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Good news for the ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING INDUSTRY;

Press Release:
            
JACOBS PUBLISHING, LTD
13929 Castle Blvd. #24
Silver Spring, MD  20904-4995


                    NEW ELECTRONIC BOOKS ANNOUNCED

          Established Authors Join Jacobs Publishing Lineup
                              

Contact: Todd A. Jacobs
         Jacobs Publishing, LTD
         202-388-9742
       
Silver Spring, MD -- Jacobs Publishing has recently signed two popular
science fiction writers, Katharine Kerr and Kevin J. Anderson, to
head up a new line of electronic books due for release in May 1994.

     Katharine Kerr is best known for her long-running Celtic fantasy
series about the land of Deverry (Daggerspell, Darkspell, The
Bristling Wood, The Dragon Revenant, A Time of Exile, A Time of Omens,
and Days of Blood and Fire).  Polar City Blues, her first science
fiction novel, will be available from Jacobs Publishing in early May.

     Hugo Award nominee Kevin J. Anderson, author of the best-selling
Star Wars book Jedi Search, has signed a four-book contract with
Jacobs Publishing.  In addition to Resurrection, Inc.--which Mr.
Anderson says is his most asked-about book--Jacobs Publishing will be
releasing a complete, unabridged version of his GameEarth trilogy
(GameEarth, GamePlay, and Game's End) within the next three months.

     "We are very pleased to have two such talented authors onboard.
It shows we are headed in the right direction," said publisher Todd
Jacobs.  "Our company is opening up a new commercial market that will
be able to compete dollar-for-dollar with the paperback publishing
industry within three to five years.  This competition will force
authors' royalties up and consumer prices down.  The publishing
industry is long overdue for a paradigm shift, and electronic
publishing is the most revolutionary tool since the invention of the
printing press."

     Polar City Blues and Resurrection, Inc. will be widely available
on the Internet and through various commercial services such as
Compuserve and America On-line in approximately four to six weeks.

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PRESS RELEASE:

                Jacobs Publishing Defies Industry Move
      Publisher Vows to Exceed Royalties Offered By Random House

Contact: Todd A. Jacobs
         Jacobs Publishing, LTD
         202-388-9742

Silver Spring, MD--Jacobs Publishing announced today that it fully
supports the Author's Guild in protesting Random House's lower royalty
rates on electronic products. "Electronic books are MUCH cheaper to
produce than hardcovers.  We believe that the savings that come from
lower production costs should be passed along to the author."

An innovative pioneer in electronic publishing, Jacobs Publishing has
recently launched a line of electronic books priced at only $5.95
each.  Their above-standard royalty rates have attracted established
names from several genre markets, including well-known fantasy writer
Katharine Kerr and best-selling author Kevin J. Anderson.

"Traditional publishing houses are worried," said publisher Todd
Jacobs.  "They see the trend towards digital publishing, but don't
know how to make the transition without squeezing the author.  They
have it wrong; electronic books are less volatile in terms of market
pressure, distribution costs, and other economic factors. We can
afford to give our authors a break."

Jacobs Publishing is currently offering royalties as high as 20% to
established writers.  "We expect to attract a significant number of
established writers away from the large publishing houses with better
benefits.  In addition to higher rates, we keep our authors in print
longer, and offer them more artistic control.  Unless companies like
Random House suffer a radical shift in their philosophies, I don't see
how they can compete."
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