Publishing services for journals published by Thomas Land™ Publishers, Inc. will be handled by the Publisher Promotion & Fulfillment (PP&F) division of EBSCO Industries, Inc.

"We are very pleased that Thomas Land has chosen EBSCO for the combined services of fulfillment, promotion, electronic content management and printing," said Michael J. Margotta, director of sales and marketing for PP&F and MetaPress. "Thomas Land Publishers will enjoy the benefit of having coordinated back office functions under the direction of a single vendor. The business model they have created demonstrates that publishing can be done in a professional manner without the investment of a great deal of labor overhead."

PP&F will handle the worldwide fulfillment and renewal of all subscription sales for Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation and HIV Clinical Trials. Additionally, PP&F will provide electronic hosting and management of the publications through its service, MetaPress. Printing and distribution of the publications will be managed by EBSCO Media, a division of EBSCO Industries, Inc.

PP&F serves publishers of scholarly, technical and professional periodical publications. Fulfillment services include order processing, banking, address changes, claims handling, sample issue request handling, subscriber correspondence, label production and regular payments to the publisher.

To access Thomas Land™ Publishers, Inc. journals, go to http://thomasland.metapress.com. MetaPress offers publishers comprehensive solutions to their Web-publishing needs. The MetaPress Web site (www.metapress.com) is a full-featured research tool that is open to the public. The service provides access to articles from thousands of journals, newsletters and other professional and academic publications. Services offered by MetaPress include content management, Web hosting, Web site development and e-commerce support.

EBSCO Media (www.ebscomedia.com) is one of the largest and most experienced full-service sheetfed printers in the country. The 130,000 square foot facility operates twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week and is listed as one of the top printers in the United States by Graphic Arts Monthly.

Released: Sept. 20, 2002