Kindle has both its supporters and detractors.. PLI are obviously in the former camp…
They have just announced that it is now releasing its line of legal practice books on the Amazon Kindle store, becoming (they say) the first professional publisher to take advantage of this wireless reading format.
The press release goes on to tell us that there are currently 67 PLI titles available on Kindle, covering such areas as business, corporate and securities law, banking and commercial law, intellectual property law, estate and tax planning law, real estate law, insurance law, elder law, and litigation.
By year-end PLI say the line will expand to over 100 titles, including new titles addressing the global economic crisis from a variety of legal perspectives important to today’s attorneys – the growing number of government investigations and lawsuits, ensuring compliance with existing corporate and securities regulations, and preparing for the increased regulation to come.
PLI’s book line will be regularly updated at least annually for most titles.
The suggested retail price point will be $250.
"We’re very excited about our new collaboration with Amazon to bring our titles to the Kindle store," said William C. Cubberley, PLI’s Publisher. "We’re already on the cutting edge when it comes to meeting attorneys’ growing information needs through the presentation of practical legal programs designed for various electronic technologies. So it makes perfect sense that we take this next big step and now make our many books as easy to access as our institutes and seminars."
PLI says it has chosen an exclusive association with Kindle because of Kindle’s close fit with PLI’s reach to over 200,000 practicing attorneys.
PLI is giving away 6 free Kindle wireless readers to purchasers of PLI treatises, in random drawings that will highlight PLI’s new association with Amazon Kindle [details at www.pli.edu].
About PLI
Practising Law Institute (PLI) is a non-profit continuing legal education organization dedicated to providing the legal community with the most up-to-date information available. Founded in 1933, PLI has a continuing mission to enhance the professionalism of attorneys and other qualified persons by providing the highest quality and most innovative programs. PLI also offers one-hour briefings, online CLE, publications, and other services to enable attorneys to practice competently and ethically, as well as to fulfill pro bono responsibilities. PLI offers more than 300 programs annually in locations across the U.S., including live webcasts, interactive multimedia, web programs, course handbooks, and annually supplemented treatises. In addition, PLI annually awards more than 3,000 full and partial scholarships to its programs. Learn more about PLI at www.pli.edu
