BERKELEY AND CAMPBELL, Calif. - Publishers Group West, Inc. (PGW), the largest marketing and distribution company for independent publishers, announced today that it has chosen iUniverse.com's technology platform to provide digital services for its client publishers. Under the agreement, PGW will use iUniverse.com's infrastructure to provide publishers with e-delivery in a variety of formats, including such popular formats as Adobe PDF, Microsoft Reader, and Gemstar's Rocket eBook. "The addition of PGW to our growing list of partners further demonstrates the scalability and capability of iUniverse.com's digital technology platform," said Richard Tam, the company's founder and chief executive officer. "PGW is known for innovation and service, and having such a highly respected partner demonstrates the value of our technology to both large and small publishers." PGW has provided a market presence for independent publishers for over twenty years and the partnership with iUniverse.com will further expand the company's value-added services. "Our distribution clients publish some of the most interesting, innovative and best-selling books being published today, and we know that these books will be in great demand in electronic formats," said Charlie Winton, Chief Executive Officer of PGW. "iUniverse.com provides us with the ability to convert books one time, manage the content, and dynamically generate output into any commercially viable electronic format that consumers want. This gives our publishers the ultimate in flexibility and sets them up for the new markets that are now expanding and growing." In addition to embracing multi-format e-delivery, the agreement also calls for PGW to use the iUniverse.com print-on-demand network to increase printing efficiencies and reduce costs. PGW provides distribution services for more than 100 independent publishers. Under the agreement, iUniverse.com will ultimately digitize thousands of titles and provide PGW and its client publishers with media asset management, content storage and hosting, and multi-format delivery through major e-distribution and print distribution channels. iUniverse.com is the leading ePublishing infrastructure provider for authors, publishers, businesses and anyone else who wants to get the most from their content. For businesses, iUniverse.com provides the technology infrastructure to help companies extract new value from their existing content. The company has a wide range of partnerships including IDG Books Worldwide, Barnes & Noble, MediaBay, Adobe, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and B&N.com. iUniverse.com has operations in Silicon Valley, California; Lincoln, Nebraska; New York, New York; Seattle, Washington; and Shanghai, China. The company employs more than 300 people worldwide. Founded in Palo Alto, California in 1976, Publishers Group West is the largest distributor of independent publishers. PGW provides a wide-range of services for its client publishers including full-service book trade distribution in North America and in other major international markets, special market sales, academic sales and electronic distribution. With its corporate office in Berkeley, California, PGW also has offices in New York, Toronto, and a distribution center in Reno, Nevada.