New York, NY – August 31, 2009 – Kaplan Publishing announced an initial five titles for law and nursing students will be available at the iTunes® store via the award winning Stanza eReader. More titles will be released soon to students who have access to iPhone® or iPod® through an arrangement Kaplan Publishing has established with LibreDigital and Lexcycle. This initiative follows the results of a Kaplan Test Prep survey showing nearly 45% of its students will have access to these mobile devices next year.
The first five titles are:
The Law School Labyrinth: A Guide to Making the Most of Your Legal Education (13.99)
Legal Writing: How to Write Legal Briefs, Memos, and Other Legal Documents in a Clear and Concise Style (16.99)
First Year Nurse: Wisdom, Warnings, and What I Wish I’d Known My First 100 Days on the Job (Second Edition) (4.99)
How to Survive Clinical: Advice from the Nursing Students and Teachers Who Have Been There (8.99)
Your Career in Nursing: Managing Your Future in the Changing World of Health Care (Fifth Edition) (11.99)
Kaplan aims to deliver its students content in the format best suited to their evolving needs.
Kaplan is working with technology pioneer LibreDigital to deliver its content to the Stanza eReader. With over 2 million users spanning 60 countries, Lexcycle’s Stanza is one of the leading eBook readers for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch. Stanza’s award-winning reading experience, which features customizable formatting and searching has led to more than 12 million book downloads.
Book Descriptions:
Law School Labyrinth: A comprehensive guide to law school, from the admissions process to beyond graduation.
Legal Writing: A guide to legal writing for the legal practitioner covering clear, concise writing with an eye towards the tools of the information age.
First Year Nurse: Wisdom and warnings from hundreds of experienced nurses.
How to Survive Clinical: A pocket-sized guide featuring quotes, anecdotes, and advice from both recently graduated nursing students and current professors that will help new students face the academic and emotional challenges that shape all aspects of their nursing school experience.
Your Career in Nursing: Up-to-date information on trends in nursing practice, nursing education, and health care technology.
About Kaplan Publishing:
Kaplan Publishing is one of the nation’s leading publishers of academic and professional development resources, including a recently expanded trade program that includes non-fiction narratives that not only educate but entertain. Kaplan Publishing offers proven test preparation and admissions strategies for students everywhere, as well as practical advice, thought-provoking insights, and inspiring stories for the general reader. Kaplan Publishing is a unit of Kaplan, Inc., a subsidiary of The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO). www.kaplanpublishing.com
Contact: Tim Brazier
Publicity Director/Kaplan Publishing
212.618.2432
