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LAS VEGAS, NV (CES) -- Franklin Electronic Publishers, a worldwide leader in handheld information, today announced the availability of the new Merriam-Webster(R) PageMark Dictionary with Book Light. The new Merriam-Webster PageMark Dictionary with Book Light is a complete 80,000-word Merriam-Webster electronic dictionary as thin as a bookmark that can clip onto any hard- or soft-cover book.

Franklin PageMark(tm)

"This enhanced version is an intuitive extension of our existing line of PageMark solutions," said Barry J. Lipsky, president and CEO of Franklin, "which are intended to be companions rather than replacements to paper books."

The newly designed PageMark dictionary, priced at SRP US$49.95, is an addition to Franklin's award-winning PageMark product line. The product includes a high-intensity book light to create a complete reading companion that provides readers with illumination plus convenient access to word meanings from the authoritative Merriam-Webster dictionary.

The PageMark(tm) Electronic Dictionary features a high-intensity book light and includes instant phonetic spell-correction, crossword puzzle solver, word games, learning exercises, word matchmaker, clock, and more.

It also offers a full QWERTY-style keyboard, allowing the user to quickly and easily look up words without interrupting their reading.


About Merriam-Webster(R)

Merriam-Webster Inc. acquired the rights to revise and publish Noah Webster's dictionaries in 1843. Since then, Merriam-Webster has maintained an ongoing commitment to innovation, scholarship, and love of language. Today, the company continues as the leader in both print and electronic language reference publishing with reference products, learning tools, and word games. For more information about the company, visit Merriam-Webster OnLine at http://www.Merriam-Webster.com.


About Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc.

Franklin Electronic Publishers (Amex: FEP) is a world leader in handheld information, having sold more than 32 millions electronic books since 1986.

Current titles available directly or through partners number more than 17,000 in sixteen languages under license from world-class publishers, such as Merriam-Webster and HarperCollins, focused in five genres: Learning, Language Learning, Travel, Spiritual, and Leisure. The Company also licenses its underlying technology to an array of partners including Adobe, Ademco (a division of Honeywell), Macromedia, and Mobile Digital Media (formerly a division of Palm).

Web Site: www.franklin.com