Best-selling Author

SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PalmSource, Inc. presents Cheryl Richardson's Stand Up for Your Life Tour, a seminar series offered May 9 - June 5, 2002, in six cities across the United States. The series is based on Richardson's latest book, "Stand Up for Your Life" (published by Free Press with eBook version from Palm Digital Media). The New York Times best-selling author of "Take Time for Your Life" and "Life Makeovers" will challenge attendees to begin an interactive training program that will transform internal obstacles such as self-doubt, conflict phobia and a fear of what others think into a new foundation of courage, confidence and self-esteem.

PalmSource, Inc., the Palm OS(R) subsidiary of Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq: PALM), provides the most successful operating system for handheld computers and smart phones and is the platform for most handheld computers sold worldwide. Its Palm Digital Media group is the leading publisher and distributor of eBooks for handheld computers, and the award-winning Palm Reader(TM) is the leading eBook reader application for Palm Powered(TM) handhelds and Pocket PC devices.

"When I decided to create the Stand Up for Your Life Tour, I wanted to align myself with a company whose products I believe in and use," said Richardson, "The choice was easy: PalmSource, Inc. I use a Palm(TM) handheld and I wouldn't trade it for anything -- it allows me to manage my business from anywhere in the world."

Richardson's work has been covered widely in the media, including The Today Show; Good Morning, America; CBS This Morning; O Magazine; New York Times; USA Today; Good Housekeeping; and People magazine. Richardson, team leader for the Lifestyle Makeover Series on the Oprah Winfrey Show, accompanied Winfrey on the Live Your Best Life nationwide tour. Richardson is the co-executive producer and host of "The Life Makeover Project with Cheryl Richardson," a new television series on the Oxygen network. This five-part educational documentary premieres on April 28.

"PalmSource and Cheryl Richardson have something in common -- we both strive to empower people. In our case, we're providing licensees and developers with the operating system with which they can make innovative devices that help people communicate, connect, and manage their lives," said Gabi Schindler, senior vice president, marketing, PalmSource, Inc. "The release of Cheryl's new eBook also gives us an opportunity to draw attention to the emerging eBook industry. Today, people can carry reading materials and manage their information on a device that weighs only a few ounces."

Richardson will autograph her eBook for participants who bring a Palm Powered or Pocket PC device with Richardson's eBook to the seminars. The "Stand Up for Your Life" eBook can be purchased at www.palmdigitalmedia.com. Palm Digital Media will give away one Palm m130 color handheld with Richardson's eBook at each seminar. Palm, Inc. is a licensee of Palm Reader and bundles it with most Palm handheld products it sells.

With nearly 5,000 titles from most major U.S. publishing houses, Palm Digital Media offers the largest selection of eBooks for handhelds of any retailer, including retailers of Microsoft Reader eBooks. In February 2002, it was named Best eBook Publisher by Handheld Computing Magazine. In October 2001, Pocket PC Magazine awarded Palm Reader with a Best Product award for best eBook reader.

Seminars currently are scheduled in Worcester, Mass. (May 9); Kansas City, Mo. (May 11); Phoenix, Ariz. (May 13); Houston (May 16); Boulder, Colo. (May 20); and Warren, Mich. (June 5). More information can be found at www.cherylrichardson.com.

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