GiantChair and envi.con KG to Sell Best-Selling Titles from Leading Book Publishers

MAYNARD, Mass., March 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Two Internet retailers, envi.con KG of Berlin and GiantChair, an American company based in Paris, are the first online bookstores to offer German and French language editions of Palm Reader eBooks, Palm Digital Media, Inc. announced today.

The eBooks include best-selling titles from major publishers such as Bertelsmann, the parent company of Random House and one of the most successful media companies in Europe; and Hachette, parent company of Virgin Megastore and one of France's largest publishing groups. Palm Digital Media is a leading publisher and distributor of eBooks for handheld and desktop computers.

"The demand for eBooks worldwide is growing quickly, and Palm Digital Media continues to be on the forefront of this developing industry," said Mike Segroves, director of business development for Palm Digital Media. "Both envi.con KG and GiantChair are well-positioned to expand readership of Palm Reader eBooks to the French and German language communities using Palm Digital Media's successful eBook distribution model. We are confident that these partners will be successful in rapidly growing the catalog of Palm Reader eBooks available to readers in their respective markets."

pdassi.de - envi.con KG ( http://ebooks.pdassi.de ), one of the largest retailers of software for the Palm OS(R) in Germany, launched its online bookstore today with more than 200 titles from Bertelsmann/Random House, including best-selling titles from German authors such Peter Scholl-Latour, Richard von Weizsacker, and Felix Huby. Also available are translations of popular titles from U.S. authors such as Nora Roberts, Sidney Sheldon and Minette Walters; and classic literature from authors that include Franz Kafka, Edgar Allen Poe, and Heinrich von Kleist.

GiantChair, Inc., a provider of book catalog management tools and eBook distribution services to publishers in the U.S. and Europe, has just launched PalmLivres.com, a site dedicated to offering French language Palm Reader eBooks from France's leading publishers. Current and forthcoming titles include selections from Hachette, computer and management book publisher Eyrolles, and Gerald de Villiers' bestselling "SAS" collection of action/adventure thrillers. In addition to selling eBook titles from major book publishers, PalmLivres.com also is offering collections of articles and editorials from Le Monde, France's largest daily newspaper.

"We are extremely excited about the opportunity to apply Palm Digital Media's highly successful eBook technology to the French language market," said Cory McCloud, GiantChair's founding CEO. "Palm Reader offers the right combination of flexibility to the reader, who can now enjoy the same eBook across all major computer and handheld platforms, along with the technological security that publishers and authors depend upon to protect their valuable content."

Palm Digital Media is a subsidiary of PalmSource, Inc., the Palm OS subsidiary of Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq: PALM). Its more than 10,000 eBooks run on Palm Powered(TM) handheld computers, the Palm Powered portable computer Dana from AlphaSmart, Pocket PC devices, Mac and Windows desktop and notebook computers, and Microsoft's Tablet PC version of Windows XP. More information about Palm Digital Media is available at www.palmdigitalmedia.com.

About PalmSource, Inc.

PalmSource is the company behind Palm OS, the world's most popular operating system for handhelds and smart phones. Licensed by industry leaders -- including Acer, AlphaSmart, Fossil, Garmin, GSL, Handera, Handspring, HuneTec, Kyocera, Legend, Palm, Samsung, Sony, Symbol, and Palm OS Ready Partners including ATI, Intel, MediaQ, Motorola, Samsung, Texas Instruments -- Palm OS has been shipped on more than 25 million handhelds and smart phones, and given rise to a huge community of users, enterprises, developers and manufacturers, who together make up the Palm Economy. PalmSource's new headquarters are located at 1240 Crossman Ave. in Sunnyvale, Calif. PalmSource is a subsidiary of Palm, Inc. More information about PalmSource, Inc., is available at www.palmsource.com.

NOTE: Palm OS and PalmSource are registered trademarks and Palm Powered is a trademark of PalmSource, Inc., a subsidiary of Palm, Inc. Other brands may be trademarks of their respective owners.

SOURCE Palm Digital Media, Inc.