Readex Announces Re-launch of Readex.com

Official Website Provides Additional Information, New Functionality, e-Newsletter Sign-Up and More

NAPLES, Fla./Wednesday, April 19, 2006 — Readex, a leading publisher of online historical collections, announced today the re-launch of its official Website, www.readex.com. The site now provides visitors with additional information, faster navigation, site search, e-newsletter sign-up and much more. Also, through Readex.com, existing Readex customers can easily gain access to their Web-based collections.

Readex.com enables visitors to find up-to-date information on Readex’s acclaimed Archive of Americana, a unique family of comprehensive, Web-based historical collections that enables researchers to explore American history, culture and daily life in unprecedented depth and detail. Additional information will include, for example, title lists for the America’s Historical Newspapers collection. Visitors are also invited to sign up to receive The Readex Report. The premiere issue of this e-newsletter, available now at Readex.com, features articles of interest from scholars and Readex experts, product tips, search techniques and more.

Additionally, visitors can also learn more about Readex’s Documents Collections and Microform Collections, view news releases and the conference schedule, review past sessions of the Readex Digital Institute and discover the benefits of Readex Enhancements, Training and Content (ETC).

“We are pleased to announce the re-launch of the official destination for all things Readex,” said David Braden, President of Readex. “Visitors to the new Website can learn more about Readex’s historical collections, subscribe to our quarterly e-newsletter and receive the latest announcements on new products, enhancements and services.”

About Readex
For more than 50 years, the Readex name has been synonymous with research in historical printed materials and government documents. Recognized by librarians, students and scholars for its efforts to transform academic research, Readex offers a wealth of Web-based, primary source materials in the humanities and social sciences. Today, Readex, a division of NewsBank, inc., has established a leadership position among publishers by creating the digital Archive of Americana, a family of online collections that provides unprecedented access to the history, culture and daily life of the United States over more than three centuries.