NetLibrary and RosettaBooks to Release Random House Titles

NetLibrary, in partnership with Rosetta Books, has announced an agreement to release more than 50 celebrated Random House tiles as eBooks. The titles, which will be available before the end of the year, are drawn from five different Random House divisions and include best-sellers from Douglas Adams, Margaret Atwood, Bill Bryson, Jane Hamilton, Toni Morrison, Ian McEwan and more. [View Complete List]

Arthur Klebanoff, CEO of RosettaBooks, said "We are delighted to bring these outstanding authors and titles to the growing electronic reading audience. I would like to thank the subsidiary rights teams at the various Random House divisions and the agent and author community for their cooperation and support. We look forward to concluding additional licensing arrangements with other major publishers soon."

NetLibrary currently offers more than 100 RosettaBooks titles through the Modern Masters Collection, a compilation of best-selling works from leading contemporary authors. Modern Masters titles can be purchased individually, or the complete collection can be rented on an annual basis for as little as $399.00 depending on library size.

About RosettaBooks

RosettaBooks publishes electronic editions of many of the enduring works of the twentieth century. RosettaBooks LLC was founded in 2000 by Arthur Klebanoff and is backed by an investor group led by the private equity affiliate of Sonenshine Pastor & Co. LLC, the New York investment banking firm. Chief Executive Officer Arthur Klebanoff is also the owner of the fifty-five-year-old Scott Meredith Literary Agency and the author of “The Agent” (Texere, 2002). RosettaBooks is based in New York City.

About NetLibrary

Founded in August 1998, NetLibrary is located in Boulder, Colorado. As the world's premier provider of electronic books (eBooks), NetLibrary helps academic, public, corporate and special libraries create a richer, more productive learning environment for their patrons. By combining the time-honored traditions of the library system with electronic publishing, NetLibrary offers an easy-to-use information and retrieval system for accessing the full text of reference, scholarly, and professional books. NetLibrary is a division of OCLC Online Computer Library Center, a nonprofit organization and leader in computer-based cataloging, reference, resource sharing and preservation service to libraries worldwide.