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June 20

NewspaperDirect's new Hotel Newspaper Solution rapidly adopted by world's leading hotels

Source: NewspaperDirect Official Release

Vancouver, BC, Canada, June 20, 2006—At HITEC 2006 in Minneapolis, the North American hotel industry's technology show, NewspaperDirect announced that ND Press, its new web-based newspaper solution, is rapidly being adopted by the hotel industry.

"ND Press is attractive to hotels because it allows them to easily provide out-of-town guests with their home-town daily newspaper, often before it has hit the streets," says Alex Kroogman, CEO, NewspaperDirect. "Now, hotels can go to the web, download the software and print newspapers on-demand, on any digital printer in the hotel."

Hundreds of the world's leading newspapers are available for on-demand printing through ND Press. They include the Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Daily Telegraph, Yomuiri Shimbun, Le Monde, Frankfurter Allgemeine, Neue Zurcher Zeitung, and The Globe and Mail.

"The ND Press is running extremely well and our guests are very pleased with your product", said Matt Anthony, Director of Guest Services at The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach in Miami, Florida. "Our guests love getting their newspapers from home and it is one of the reasons they choose us when they are in Florida—it really enhances their stay."

"NewspaperDirect has been around for more than six years with digital newspaper installations in hundreds of hotels, resorts and cruise ships," adds Mr. Kroogman. "ND Press builds upon our leadership position and makes it easier than ever to print newspapers. With hotels are competing for every guest, they must do everything they can to provide guests with a total experience; one that includes the newspaper of their choice each and every morning."

Some of the early adopters of ND Press from around the world include: The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach; Four Seasons Buenos Aires; Four Seasons Sydney; InterContinental Citystars, Cairo; Peabody Hotel, Orlando; W Seattle; Le Meridien, Copacabana; Donbass Palace, Ukraine; and Radisson, Cracow.

NewspaperDirect is a brand standard at InterContinental Hotels and Resorts, Jumeirah Hotels, Norwegian Cruise Lines, and Regent Seven Seas Cruises.

ND Press will be demonstrated at Booth 656 at HITEC 2006 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from June 20-22, 2006.

About NewspaperDirect

Founded in 1999, NewspaperDirect, based in Vancouver, BC, Canada, is the world leader in digital delivery and local printing of same-day newspapers from around the world. With hundreds of newspaper titles, and a global network of over 700 print locations in more than 80 countries, NewspaperDirect delivers to hotels, libraries, cruise ships, corporate offices, retail outlets, home subscribers and web browsers everywhere. The company has grown globally by establishing a partner network with over 70 License Partners operating on six continents. NewspaperDirect also provides Internet users with direct access to their favorite newspaper online through PressDisplay.com which leverages the company's extensive content base and leading-edge technology.

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