Open Road Integrated Media Launches E-books from Thriller Writer Jack Higgins

New York, NY, June 22, 2010—Open Road Integrated Media, a digital content company that publishes and markets ebooks by creating connections between authors and their audiences, announced today that it is publishing twenty-four of Jack Higgins’s titles as ebooks as part of its Author Branded Program. The ebooks are on sale today, and Open Road will be releasing print-on-demand paperback editions of the books in the coming weeks.

Jack Higgins is widely considered to be the father of the modern thriller novel, and his books have sold over 250 million copies worldwide. The Open Road ebook editions include new covers and an illustrated biography complete with never-before-seen photos and details about Higgins’s life.

Open Road will utilize its online marketing platform to connect Higgins’s ebooks to readers. Originally produced videos about Higgins and his books, as well archival photos and interviews, will be distributed through Open Road’s online platform as well as syndicated to online content partners.

“Open Road is tremendously excited to be publishing Jack Higgins,” said Brendan Cahill, VP and Publisher of Open Road. “Our production and marketing teams recently visited Jack at his home in the Channel Islands for an on-location video shoot, and he spoke extensively about his remarkable life and career, from his early upbringing amid the violence of Northern Ireland, to his days as a soldier on the front lines in the early days of the Cold War, to his rise as an internationally bestselling author. Our team has digitized a selection of letters, photographs, and documents from his personal collection that will allow us to create a 360-degree world for his legions of fans.”

About Open Road Integrated Media
Open Road Integrated Media LLC (www.openroadmedia.com) is a digital content company that publishes and markets ebooks by creating connections between authors and their audiences. The company’s ebooks offer a 360-degree world of existing and originally produced premium content that is marketed through a new proprietary online platform.

Open Road’s Author Branded Program focuses on extensive backlist catalogues, while its Publishing Partner Program is based on co-marketing of ebooks with originating publishers. In addition, Open Road will publish new titles that are “born digital” in the company’s E-riginals Program.