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This site is a one-stop online book shopping destination with plenty of features that will have local bookworms aglow! SYDNEY, September 7, 2001 Yahoo! Australia & NZ announced today that it has introduced a new site for Australian book-lovers. Located at http://books.yahoo.com.au, the site is a one-stop online book shopping destination with plenty of features that will have local bookworms aglow! "Yahoo! Australia & NZ Books is a destination site that pools the best Australian book merchants like Dymocks, Angus & Robertson and the ABC Shop, with information that really enhances the book buying experience," said Peter Crowe, Senior Producer, Yahoo! Australia & NZ. "It enables our audience to learn about their favourite authors, listen to interviews, see a list of recently published books, check out what’s hot, as well as compare prices and choose who they’d like to purchase from for easy delivery." The comprehensive site enables avid readers, gift buyers and students to:
* Listen to interviews with authors like: Frank McCourt, Stephen King, Mary Pipher, Elmore Leonard, Mark and Chrissy Donnelly, Andrew Morton, Mona Sizer and Lewis Borsellino. Yahoo! Australia & NZ Books is unique in the local market and provides book-lovers with plenty of information that will keep them turning the page for more! In addition to regularly updated content and new feature authors, a comprehensive audio books section is also planned for the site. About Yahoo! Australia & NZ Yahoo! Australia & NZ is one of the most recognised Internet brands in the region. www.yahoo.com.au and the online auction site SOLD.com.au are part of the global network of Yahoo! sites. By working with leading local companies, Yahoo! Australia & NZ provides comprehensive and localised media, commerce and communication services to over four million Australians and New Zealanders each month. For marketers and businesses, the company offers intelligent, innovative and integrated marketing, selling and Internet broadcast solutions for maximum impact. Yahoo! Australia & NZ has offices in Sydney and Melbourne and can be found on the Web at www.yahoo.com.au and www.yahoo.co.nz. About Yahoo! Inc Yahoo! Inc. is a leading global Internet communications, commerce and media company that offers a comprehensive branded network of services to more than 200 million individuals each month worldwide. As the first online navigational guide to the Web, www.yahoo.com is the leading guide in terms of traffic, advertising, household and business user reach. Yahoo! is the No. 1 Internet brand globally and reaches the largest audience worldwide. The company also provides online business and enterprise services designed to enhance the productivity and Web presence of Yahoo!'s clients. These services include Corporate Yahoo!, a popular customised enterprise portal solution; audio and video streaming; store hosting and management; and Web site tools and services. The company's global Web network includes 24 World properties. Yahoo! has offices in Europe, Asia, Latin America, Australia, Canada and the United States, and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif.
Anna Featherstone Yahoo! Australia & NZ Tel: 02 8925 0100 or email: | |||