Safari Books Online Acquires Web Developer
Threepress to Expand eContent Delivery
Maker of the Popular Ibis Reader Brings Browser-Based eReader Expertise; Threepress Execs to Join
Safari Books Online
January 09, 2012 08:03 AM Eastern Time
SEBASTOPOL, Calif.--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Safari® Books Online (www.safaribooksonline.com),
the leading on-demand digital library for technology, digital media and business professionals, today announced it has
acquired Massachusetts-based Threepress Consulting Inc, makers of the Ibis Reader online EPUB reading system.
The acquisition, which was completed on January 1, 2012, further enhances Safari Books Online’s capability to
deliver customized subscription learning content online.
As part of the acquisition, Threepress co-founders Liza Daly and Keith Fahlgren and the rest of the Threepress staff
will join the Safari Books Online engineering team, working from their East Coast and Bay Area locations. Daly will
become the VP of Engineering while Fahlgren will assume the role of Director of Engineering.
Threepress’ technology expertise -- including EPUB tools, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript technology and digital
publishing methodologies -- will support Safari Books Online’s efforts to constantly improve browser-based and
mobile delivery of a large digital library of book, video and learning content.
“This acquisition is a critical step in support of all three of Safari Books Online’s key strategic initiatives: growing and
strengthening our base business; developing new products and new markets; and developing truly new ways of
learning online,” explained Andrew Savikas, CEO, Safari Books Online. “The Web is a very different (and much
more mobile!) place than it was more than 10 years ago when Safari Books Online opened its virtual doors. These
phenomenal additions to our team will help us make sure Safari Books Online will continue to be at the forefront of
online reading and learning for the next 10 years and beyond.”
Liza Daly
Ms. Daly has had a long and successful record of providing strategy and software for publishers, authors and
vendors, working in both the web and publishing industries. In 2008, she developed Bookworm, one of the first
open source EPUB readers, and in February of 2010 released Ibis Reader™, the first HTML5 ebook platform.
Liza is on the Board of Directors for the International Digital Publishing Forum.
Keith Fahlgren
Keith Fahlgren has deep experience in publishing technology, particularly in the area of digital content readability.
Keith played a lead role in integrating Ibis Reader with existing platforms and helping publishers create digital content
more effectively. His varied contributions to the digital publishing ecosystem include a number of open-source
EPUBtools. Keith has spoken widely, was the co-founder of Ibis Reader, and was formerly at O'Reilly Media,
where he helped design and implement many of their digital publishing workflows.
About Safari Books Online
Safari Books Online (www.safaribooksonline.com) is an on-demand digital library that delivers 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 product mixes and pricing programs for organizations, government agencies
and individuals. Subscribers have access to thousands of books, training videos and prepublication manuscripts in
one fully searchable database from publishers like Cisco Press, Prentice Hall Professional, O'Reilly Media, Addison-
Wesley Professional, Microsoft Press, Sams, Que, Peachpit Press, John Wiley & Sons, Elsevier, IBM Press,
Adobe Press, FT Press, Apress, Manning, New Riders, Apple Certified, Course Technology, Splash Media
and dozens more. For more information about Safari Books Online, please visit us online.
Contacts
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Rich Mullikin, 415-464-8110 ext. 216
rich@rocketscience.com
or
Safari Books Online
Rose St. Clair, 707-827-4100
rstclair@safaribooksonline.com
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