Soulmate Audiobooks Announces Agreement with Shipstone Group. Soulmate and Shipstone to jointly market the new Audiofy™ navigation software solution included on every Soulmate MP3-CD audiobook.
by Anonymous

SPRING LAKE, MI May 11, 2003 — Soulmate Audiobooks, Inc., premier digital audiobook publisher, today announced that they have selected Shipstone Group, developer of the Audiofy™ Player, as a strategic/marketing partner. As part of the agreement, Soulmate will include the Audiofy™ Player, a software package for playing audiobooks on PCs and PDAs, on each of their new Soulmate Audiobook MP3-CDs, scheduled for availability in late Spring, 2003.

The Audiofy™ Player, built to read a digital table of contents file, will enable the listener to navigate the table of contents for each audiobook, as well as enable viewing of additional information about the book and software. Soulmate Audiobooks MP3-CDs feature hundreds of unabridged titles from such bestselling authors as Nora Roberts, Tom Clancy, Ken Follett, Mario Puzo and Amy Tan. Their audiobook MP3-CDs and the Audiofy™ Player software, included on every Soulmate audiobook, each conform to the recently adopted Consumer Electronic Association’s (CEA) specifications, developed in partnership with the Audio Publishers Association (APA). Soulmate and Shipstone will collaborate and jointly market the Audiofy™ solution for digital audiobook playback and navigation.

"We’re excited to be working with Soulmate to deliver a digital audiobook solution for people on the go, “said Cartwright Reed, President of Shipstone Group. “the Audiofy™ player remembers where you are in an audiobook, just as with a cassette player, but it delivers the high audio quality and convenience of Soulmate’s MP3 CDs.”
"Shipstone is a leader in developing cutting-edge technologies that address the fast changing needs of the digital age," said Kelly Gosh, Managing Director of Soulmate Audiobooks, Inc. "Pairing unabridged bestselling authors with easy-to-use software is a win for readers everywhere. We're delighted to be working together with such a forward-thinking company."

The Audiofy™ program will be included on each Soulmate Audiobook MP3-CD, and will enable the user to navigate the audiobooks by page or chapter using a PC, Macintosh, or PocketPC device. Features include a “Go To” button for navigating to a particular “page” within the audiobook, “Furthest Read” button to enhance the automatic placeholder functionality, and enhanced synchronization functionality with PocketPC devices.

About Soulmate
Soulmate Audiobooks, Inc. publishes the Soulmate Audiobook MP3-CD line of digital audiobooks, and provides digital audiobook MP3-CD manufacturing and mastering services to the publishing industry. Soulmate pairs bestselling unabridged content with the newest navigational technology in the industry – bringing audiobooks to the digital age. For more information regarding Soulmate Audiobook MP3-CDs, visit their website at www.soulmateaudio.com or contact info@soulmateaudio.com to request more information.

About Shipstone
Shipstone Group works with leading technology companies integrate new technology into their product lines, and to productize internal R&D. The members of Shipstone Group have designed, developed and commercialized products in internet telephony (VOIP), video conferencing, imaging, wireless, embedded systems, streaming media and other emerging technologies - for customers such as Apple, Microsoft and Xerox. For more information regarding Shipstone Group and their technology services, visit their website at www.shipstone.com or contact info@shipstone.com.




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