Franklin Products Geared Specifically Toward College-Level Learning Help Students Succeed and Facilitate Success
BURLINGTON, N.J.--(COLLEGIATE PRESSWIRE)--Sep 23, 2003--Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. (AMEX:FEP), the worldwide leader in handheld information, today announced its GET SMARTER FASTER initiative that encourages college students nationwide to leverage the time-saving power of Franklin`s handheld learning devices. With devices such as the recently-launched electronic speaking version of Merriam Webster`s Collegiate(R) Dictionary, Eleventh Edition, students can hone their communications skills, find needed words and pronunciations, and do it all more efficiently than ever before.
Excelling in a college environment is a challenge for even the most well prepared student. Franklin`s speaking electronic handheld version of America`s best-selling dictionary can help students to raise the level of their work, both at home and in the classroom. With advanced features such as phonetic spell correction and up-to-date entries, this versatile handheld helps ensure that students write at the college level.
''Franklin devices, such as the new handheld edition of the Merriam Webster(R) dictionary, are savvy investments for students at any level of education,'' commented Andrew Horsfall, VP of Sales and Marketing at Franklin. ''They are designed to help students spend more time getting their course work completed and less time searching for the `perfect synonym` to complete a written assignment. Franklin products augment the college-level curriculum, helping students grow their vocabulary and learn effective communication skills outside of the lecture room, as they complete college projects. For the busy student with a tight schedule and a full course load, the portability of a Franklin handheld is an easy way to get work done while on-the-go.''
About the Electronic Speaking Version of Merriam Webster�s Collegiate� Dictionary, Eleventh Edition
The Franklin speaking electronic handheld version of Merriam Webster�s Collegiate(R) Dictionary, Eleventh Edition, delivers all of the famous print content and more � including 10,000 new words and definitions such as def, phat, chin music, dot-commer, gimme cap, pysops, and more. With over 100,000 changes since publication of the previous edition and an advanced thesaurus, grammar and pronunciation guides, and learning exercises, it is an invaluable learning tool for any student. The product offers over 200,000 words and definitions from the newest version of Merriam-Webster`s dictionary, more than 40,000 usage examples (the most in any handheld dictionary), a complete thesaurus containing 500,000 synonyms, and comprehensive grammar and pronunciation guides and learning exercises.
Franklin also offers a downloadable PDA version of the Merriam-Webster`s Collegiate(R) Dictionary, Eleventh Edition with thesaurus. This downloadable version works on most PDA platforms, including Palm, Sony, Pocket PC, Psion and Symbian operating systems. Demo versions of the download edition can be found at www.franklin.com.
Franklin products are available at Office Max, Circuit City, Radio Shack or www.franklin.com.
About Franklin
Franklin Electronic Publishers (AMEX:FEP) is the worldwide leader in handheld information, having sold more than 29,000,000 electronic books. Current titles available directly or through partners number more than 8,000 in sixteen languages under license from world class publishers, such as Merriam-Webster and HarperCollins, focused in five genres: Learning, Language Learning, Travel, Spiritual, and Leisure. The Company also licenses its underlying technology to an array of partners including Adobe, Ademco (a division of Honeywell), Macromedia, and Mobile Digital Media (formerly a division of Palm). Franklin distributes ROLODEX(R) Electronics branded organizers worldwide and SEIKO(R) branded reference products in North and South America. Products are available at 45,000 retail outlets worldwide, through catalogs, and onhttps:// http://www.franklin.com. International sales are concentrated in Europe, Canada, Australia, and Mexico.
ROLODEX(R) is a registered trademark of Berol Corporation, a subsidiary of Newell Rubbermaid Inc.
Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed throughout this release, including, but not limited to, those that are stated as Franklin`s belief or expectation or preceded by the word ''should'' are forward looking statements that involve risks to and uncertainties in Franklin�s business, including, among other things, the timely availability and acceptance of new electronic books and organizers, changes in technology, the impact of competitive electronic products, the management of inventories, Franklin�s dependence on third party component suppliers and manufacturers, including those that provide Franklin-specific parts, and other risks and uncertainties that may be detailed from time to time in Franklin`s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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