TM) 1.0 Beta can view anything that has a book-like form -- such as photo albums, product catalogs, manuals, magazines and novels. You can use FlipBrowser (TM) to read a novel, browse a product catalog or view a friend's photo album stored at a remote website. Any of these books will now be viewable electronically as if looking at a traditional "book" with a cover page, flipping pages and bookmarks.

"We know that e-book users want the experience of turning pages instead of scrolling," says Dr. Seng-Beng Ho, President of E-Book Systems, "and with FlipBrowser they can finally have it." E-Book Systems is partnering with Club Photo(TM), Photo.net, and ChinaOnline(R), to integrate FlipBrowser(TM) technology within their websites.

"E-Book Systems' patented viewing and streaming solutions opened up a new dimension for our viewers to view online photo albums," said Andrew Wei, CEO and President of Club Photo. These partners use FlipBrowser(TM) technology to highlight applications for their particular market segments: online photo-sharing, high-end photography, and global news, respectively. Go to www.flipbrowser.com/partners.html to get a full list of participating partners.

It is only with E-Book Systems' patented Digital Flip(TM) technology that electronic books and albums behave like real-life books with which we are all so familiar. And because it features a streaming format, users can view the first few pages of an electronic book or product catalog before the entire e-book is completely downloaded.

FlipBrowser(TM) 1.0 Beta is also multimedia-enabled for audio and video. It supports page printing and is compatible with all IE 5.01 plug-ins. It requires a Pentium PC 166Mhz or higher, Internet Explorer 5.01 or above, 32 MB RAM, 9 MB hard disk space and Microsoft Windows 95, 98, 2000 or NT 4.0.

FlipBrowser(TM) 1.0 Beta is FREE and is available directly from the company's Web site, www.flipbrowser.com. To search and view more than 100,000 samples of online photo albums, go to www.fliplibrary.com. E-Book Systems will soon be releasing their FlipBrowser(TM) Gold product (MSRP of $19.95) that will permit users to save their browsing sessions as e-books. You can also prepare and upload simple photo albums and e-books to remote websites for sharing.

PRESS CONTACT: Liza Dittoe, Dittoe Public Relations: (317) 202-2280: liza@dittoepr.com

E-BOOK SYSTEMS' CONTACT INFO:
phone: (408) 919-6675;
fax: (408) 919-6677,
email: info@ebooksys.com.
technical support: support@ebooksys.com.

PRESS CONTACT: Liza Dittoe, Dittoe Public Relations: (317) 202-2280: liza@dittoepr.com

About E-Book Systems, Inc.

Founded in 1998, privately-held E-Book Systems' mission is to provide you with a superior interface in managing digital information. E-Book Systems has offices in Santa Clara, CA, Boston, MA and Singapore. Investors include NASDAQ listed Creative Technology Ltd. FlipBrowser, FlipAlbum, FlipLibrary and Digital Flip are trademarks of E-Book Systems, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.