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SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 08/14/06 -- Podiobooks.com has reached an agreement
with PodShow, Inc., the world's leading brand in podcasting, to syndicate
the popular podcast novel "Ancestor," by Scott Sigler. This agreement makes
the original work available in digital serialized format once again,
enabling audiences new to podcasting, but aware of Scott's follow-on books
and hard copy successes, to experience the original episodic work as it was
first delivered in 2005.
"Ancestor," a Sci-Fi-Horror novel depicting a human organ bioengineering
experiment gone horribly awry, ran as a weekly podcast novel from September
2005 to January 2006, stimulating months of mainstream media stories and
political debate about the ethics and potential mishaps of
replacement-organ engineering in the U.S. that culminated in President
Bush's now famous "man-beast" description written into the 2006 State of
the Union Address. During its initial run, "Ancestor" grew by word-of-mouth
until Adam Curry, PodShow co founder and President, started discussing
"Ancestor" episodes on his daily show, "The Daily Source Code," creating
the tipping point in adoption that created tens-of-thousands of loyal fans
listening to each episode. Scott then immediately started producing the
follow-up hit novel "Infection," which is currently distributed exclusively
through PodShow.
When the initial run of "Ancestor" completed, new readers frequently
downloaded entire books or experienced the book out of order because
friends had first emailed much talked-about chapters out of sequence.
Demand for "Ancestor" hard copies and audio files continues to grow in 2006
as the word-of-mouth buzz for "Infection" causes fans to actively seek out
other works from Sigler.
"I wanted to give fans that same feeling of episode-anticipation that made
'EarthCore' and the first release of 'Ancestor' so much fun and so
successful in terms of word-of-mouth," said Scott Sigler, creator of
"Earthcore," "Ancestor" and "Infection." "I'm really happy that PodShow and
Podiobooks.com agree that 'Ancestor' needs to be experienced from the
beginning -- in weekly episodes -- Podiobooks.com does just that, and puts
'Ancestor' in front of thousands of potential listeners that may have
missed the story's debut."
The Podiobooks.com (www.podiobooks.com) system allows the audience to
experience free audiobooks, and receive those books as podcasts
automatically in 30- to 45-minute episodes. Each podcast feed is unique to
each audience member, and provides complete control over delivery
frequency. Podiobooks.com receives revenue from audience donations to
Podiobooks.com. Podiobooks.com is also the home of "EarthCore," Scott
Sigler's first podcast novel and the world's first "podcast only" novel.
After completion of the initial "EarthCore" podcast, which ran from March
2005 to September 2005, Podiobooks.com picked up the title as part of it's
offering of over 50 free podcast novels. The success of "EarthCore" led to
the agreement with PodShow for "Ancestor."
"'EarthCore' has been a tremendous success for Podiobooks.com," said Evo
Terra, cofounder of Podiobooks.com. "It is the all-time most popular
podcast novel we've had, with more subscribers than any other title. Our
audiences are really looking forward to the re-release of 'Ancestor.'"
"Sigler's books are phenomenal in two ways," said Ron Bloom, Co Founder and
CEO, PodShow, Inc. "First, their influence and impact on podcasting as an
example of a passionate artist successfully breaking the rules of mass
media distribution; second, as an incredibly compelling series of
nail-biting episodes, demonstrating the power of serialized drama in the
new era of independent, digital distribution." "Ancestor" re-launches this
month on Podiobooks.com
About PodShow, Inc.
The PodShow Podcast Network is the world's premier network in podcasting,
assembling the leading communities in podcasting, as well as a host of the
most popular personalities and shows. PodShow offers professional
production and directory services to major media companies and traditional
businesses. PodShowPDN is the first high-performance content delivery
network meeting the specific needs of podcasting, delivering a
comprehensive creation, production, delivery and monetization solution for
independent podcasters and mainstream media companies. PodShow+ makes
independently produced media more accessible to an audience of millions,
provides resources for podcast producers, and enables marketers to take
part in the podcast explosion. Built on the PodShow+ platform and available
through AOL AIM Pro, PodShowPRO enables professionals to extend the full
power of podcasting to their companies, customers and key constituents. In
every way, the company has greatly simplified the production experience for
artists and listeners around the world. PodShow is a privately-held
company, backed by leading venture capital firms Kleiner Perkins Caufield &
Byers, Sequoia Capital and Sherpalo Ventures. For more on PodShow, visit:
http://www.podshow.com, and for all queries visit:
http://www.podshow.com/contactus.html.
About Podiobooks.com
Podiobooks.com helps authors and publishers make their books available to
the world in serialized audio form. In nine months they grew their
offerings from five books to over 60 full length novels, anthologies,
non-fiction titles and specialty works. Often blending the lines between
audio books and radio dramas, Podiobooks.com encourages authors to narrate
their own books and offer creative inclusion of music and sound effects to
enhance the recording. Delivered by the powerful EachCaster(TM) software,
listeners receive episodes or chapters of any book on a schedule of their
choosing and have the option to listen on their computer, transfer the
DRM-free audio files to their MP3 player of choice, or burn the episode to
CD or other media -- all free of charge. Listeners, authors and publishers
are encouraged to visit http://podiobooks.com for additional information.
* PodShow, PodShowPDN, PodShow+ are trademarks of PodShow, Inc.
Podiobooks.com Contact:
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928-634-6158