Safari Books Online Launches German Library

Over 200 Digital Books Covering Technology Topics Now Available for
German-Speaking Professionals

Offers Affordability and Instant Access to Quality Content
SEBASTOPOL, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Safari Books Online (www.safaribooksonline.com), the leading on-demand digital
library for technology, creative and business professionals, announced today
that it has expanded into German-speaking markets by launching the Safari Books
Online German Basic Tech Library. The German Basic Tech Library currently offers
over 200 titles for corporate teams with German-speaking developers and IT
professionals and will grow by several hundred additional titles by the end of
2009.

The German books featured in the library are published by the top technical
publishers in Germany. These include Markt+Technik Verlag, Addison-Wesley
Verlag, O`Reilly Verlag, dpunkt Verlag, and Wiley-VHC Verlag. The content from
all publishers but Wiley-VHC Verlag is exclusively available in subscription
form through Safari Books Online. The books included in the German Basic Tech
Library have been written by leading German-speaking subject matter experts and
in many cases address the specific needs of European technologists. In addition,
subscribers to this library can access thousands of English-language books and
videos.

"Safari Books Online is excited to offer this exclusive, vetted content to
German speaking technologists," said Jeff Patterson, CEO, Safari Books Online.
"For less than the cost of one training class per year, corporate teams can gain
access to our digital library all year long and download books when they want
about whatever topic they need. Our German digital library enables
German-speaking people to access our expert technology content quickly and
easily."

The products being offered by Safari Books Online include:

* Safari Books Online German Basic Tech Library: Unlimited access to over 200
local German-language books, as well as access to more than 7,000 English books
and videos.
* Safari Books Online German Bookshelf: Unlimited access to search and preview
200 local German-language books, as well as more than 7,000 English books.
Ability to read up to 10 at a time through the use of a 10 slot bookshelf.
* Safari Books Online Premium Library: A full feature technical and business
library, in German and English. Includes videos, rough cuts and business content
in English.

"Through Safari Books Online, IT professionals who seek precise answers to their
problems have access to thousands of high-quality reference books," said Elke
Hansel, Managing Director, O'Reilly Verlag. "The fact that German reference
books are also included in Safari Books Online`s collection adds local expertise
to the virtual library and also enables German speaking customers to access the
information more quickly from any where at any time through any Web browser. It
is just the right thing for professionals who cannot afford to waste time."

German-speaking IT managers, HR managers, corporate trainers, and corporate
librarians can sign up now by contacting Safari Books Online at 49(0)2451 915
3590. Safari Books Online also features the ability for users to download a book
and take it with them on a mobile device anywhere they want to go. Once
subscribers have access to Safari Books Online, they can simply access the books
they want to read remotely through a special mobile interface or iPhone bookbag
application - and take Safari Books online with them wherever they go!

"Offering German computing and technology literature online is a timely move for
Safari Books Online. The need for fast access to fairly specific information can
be met better by such an online library than by printed books," said Gerhard
Rossbach, Founder and Managing Director, dpunkt Verlag. "For publishers and
authors it is an ideal distribution channel to market their products."

About Safari Books Online

Safari Books Online (www.safaribooksonline.com) is an on-demand digital library
delivering expert content in both book and video form from the world`s leading
authors in technology and business. Technology professionals, software
developers, Web designers, and business and creative professionals use Safari
Books Online as their primary resource for research, problem solving, learning
and certification training. Safari Books Online offers a range of
business-to-business product mixes and pricing programs for every sized
organization, as well as business-to-consumer options for individual users.
Thousands of books, prepublication manuscripts, short documents, articles and
instructional videos are available at Safari Books Online in one fully
searchable database from publishers like Prentice Hall Professional, O'Reilly
Media, Addison-Wesley Professional, Microsoft Press, Sams, Que, Peachpit Press,
John Wiley & Sons, Elsevier, IBM Press, Adobe Press, Cisco Press, Sun
Microsystems Press, FT Press, Wharton School Publishing, Apress, Manning, New
Riders, Apple Certified, Course Technology, Splash Media and dozens more. For
more information about Safari Books Online, please visit us online.

Rocket Science
Rich Mullikin, 415-464-8110 ext. 216 (Media)
rich@rocketscience.com
or
Safari Books Online
Paige Mazzoni/Rose St. Clair, 707-827-4100
rstclair@safarijv.com

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