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RosettaBooks Taps Roger Cooper as Publishing Consultant

New York, NY /January 15, 2013 --Leading independent eBook publisher RosettaBooks today announced that Roger Cooper will assist the digital publisher as Associate Publisher-at-Large. Cooper will contribute to RosettaBooks’ expanding program of securing frontlist and original publishing opportunities and iconic branded lines. Cooper will help RosettaBooks build on its tradition of bringing e-book versions of preeminent backlist and exciting new material to readers worldwide.

“I could not be more pleased to join forces with Roger Cooper,” said Arthur Klebanoff, CEO of RosettaBooks. “I have admired Roger’s many contributions in his diverse roles within the community, and jumped at the opportunity to work with him to accelerate RosettaBooks’ rapid growth pace.”

“I have great admiration for Arthur and the top authors and leading brands in RosettaBooks’ e-publishing program,” said Roger Cooper. “Arthur has created at RosettaBooks exactly the kind of team and company I feel passionate about and I am eager to begin our exciting work together.”

Roger Cooper recently formed the publishing consulting firm Roger Cooper Book Associates. RosettaBooks is the firm’s initial client.

RosettaBooks has recently released the eight-title “A Harvard Medical School Guide” line, as well as publishing — among many other e-books — a Kurt Vonnegut collection, the first-time digital versions in the U.S. of 35 titles from renowned science fiction author Sir Arthur C. Clarke, and will publish 53 titles from legendary British prime minister Winston Churchill in the first quarter of 2013.

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About RosettaBooks: RosettaBooks is the leading independent e-book publisher, responsible for such timeless classics as Brave New World, Slaughterhouse-Five, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, the complete works of Winston Churchill, and the first-time digital release in the U.S. of 35 titles from renowned science fiction author Sir Arthur C. Clarke. Publisher of ten Kindle Singles, including Ray Bradbury’s The Playground, RosettaBooks has launched nine of them to bestseller status. For more information, please visit RosettaBooks.com and follow the e-publisher on Facebook.