READING, England -
- UK’s largest catalogue retailer to sell COOL-ER ereader
Only months after its worldwide launch, Interead Ltd., maker of the COOL-ER ereader, today announced that it has partnered with Argos, a leading UK catalogue and online retailer of consumer products, to sell COOL-ER ereaders.
The distribution partnership is the first announced by Reading-based Interead, which launched the COOL-ER in May. COOL-ER is available from Argos now.
“We are delighted to be working with Argos due to the company’s vast consumer reach, and its history with worldwide brands,” said Interead Founder and CEO Neil Jones. “Initial feedback has been overwhelming, and we’re excited to make COOL-ER available through a premier UK retailer.”
COOL-ER works in every country on the planet and will be available from Argos in hot pink, black and silver. It supports books written in English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Russian, and Traditional & Simplified Chinese, and books from COOL-ER’s companion online bookstore, COOLERBOOKS.com, can be shared with up to five other readers to let friends and families share the works they love. Weighing in at only 178 grammes - less than a paperback - COOL-ER supports books in all of the most commonly used ebook formats.
For more information, log on www.interead.com.
About Interead
Based in Reading, England and Miami, Interead and COOL-ER are the creation of seasoned entrepreneur Neil Jones. COOL-ER is the lightest and most affordable ereader available, and accommodates popular formats including MP3, PDF, EPUB, FB2, RTF, TXT, HTML, PRC (non DRM), JPG, GIF, BMP. For more information, log on to www.interead.com.
About Argos
Argos is a unique retailer recognised for choice, value and convenience. It sells general merchandise and products for the home from over 700 stores throughout the UK and Republic of Ireland, online and over the telephone. In the last financial year, Argos sales grew nearly 4% to 4.3 billion pounds Sterling and it employed some 33,000 people across the business.
Argos serves over 130 million customers a year through its stores. On average, 17 million UK households, or around two thirds of the population, have an Argos catalogue at home at any time. Argos expects to add around 25 stores this year. Its Internet site, www.argos.co.uk, was the most visited high street retailer online in the UK in 2007.
Argos is part of Home Retail Group, the UK’s leading home and general merchandise retailer.
Source: Interead Ltd.
Phil Wood, Marketing Director, phil.wood at interead.com or Victoria Shortt, +44-(0)20-7833-9595, both for Interead Ltd.
Related Press Releases
Mooreland Partners Expands Further in EuropeSeptember 17th, 2009 GREENWICH, Connecticut and LONDON -
- Victor Garcia joins the London office, expanding senior banking team. Mooreland Partners, a global technology focused investment banking firm, announced today that Victor Garcia has joined the firm as an Executive Director, based in the London office.
PMM Partners LLP Successfully Completes Major Property ExitSeptember 16th, 2009 LONDON - PMM Partners is pleased to announce that, on behalf of its investors, it has successfully managed a major German property exit. The sale of the company St Clemens Höfe Liegenschaften GmbH, advised by PMM Partners, to an international property fund was completed on 15th September generating a 101% pre-tax return on investment for its Sterling based investors.
COOLERBOOKS.com Announces Google PartnershipSeptember 1st, 2009 READING, England -
- More Than a Million Titles now Available From COOLERBOOKS.com, the First ebookstore Outside the US to Partner With Google Books... British company Interead announces that COOLERBOOKS.com is the first ebookstore outside the US to partner with Google to include over 1 million public domain books (close to half a million outside the US) from Google Books in its online library.
SynCo Bio Partners Enters the Japanese Market as it Signs its First Agreement With a Japanese Pharmaceutical CompanyAugust 31st, 2009 AMSTERDAM - SynCo Bio Partners B.V., the expert in long term GMP contract manufacturing of biopharmaceuticals announced today that it has expanded its business into a new geographical market, with the signing of a contract to manufacture a live biotherapeutic for an emerging Japanese pharmaceutical company. The undisclosed company's product is an innovative live biotherapeutic based anticancer drug.
comScore Study: Mums Control the Online Purse Strings in the U.K.August 18th, 2009 LONDON -
- comScore Study Reveals that Women Age 25-54 with Children in the Household have High Likelihood of Visiting Several Retail Categories
comScore, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released the results of a study into the online behavior of U.K.
DealTaker.com Crosses the Pond to Bring Texas-sized Savings to British ConsumersJune 29th, 2009 PLANO, Texas -
Having saved millions of dollars for American consumers over the past 5 years, DealTaker.com now features deals and vouchers for UK shoppers at DealTaker.com/UK. Consumers visiting the site will have instant access to savings at popular sites like Mothercare, Homebase, Argos, House of Fraser, Laura Ashley and QVC, as well as a host of travel deals from Emirates, Last Minute, Thomson Holidays, Sandals, Beaches, Marriott and more.
7global Counted Among Top Finalists for the 2009 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference Awards in Hosting SolutionsJune 24th, 2009 LONDON - Today, 7global announced it has been selected as a 2009 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference Awards finalist in Hosting Solutions. Chris Bithell, 7global Managing Director, said:
"We are absolutely delighted to receive this award for the second year in a row.
New Partners Extend AV Global Alliance Reach to 130 Cities in 26 CountriesJune 9th, 2009 LONDON - The AV Global Alliance provides video conferencing and audio visual services to multinational companies. Five new companies have joined the Alliance, extending its reach around the globe to 130 cities in 26 countries.
Interead Launches New ereader and Online BookstoreMay 28th, 2009 NEW YORK and READING, England - COOL-ER is small, light and affordable; CoolerBooks.com is world's largest online bookstore
In an industry dominated by ereaders built for fans of gadgets rather than books, Interead Ltd., today launched the COOL-ER, an ereader built by and for readers, and COOLERBOOKS.com, the world's largest online bookstore featuring more than 750,000 titles. "This is the iPod moment for ereaders," explained Neil Jones, Founder & CEO of Interead.
SynCo Bio Partners Wins Best Contract Manufacturing Organization 2009 ViE AwardApril 29th, 2009 AMSTERDAM - SynCo Bio Partners B.V. (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), the cGMP manufacturer of clinical and commercial biopharmaceuticals, has won the Vaccine Industry Excellence (ViE) award for Best Contract Manufacturing Organization (CMO) 2009.
Related News
British catalogue retailer Argos exits IndiaJanuary 28th, 2009 LONDON - Online and catalogue retailer Argos is to pull out of India less than two years after praising the growth potential of South Asia. Home Retail Group, which owns Argos, said in a statement Thursday a trial run 'had not met the planned performance levels to support the investment required in the current Indian economic climate'.
Average Brit adult has indirectly slept with 2.8m people!September 23rd, 2009 LONDON - The average British adult has indirectly slept with 2.8 million people, according to a new research. To reach the conclusion, an online calculator, that allows people to work out how many indirect sexual partners they have had based on the "six degrees of separation" theory, used data collected from more than 6,000 British adults.
Community Partners Bancorp announces 3 percent stock dividend payable Oct. 23August 25th, 2009 Community Partners Bancorp approves stock dividendMIDDLETOWN, N.J. — Community Partners Bancorp, the parent company of Two River Community Bank, said Tuesday its board has approved a 3 percent stock dividend.
Website offering change of sex partners is big hit with SingaporeansSeptember 26th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - A website offering change of sex partners has become a big hit with Singaporeans, for 49 couples have already signed up for it. According to the Sin Chew Daily, among the categories available were men seeking women, women seeking men, and where same sex partners are available.
No common manifesto with alliance partners: CongressJanuary 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Congress Thursday said it will have its own manifesto and not a common one with its partners in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA). The Congress Working Committee (CWC) met here to discuss poll strategy ahead of the Lok Sabha elections likely to be held in April-May.
Nevada lawmakers reject governor's veto of domestic partnership billJune 1st, 2009 Nevada lawmakers reject veto of partnership billCARSON CITY, Nev. — Nevada's Assembly voted Sunday to override Gov.
JMM calls UPA meeting for formation of Jharkhand governmentJune 7th, 2009 RANCHI - The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) has called a meeting of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) partners June 11 to discuss government formation in the state. JMM Sunday held a meeting of its legislators in Bokaro at the residence of party chief Shibu Soren.
You've got mail _ and possibly an STD: Brazil creates e-cards to inform partners of infectionAugust 21st, 2009 In Brazil, you've got mail _ and possibly an STDRIO DE JANEIRO — You've got mail — and possibly an STD. The Brazilian Health Ministry has created a Web site to let people inform partners they've got a sexually transmitted disease via an e-mailed virtual postcard.
Nevada Senate rejects governor's veto of domestic partnership billMay 31st, 2009 Nevada Senate backs partnership bill over govCARSON CITY, Nev. — The Nevada Senate has voted to override Gov.
A third of Brit men 'prefer video games to sex'April 3rd, 2009 LONDON - A third of men would rather play video games than have a night of passion with their partners, reveals a new UK study. And this rises to two thirds if there's a chance of playing a brand new game.
