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Dear Valued Customer,

After weeks waiting for Apple to process our iPad application, the biggest news this month at NewspaperDirect is that PressReader for iPad is now available on iTunes! The feedback on our blog, in the media and through emails has been astounding!

Here are just a few of the many accolades from media and readers who have been waiting patiently for this game-changing application…

“PressReader offers a more traditional newspaper-reading experience than any other iPad app. Much as I like, for example, the USA Today app, I'm more inclined to read it inside PressReader--if for no other reason than the latter gives me the entire paper, cover to cover, not just selected stories.” Rick Broida, CNET reporter (Author of: PressReader: Ultimate newspaper app for iPads?)

“Thanks for a superb iPad application. I had given up on newspapers because of vision problems and cost. This is brilliant in design and execution.” David, Australia

“I really enjoy what you’ve done with the iPad app, love the new way that a story is overlaid on the newspaper. I also have the Wall Street Journal app for the iPad and find your process light years ahead of what WSJ is doing.” Sal, Virginia

The second release which includes the much anticipated landscape mode is now with Apple. Once that gets into the hands of readers, we have no doubt that when asked what the killer app for the iPad is, they’ll all shout, “PRESSREADER”!

Check out the video demo or try it on the iPad yourself. You’ll be amazed.

Sincerely,

The NewspaperDirect Team

SPOTLIGHT FEATURE

Global TV BC profiles NewspaperDirect

With the recent volcanic eruption in Iceland causing mass air transit delays across Europe and the rest of the world, hundreds of thousands of stranded travellers missed receiving their daily printed newspaper from home. For many of those travellers however, NewspaperDirect and PressDisplay.com, helped make this a complete non-issue. More.

LOUDLY MAKING HEADLINES

iPad Version of PressReader Delivers Authentic Newspaper Experience

Washington Post on iPad The latest version of PressReader, optimized for the Apple iPad, is now available for download from the iTunes App Store delivering a visually stunning experience for reading the more than 1,500 newspapers and magazines offered by NewspaperDirect. More.

NewspaperDirect Boosts eReader Support, Now Spans 1,500 Publications

EReaders and tablets have been making headlines over the last few weeks, culminating in the recent media frenzy over Apple’s iPad. While some publishers spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to develop ‘native’ applications for a limited number of devices, NewspaperDirect Inc., makes it possible for their publishers to deliver their newspapers or magazines via every imaginable channel—from newsprint to desktops and laptops, to phones, eReaders and tablets, including the iPad—and at no cost to them. More

Deutsche Post DHL integrates PressDisplay into its new eKiosk

ekiosk With the inclusion of PressDisplay.com to Deutsche Post DHL’s newly launched eKiosk, Germans using the digital service now have access to over 1,000 international newspapers from 90 countries in 46 languages. With the added service, users can instantly access and read full digital replicas of their favorite international newspapers the moment they’re published – all from the eKiosk homepage! More.

NEW TO NEWSPAPERDIRECT

Over the course of April, 62 new titles were added to NewspaperDirect’s global distribution networks. With the recent additions, PressDisplay.com and Print-on-Demand subscribers now have access to 1530 newspapers and magazines from 90 countries in 46 languages! Click here to view them.

THE LATEST BUZZ

"I am so happy to see this app, finally, in action. Reading newspapers like this, in a full-size screen, that I can take anywhere easily, was my dream when I bought my iPad. It took a little over a month, but it was worth the wait. I hope every iPad user gets the word that this is more than an upgrade to an iPhone app, this is really the kind of game-changer that people were talking about when the iPad appeared. Congratulations to NewspaperDirect on a 5-star app!"

- Mark, Boston

DISTRIBUTOR NEWS

ND on Location: ITB Berlin

NewspaperDirect’s Nicole Alexander and Johanie Marcoux had the opportunity to attend ITB Berlin in March this year. For those of you that aren’t already familiar with the event, ITB is one of the world’s largest b2b platforms for the travel & tourism industry. This conference is a good opportunity for ND to strengthen existing relationships and develop new partnerships with hoteliers in Partner territories. More.

ND Sweden’s Newspaper Vehicle

We love it when our Partners get creative with their marketing strategies and come up with unique ways to drive their businesses! Our partner from Sweden, James Keef, started retailing newspapers out of a Piaggio three-wheeler on the streets in Stockholm in May 2009. This outstanding sales strategy definitely boosted (or should I say accelerated!) retail sales and became the ultimate tool for generating awareness for the product. More.

ON THE AGENDA

With several successful 2010 conferences already under our belts, NewspaperDirect’s Digital and Print-on-Demand teams look to continue the positive trend in the months of May and June at the following prestigious events.

Oxford Tablet Summit 2010 (Oxford, UK, 18 May)

INMA and Innovation Media Consulting are pleased to present a just-in-time summit looking at how publishers can benefit from the launch of the iPad and other tablet devices in 2010. Igor Smirnoff, NewspaperDirect’s Director of Strategic Development, speaking at the summit, will provide keen insight as to what the iPad and other tablet devices mean for journalism and publishing industry and how publishers can benefit can benefit directly from these devices.

All Things Digital (Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, 1-3 June) – NewspaperDirect’s CEO, Alex Kroogman, will be attending this prestigious invitation-only event where he’ll participate in focused, unscripted discussions with industry leaders on the impact digital technology will have on the lives of individuals today and in the future.

HITEC 2010 (Orlando, FL, 21-24 June) – NewspaperDirect Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Richard K. Miller and Senior Global Business Development Manager, Johanie Marcoux, will once again be exhibiting at HITEC, the world’s largest hospitality technology show. At the show, they will be demonstrating ND Press, NewspaperDirect’s in-house printing solution as well as Hotel PressDisplay, our digital newspaper kiosk designed specifically for the hospitality industry.

We encourage you to meet the NewspaperDirect Team to get a first hand glimpse into what the company has in its sights for 2010 and how it can work to help increase your revenues and profitability.

NewspaperDirect delivers the world's newspapers and magazines to millions of readers the way they want to receive them – in print, online, on their mobile device or eReader, wherever they live, travel, work or play.

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