Alliance Makes PerfectBound e-books Available on the Web

Reciprocal, Inc., a global leader in digital rights management (DRM) has announced a strategic relationship with HarperCollins, a leading English-language publisher. Reciprocal will provide digital clearinghouse and fulfillment services to HarperCollins in a global English-language electronic publishing program.

Through its use of Reciprocal’s Digital Clearinghouse Service and several licensed DRM tools, HarperCollins will be able to see secure copies of its PerfectBound e-books through online retailers across the Web. These PerfectBound e-books will be supported in Microsoft Reader and Adobe Acrobat e-Book Reader formats. The e-book publishing program has launched with 15 announced titles, which are published in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia and New Zealand, all under the PerfectBound imprint. Reciprocal, Inc., New York, NY, www.reciprocal.com.

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