14/09-05   -   Pressmeddelande

Zinio Launches global retail network for digital magazines

Nine Online Newsstands Offered in Native Language and Currency

Trondheim, Norway September 14. – Zinio Systems, Inc., the recognized leader in digital publishing and marketing services, is launching this week the first global distribution channel for published digital media. The Zinio Global Network http://global.zinio.com -- online newsstands enabling delivery of both foreign and domestic titles in the language and currency of member countries -- will initially include the U.S., UK, Poland, Spain, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and Thailand, with many more countries to follow. About 400 magazines will be offered across the network.

The exclusive provider of Zinio digital magazines in Scandinavia is Zinio Systems Norden AS,a subsidiary of Eurobate ASA. The 3 Nordic local newsstands currently offer 12 magazines in locale languages with 40 new titles under production for release shortly. New titles are added frequently. To celebrate the launch, for a limited time visitors to the Zinio Global Network http://global.zinio.com can receive their choice of a free magazine issue.

Zinio digital magazines are exact replicas of the print versions, with all the convenience of digital: immediately available, interactive with features such as searching, annotating highlighting, and links to web sites. Once downloaded to a computer, digital magazines can be read online or offline. They are archived in a paperless library for easy access. Editorial and advertising offer multimedia bonuses, with sight, sound and motion.

“The global newsstands open new markets for publishers needing to appeal to consumers around the world," said Jan Ottestad, director of Communication at Zinio Systems Norden. “Today, magazines are instantly available to global magazine consumers with the convenience of language and currency preference at domestic prices. These benefits and the immediacy of the digital format will boost subscriptions and revenues for publishers."

“This global network makes getting a digital magazine much easier for our customers," said Stefan Ohlsson, Managing Director of Hachette Sweden AB. “We decided to go with all our titles at Zinio Norden and the Zinio format because they understood that need and had the expertise to make it happen."

About Zinio
Zinio Systems Norden AS is an exclusive provider of Zinio Digital magazines in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland (soon to come). It is a Norwegian registered Company owned by Eurobate ASA which is listed on the OTC list on Oslo Stock Exchange.

- www.zinio.no - www.zinio.se - www.zinio.dk - www.eurobate.com


Zinio is the recognized leader in digital publishing and marketing services and the world’s leading publishers including Ziff Davis, VNU, Time Inc., McGraw-Hill, Hearst, Hachette Filipacchi, and Editorial Televisa, choose Zinio for a full suite of professional, turnkey services from customer acquisition and renewal marketing to production, fulfillment and certified delivery. Millions of customers worldwide enjoy the highest-quality reading experience, online or off. Zinio has offices in San Francisco, New York and London, and franchise partners throughout the world. The company is privately held and investors include Apax Partners, Commonwealth Capital, Intel Capital, New Enterprise Associates, North Bridge Venture Partners, Odyssey Capital and Palisades Ventures. www.zinio.com