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Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers
Earth 's Biggest Selection.com seeks to be Earth's most
customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover
anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its
customers the lowest possible prices.joyo.com
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with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 , and all
subsequent filings. As a journalist for REDMOND
Magazine and MCPMag.realtimepublishers .

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(Nasdaq:AMZN) today announced it has acquired
BookSurge LLC, a global leader in inventory-free book printing and
fulfillment, based in Charleston, South Carolina. In addition, retailers, wholesalers and distributors can
leverage the BookSurge Direct wholesale platform.com

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Our new relationship with BookSurge will provide Amazon
customers an ever-expanding selection of titles that are not available
through other channels. Thanks to print-on-demand, 'out of print' is
out of date. With a who's who list
of industry expert authors, a veteran editorial staff, and a leading
content delivery system through its information portal, Content
Central (http://cc. For more
information, please visit http://www.
AdStar's XML Gateway Platform Services and EdgCapture payment
processing technologies provide a seamless connection between newspapers'
legacy advertising systems, the publishers ' Web sites, and Manheim's
AdManager.

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Microsoft Most Valuable Professional, and founder of
ScriptingAnswers. Providing turn-key publishing
and production services for technology companies, Realtimepublishers
produces electronic and printed books, video tutorials, whitepapers ,
reference guides, webinars, articles, and more.realtimepublishers.

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Robert Holt, BookSurge 's chief executive officer, said, "BookSurge
is dedicated to creating better opportunities for authors and
publishers, and our new relationship with Amazon. Amazon.

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BookSurge maintains a catalog of thousands of titles that can be
printed on-demand and are available for sale on Amazon.fr,
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Amazon., AdStar, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADST) is the leading provider of e -commerce
transaction software and services for the advertising and publishing
industries.

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, and its subsidiaries, unless the context
indicates otherwise. Once the
connectivity is completed, automotive dealers will have a direct channel to
MNGi newspapers to place ads 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The company undertakes no obligation to revise or
update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances
after the date of this release .com
MNGi Media Contact: Mike Higgins, 303-563-6418,
mhiggins@medianewsgroup .

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BookSurge
offers its inventory-free book fulfillment network to publishers
through BookSurge Publisher Services and to authors through BookSurge
Publishing. We are delighted to become a part of the Amazon family
and look forward to helping even more publishers and authors find a
profitable outlet for their books.

About BookSurge

Founded in 2000, BookSurge serves thousands of authors,
publishers, retailers, distributors and wholesalers by helping to
realize potential revenue on out-of-print titles by printing books and
fulfilling book orders more affordably. BookSurge sells books
worldwide profitably through a robust Global Publishing System (GPS)
software platform and a network of affiliates with fulfillment
facilities worldwide.com

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technical expertise as well as his thorough knowledge of the IT space,
he will be successful in developing new titles that IT professionals
can rely on to help solve their critical problems .

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Information regarding these services can be
located at www. Amazon. These forward-looking
statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others,
risks related to potential future losses, significant amount of
indebtedness, competition , management of growth, potential
fluctuations in operating results, international expansion,
fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements,
acquisitions, and strategic transactions , foreign exchange rates,
system interruption, consumer trends, inventory, limited operating
history , government regulation and taxation, fraud, and new business
areas.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com, Don follows the latest technology trends and
directions, and offers both technology market advice and business
intelligence for administrators, executives, and consumers. More Than 15,000 Manheim Dealerships to Have Direct Ad Connection to MNGi
Daily Newspapers

MARINA DEL REY, Calif.

Sites about self-published books or publications by a single author.

electronic newspapers

In addition, BookSurge offers selections from New York
Times bestselling author Robert Morgan as well as popular non-fiction
works, including books produced by the Museum of Modern Art.booksurgepublishing. EdgCapture, Edgil's automated
payment process solution, is currently employed by call centers at more
than 100 of the nation's leading newspaper and magazines.
AdStar Company Contact: Jeff Baudo, 310-577-8255,
jbaudo@adstar.

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SAN FRANCISCO----Realtimepublishers ,
leader in corporate sponsored ePublishing announced the addition of
Don Jones to the management team as Chief Technical Officer and Series
Editor, effective immediately.

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Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.booksurgepublisherservices. Don will be responsible for the
architecture which extends the company's market-leading sponsored
education solutions to a broader audience while ensuring the
continuing technical quality and accuracy of the company's
publications.com), Realtimepublishers offers
the most current expert resources for IT professionals.

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Don Jones joins Realtimepublishers with more than twelve years'
experience in the information technology industry. We are confident that dealers will
appreciate the added control and flexibility of placing and managing their
classified ads from the convenience of the Manheim desktop.

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com, Inc.

Forward-Looking Statement

This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. This connectivity simplifies the ad placement process for
Manheim's automotive dealers and allows them to efficiently create,
schedule and place one or multiple ads from their desktop. AdStar's ad transaction
infrastructure powers classified ad sales for more than 40 of the largest
newspapers in the United States, CareerBuilder , and a growing number of
other online and print media companies.

If they offer sales directly from the site, these sites are found in Shopping: Publications.

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com, Inc. Actual results may differ
significantly from management's expectations.

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Some examples of the variety of titles available on demand through
BookSurge include foreign-language books such as the Arabic-language
version of the international bestseller The Da Vinci Code and Perez
and Martina: A Puerto Rican Folktale, by celebrated Latina librarian
Pura Belpre.com and
www. "MNGi offers an
ideal channel for a number of advertisers , and AdStar is working hard to
extend connectivity to them all., and its Edgil office is located in
North Chelmsford, Mass. Actual results may differ from those
projected or implied by such forward -looking statements depending on a
number of risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to , the
following: historical business has already matured, new online business is
unproven and may not generate expected revenues, and Internet security
risks.

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"BookSurge makes it possible to print books
that appeal to targeted audiences, whether it's one copy or one
thousand.com, Inc.com, a community Web site focused on Windows
administrative scripting and automation. Current
Realtimepublishers ' sponsors include Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft,
NetIQ, Computer Associates, Veritas, Dell, and more .
(Nasdaq: ADST), the leading provider of e-commerce transaction software and
services for the advertising and publishing industries, today announced
that MediaNews Group Interactive (MNGi) has signed an agreement to use
AdStar's e-Commerce Platform to connect MNGi's daily newspapers to
Manheim 's AdManager application. Manheim's solution is currently used by
more than 15,000 Manheim Auctions ' dealers in MNGi's distribution areas. As
a result of the agreement, Manheim's dealers will be able to use AdManager
to create, schedule and pay for classified ads, and then submit the ads
directly into the advertising systems of MNGi's publications for inclusion
in both print and online editions of the newspapers.
AdStar, Inc.

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Realtimepublishers Names Don Jones as Chief Technology Officer and Series Editor; Industry Expert and Well-Respected Author Don Jones Joins Realtimepublishers

AdStar is
headquartered in Marina del Rey, Calif.adstar.

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com and other sellers
offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories
such as beauty, health and personal care , jewelry and watches, gourmet
food, sports and outdoors, apparel and accessories, books, music,
DVDs , electronics and office, toys and baby, and home and garden."
Previous CTO and Realtimepublishers founder Sean Daily will
continue to play an active role at Realtimepublishers as a series
editor .com
AdStar Media Contact: Kevin Wilson, 513-898-1008,
kwilson@kevinwilsonpr .

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com will allow us to
do just that."
"Realtimepublishers represents an enormous opportunity to bring
great content and educational resources to technical professionals
through corporate sponsorships ," says Don Jones. "They are in a unique
position to leverage real-time publishing with online content delivery
to help both their readership and their sponsor community."
About AdStar, Inc.com

This category is for the sites of publishing businesses, and for sites related to, and focused on, the publishing process.

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"Print-on-demand has changed the economics of small-quantity
printing , making it possible for books with low and uncertain demand
to be profitably produced," said Greg Greeley, vice president of media
products for Amazon.com and its affiliates operate seven Web sites:
www.

With his
blend of application and system development skills, coupled with years
of experience in management and director-level positions, Don is
uniquely qualified to help Realtimepublishers extend its business
models into new arenas.

About Realtimepublishers

Realtimepublishers is the worldwide leader in corporate sponsored
ePublishing for the technology industry.

AdStar to Facilitate Ad Placement Process for Manheim Dealerships With MediaNews Group Interactive Newspapers

For additional information on AdStar, Inc., visit
http://www.

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In addition to
authoring more than two-dozen IT-related books, Jones is a highly
sought-after columnist and speaker in the IT industry .
"Don has already been instrumental in the success of
Realtimepublishers through his contributions as a Realtime author,"
said Bailey Sory, CEO of Realtimepublishers.
"Our latest partnership with MNGi allows their publishers to gain
incremental revenue from a large audience of auto dealers not economically
targeted through traditional newspaper sales efforts," said Leslie
Bernhard, president and chief executive officer of AdStar. AdStar's proprietary suite of e-commerce services includes
remote ad entry software and web-based ad transaction services, as well as
payment processing and content processing solutions that are provided
through its Edgil Associates subsidiary, the industry 's largest supplier of
automated payment processing services.
Forward Looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements concerning the
business and products of the company . Other risks inherent in the business of the company are described in
Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including the company's annual
report on Form 10-KSB.