MightyWords Joins With Amazon

Lightning Source Inc, to deliver the books

May 3 2001

The Mighty Network just got even mightier after entering into a deal with Amazon.com. MightyWords, part of The Mighty Network and leading distributor of eBooks, will now be extending its distribution of eBooks to Amazon.com. By the end of the quarter, MightyWords hopes to be selling its entire library of eBooks through Amazon.

"As a cornerstone of the Internet economy, Amazon.com understands how the customer benefits from the rapid delivery of printable digital content. Our vision of a network of MightyWords distribution partners gains further momentum with the inclusion of the world's largest online retailer", said Chris MacAskill, CEO of MightyWords.

Through a seperate agreement between MightyWords and Lightning Source Inc., a subsidiary of Ingram Industries Inc., MightyWords will use the digital fulfillment services of Lightning Source to deliver MightyWords' printable titles as eBooks in the Acrobat eBook Reader to Amazon customers.

Lightning Source is the preferred and primary eBook fulfillment provider for Amazon.com. "Lightning Source’s collaboration with Amazon.com is a significant step in the development of the eBook market," said Lightning Source President and CEO Ed Marino.

About MightyWords

MightyWords is leading the digital publishing revolution with unique, professionally written content. EMatter (reports, briefings and white papers) is collected from respected publishers, businesses and authors, is distributed securely and can be sold from any Web site. Our free distribution tools provide the services and expertise that enable leading Web sites to market eMatter in context. As an aggregator, we secure unique, compelling, exclusive content for sale on our own site and for distribution through our network partners like BN.com, Fatbrain.com and others.

About Lightning Source

Lightning Source Inc., a subsidiary of Ingram Industries Inc., provides a comprehensive suite of digital fulfillment services. The company is revolutionizing the options available to the industry in the secure conversion, storage, management, and distribution of digital content. Lightning stores books and other information electronically and delivers them "on demand" in either traditional printed format or as eBooks in response to orders from booksellers, librarians, and publishers. Lightning Source has printed more than 1,300,000 "on demand" books for more than 700 publishers around the world.

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