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Fribourg - Switzerland, 01.11.2011

Two Swiss Start-Up Companies Combine to Deliver the Electronic Books of Tomorrow

Publiwide and Sugarcube are combining their know-how in order to develop software for the transformation and distribution of interactive content. The initial target market is textbook and reference publishing. The main concern of publishers is to transform data in a sustainable manner in order to adapt to future market trends, for example, to offer new interactive and enhanced experiences to their readers.

The fundamental added value of this partnership is the provision of software that supports the digital editorial process and the distribution of content across all digital media.

«Publiwide has very a very specific vision of what electronically-available textbooks should be like and how they should be presented in new formats (such as the iPad) with optimal ergonomics», says Maurizio Rigamonto, CEO of Sugarcube. «Through close contacts with publishers such as Les Editions Pédagogiques in Switzerland or Hodder Education in Great-Britain, Publiwide first established a concept and then set up a technological platform that embodies an interactive and enhanced reading experience, accessible simultaneously on iPads, laptops and the web.»

Both companies are backed by Fribourg organisations (Friup/Genilem for Sugarcube and Seed Capital Fribourg for Publiwide) and are specifically partnering-up for the development of digital publishing technology in EPUB format.

«Sugarcube has the core technology that can transform existing documents and produce rich and dynamic content semi-automatically and in accordance with the standards in force in the publishing world», adds Sebastien Dubuis, Director of Publiwide. «While we target the international market, in particular Europe and the United States, creating a strong synergy with another entity in Fribourg is an indisputable opportunity. Alternatives on the market will multiply, but our approach provides  long-term value for the publication of any reference document. »

About Sugarcube

Sugarcube, founded by Jean-Luc Bloechle, François Jimenez and Maurizio Rigamonti, was born as a spin-off of the DIVA group at the University of Fribourg, with whom the company shares skills in document analysis and human-machine interaction. Sugarcube has developed a process of analysis and annotation for PDF documents, which was readapted in order to transform ordinary PDF content into an enhanced electronic book in EPUB format.

About Publiwide  

Created in 2010, Publiwide offers an ecosystem for the publishing and the distribution of enhanced e-books. Its primary objective is to provide publishers with a complete solution for the secure distribution of their content to learners indiscriminately connected to their laptops, tablets or mobile phones. Publiwide’s first customers are located in the United States, Great Britain, France and Switzerland. Sebastien Dubuis is the main shareholder of the company supported by Seed Capital Fribourg and Effort Fribourg.

Contact

For Publiwide : Sébastien Dubuis, sebastien.dubuis@publiwide.com , +41 26 401 2950

For sugarcube : Maurizio Rigamonti, maurizio.rigamonti[at]sugarcube.ch, +41 79 223 85 54

Frankfurt - Germany

Short video interview of Sebastien Dubuis, Managing Director of Publiwide during the Frankfurt Book Fair. Courtesy of Zukunft Forum team from the German Publishing Association and their initiative "Pathfinder - locations of digitalization"

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SKS SIGNS CONSULTING AGREEMENT WITH PUBLIWIDE

Promote eBook transformation services

Lausanne - Switzerland

Scientific Knowledge Services (SKS), a Swiss company, announces the agreement concluded with Publiwide Sarl, a Swiss based company, for the promotion of eBook transformation services.

Publiwide is a company dedicated to providing a rich publishing framework and enhanced content transformation to publishing houses and any other interested parties.  The reflowable content can be accessed on most of devices used today, enabling publishers to reach 100% of their target audience.

Considering the extensive business relationships of SKS with various publishing houses, our company shall act as an independent contractor for the sale of Publiwide eBook transformation solutions (throughout the entire sale process, from the first contact, through solution presentation, quotation, negotiation, until the final sale). Under this agreement, SKS shall contact publishers from Europe, as well as North America.

Notes to editors:

About Publiwide:

Incorporated to provide learners of all ages with rich interactive knowledge via digital devices. Globally-minded, we operate from Switzerland and work with customers in France, Germany, United Kingdom and United States. Privately owned.

For further information about Publiwide and its products, please visit: www.publiwide.com

About Scientific Knowledge Services:

Scientific Knowledge Services is one of the preferred partners of leading publishers in the scientific environment, and the team behind the company comes with a 17 year experience in providing service, support and information on knowledge transfer, technology transfer, content supply, software applications, ebooks conversion, university ranking systems, academic sites visiting, etc. The company helps you distribute your digital content to various infomediaries and retailers like Kindle Amazon, Kobo and others, supports clients throughout the digital publishing life-cycle and offers solutions for data conversion and enhancement, secure web hosting and discoverability management.

For further information about Scientific Knowledge Services and its products, please visit: http://www.scientificknowledgeservices.com/en/Home/

Contact:

Name: Irina Buligescu

Email: irina@scientificknowledgeservices.com

Title: Foreign Relations Coordinator

Phone: : +41 – 793 949 475

Address: 12 bis Place-Francois | 1003 Lausanne

Eine wirklich interaktive Textbuch Plattform

Fribourg – Schweiz

Publiwide verkündet die Veröffentlichung seiner verbesserten Textbuch Plattform mit dem neuen iPad Reader 1.0, jetzt erhältlich im AppStore. Diese innovative Lösung zielt darauf, Studenten mit einem vollständigen Satz an digitalen Applikationen (iPad Reader, WEB Reader, Desktop Reader) zu versorgen, in denen Sie reichhaltig verbesserten Textbuchinhalt lesen und studieren können.

“Wir glauben, dass unsere Kinder in einem multimedia Umfeld sich Wissen aneignen und eTexte lesen werden,” Sagt Sebastien Dubuis, MD bei Publiwide. “Dank des Auftauchens von Tablets und Heim-Internetverbindungen auf globaler Ebene wird es uns ermöglicht, Texbücher in einen Inhalt zu verwandeln, der zu einer neuen Generation von Schülern sprechen wird. Wir machen sie interaktiv und media-rich.”

Geschäftsmodelle für digitale Textbücher sind in der Entwicklung. Vergessen Sie schwere Rucksäcke, vollgepackt mit Büchern! Der Trend geht dahin, dass sich Studenten und Schüler auf ihren iPad verlassen und ihre Daten via Cloud Plattform synchronisieren.

Verleger versuchen oft, ihre gedruckten Produkte von ihren digitalen Produkten zu trennen. Die Vorteile von Webbrowser- oder iPadkapazitäten auszunutzen, ermöglicht es ihnen, Textbüchern einen mehr interaktiven Ansatz zu bieten. Inhalt als ePUB zu entwickeln, ermöglicht dem Herausgeber , ihn schrittweise zu verbessern. Aktualisierte Versionen von Textbüchern können Multimedia, Selbsteinschätzungstools und Literaturhinweise beinhalten, die Benutzern in kürzester Zeit erhältlich gemacht werden können.

“Wir wollen unsere Lösung als ein kosteneffektives und lebensechtes Testumfeld für Schulbuchverlage positionieren,” sagt Dubuis. “ Wir bieten eine Komplettlösung: innerhalb eines Monats können sie ihre Leserschaft auf jedem Gerät erreichen, ganz einfach mit der Übermittlung eines Buches ihrer Wahl an uns. Wir bieten einen Buchumwandlungsservice und Software Plattformen, um sämtliche Vorteile des neuen Produktes wahrzunehmen.”

Der Publiwide iPad Reader ist frei herunterladbar beim iTune Shop.

Falls Sie ein zufriedener Besitzer oder Verleger sind oder einfach nur neugierig, besuchen Sie uns unter www.publiwide.com

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