E-Book Systems Chosen to Create Online Digital Version of FCIB Membership Directories

    SANTA CLARA, CA, February 04, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- E-Book Systems, creator of the patented Digital Flip(R) e-publishing technology, announces FCIB has adopted its 3-D page-flipping FlipViewer(R) Xpress viewer format as a replacement for hard copy Membership Directories.

Established in 1919, FCIB enjoys an international reputation as the premier Association of Executives in Finance, Credit and International Business, providing critical export credit and collections insight, practical advice and intelligence to companies of all sizes - from Fortune 500 multi-nationals to medium and small private companies.

E-Book Systems offers an easier and more affordable means of getting information to FCIB's members. By providing their Membership Directories in a digital, page-flipping format, FCIB will cut a significant amount on printing and shipping costs, not to mention real time distribution to their members and dynamic adjustments to members' data.

"We use FlipViewer(R) Xpress as a replacement for hard copy membership directories that we used to print for our members in the past. Now we simply email them a link and save money on printing," said Amanda Tickner, Marketing & Membership Liaison of FCIB. "Our readers liked the new book even though it took a bit of time getting used to the fact that there would not be a hard copy. Once they started using the great functions, such as the search box, they forgot about the hard copy and got excited about the new online version as a way to enhance their communication among members."

E-Book Systems' technology also enables advertisers to embed links in their advertisements, making their websites one click away from readers. Advertisers can also opt to embed music as well as integrate video clips into their ads.

"It was also popular with our advertisers as instead of just a black and white ad, we were able to put them into the FlipBook in color and make them link to their websites directly. Thanks to E-Book Systems for providing the means to help our company be more productive and run more smoothly!" added Amanda.

With E-Book Systems' FlipViewer(R) Xpress solution, FCIB members can go to http://www.fcibglobal.com to login to their membership account and browse through the digital edition of the Membership Directory. In a matter of moments, the members can view the Membership Directory just as it would appear in print -- with real "flipping" pages and more.

Amanda further explained, "As our members are very important, we wanted to choose the best looking, most user-friendly option on the market. We especially like the search functionality where you can find anything in the document just by typing a keyword. Also the bookmarking feature is very exciting and makes the book even more interactive. Linking our sponsor advertisements directly to their website within the pages is also a very important consideration for our directory."

"FlipViewer(R) Xpress Creator makes the production of our membership directory more efficient as far as time and money are concerned. In these difficult economic times, the FlipViewer(R) Xpress is a good option for our company to pick without forgoing the value and information our directory provides. The response that we received from your admin and tech support was immediate and always helpful and informative. FlipViewer(R) Xpress has more than met our expectations," added Amanda.

E-Book Systems' FlipViewer(R) Xpress Creator software enables publishers and corporations to create and publish realistic page-flipping digital publications ("FlipBooks") easily with just a few mouse clicks. The created FlipBook can then be hosted on any web server for online viewing or distributed through any media (e.g. CD, thumb drive, etc.) for offline viewing. The software accepts any PDF, image and Flash documents as inputs. In addition, multimedia elements like audio and video files can be incorporated into the FlipBook to enhance readers' experience. E-Book Systems' optional Digital Rights Management (DRM) solution also helps to safeguard content providers' intellectual properties.

FCIB joins a growing roster of E-Book Systems' customers listed in http://www.flipviewer.com/flipbooks/. For more information, contact E-Book Systems by phone at (408) 625-8000, via email at [email protected] or visit www.flipviewer.com.

For more information about FCIB, visit www.fcibglobal.com.

About E-Book Systems
E-Book Systems (www.ebooksys.com) was founded in 1998 with a mission to bring the natural look and feel of the paper-based book into the domain of computers and the Internet. E-Book Systems specializes in providing software tools and services for the e-Publishing market. E-Book System's products make use of its proprietary patented Digital Flip(R) user interface technology to deliver multimedia content and information such as PDF, video, audio, digital image, text, etc. via an impressive 3D Page-Flipping interface, which appears as a virtual FlipBook. These content could be streamed or delivered both online and offline through E-Book's OpenFlip(TM) format.

E-Book Systems, a private on-going corporation, has offices in California (Santa Clara), China (Beijing), Japan (Tokyo), Berlin (Germany) and Singapore. Investors include Creative Technology Ltd. and SOFTBANK Creative, a subsidiary of SOFTBANK Corp. E-Book Systems' products are distributed worldwide, including the U.S., Europe, China, Japan and Asia Pacific Region.

About FCIB
Established in 1919, FCIB is known as the premier association of export credit and trade finance professionals worldwide. Through its unique network of experts and suite of services, FCIB is a trusted source for members providing business credit insight, advice and intelligence to help companies do business internationally. FCIB's parent, NACM (National Association of Credit Management) is a non-profit organization representing nearly 20,000 businesses in the U.S. Established in 1896, NACM is 'the voice of business credit' in America and one of the oldest and largest credit organizations in the world. For more information, visit www.fcibglobal.com.

# # #