Los Angeles, CA (PressExposure) July 20, 2010 -- As more and more readers are finding their way to eBooks, the release of Apple's new iPad and iBookstore mark a new high point for the fastest growing book publishing segment. The Association of American Publishers just announced that while overall book sales in 2009 fell 1.8%, the eBook category rose an amazing 176.6% to $313.2 million.
Now, adding to the growing number of titles available for the iPad, a unique collection of early works by legendary author L. Ron Hubbard is available in paperback, e-book, and audiobook formats through Galaxy Press. Over 150 of Hubbard's stories from the '30s and '40s, in such diverse styles as westerns, science fiction, and sea adventures, can be ordered online through Stories From the Golden Age ( http://www.goldenagestories.com )
"We are very happy at Galaxy Press to have had our Stories From the Golden Age books available on the new iBookstore the very first day the iPad was released," stated John Goodwin, President of Galaxy Press. "We're very pleased with iPad, as it really emulates the look and feel of reading a printed book, which sets it apart from all other eReaders on the market."
About Stories From the Golden Age: Stories From the Golden Age ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwT5iASNkvA ) is a line of 80 books and multi-cast, unabridged audio books, featuring 153 stories written by L. Ron Hubbard in the 1930s and 1940s in any of the several popular genres of the day - mystery, thriller, adventure, science fiction, fantasy and western - with tales appropriate for all ages from middle school and up. The covers for the complete available library are displayed in the iBookstore and purchasing is a breeze on the new iPad.
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