Samuel French, Inc. Announces New eBook Program
By Press Release from Samuel French | Monday, December 05, 2011 11:45 AM
Samuel French, Inc., the world’s oldest and largest publisher of plays and musicals, announced this week that they will expand their offerings to include eBooks. Titles from playwrights such as Dale Wasserman, Charles Busch, Israel Horovitz, Ray Cooney and Marsha Norman will be available for download beginning in November, along with other Samuel French plays and musicals.
This is a significant development for the theatre industry, which has only a few small entries into the eBook market from other theatrical publishing companies. Samuel French is by far the largest play publishing and licensing house to venture down this road. They will bring a substantial selection of their catalogue to the digital world – the largest number of acting editions made available through an eReader platform to date.
French is hopeful that by launching this new eBook program, they will not only satisfy instant access demands from customers but help broaden play readership and further expose the work of their authors.
“Being able to deliver an author’s content in an additional format will only enhance the reach of the creator’s work,” Director of Publications and Operations Ken Dingledine said. “We are witnessing a new generation of actors embracing technology in new ways we never could have imagined. We feel Samuel French has a responsibility to make our authors’ work accessible to this and future generations.”
Most “ePlays” from Samuel French will sell for approximately $8.99. French plans to roll out their program in all eReader formats and titles will be available for sale from all major e-retailers by the end of 2012. French, along with its technology and digital distribution partner INScribe Digital, has developed unique e-book coding that allows plays and musicals to render well on all e-reading devices, including iPad, Kindle and Nook.
Samuel French Inc. was founded in 1830 with offices in New York City, Los Angeles and London, and retail bookstores in Hollywood, Studio City and London.
For more info, visit samuelfrench.com.