Forest of Peace

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Ave Maria Press, Inc. • P.O. Box 428 • Notre Dame, IN • 46556
A Ministry of the Indiana Province of Holy Cross

Ave Maria Press Offers E-textbooks for 2010–2011 School Year

Notre Dame, IN- Ave Maria Press is pleased to announce that it will be of-
fering e-textbooks for the 2010–2011 school year through its partnership with
Xplana, an innovative e-book provider. Xplana offers a robust digital content
library to students and teachers; starting in August 2010 this will include Ave
Maria Press textbooks. Jesus Christ: God’s Revelation to the World, Encountering
Jesus in the New Testament, and Your life in Christ will be the first available in
electronic format.

The numerous benefits of this partnership to teachers, students, and parents

include cost-effectiveness, access to content either online or offline, the abil-
ity to create and keep notes all in one place, and the availability of such digital
resources as e-books, documents, videos, activities, and more.

Jesus Christ:
God’s Revelation to the World
By Michael Pennock
ISBN: 9781594711848 • 320 pages • $24.95
Available online at www.avemariapress.com or
www.amazon.com
Under the terms of this partnership, students are able to purchase Ave Maria
Press e-textbooks directly from Xplana. Xplana will provide access codes for stu-
dents to view their e-texts both online and offline on their laptops, e-Readers,
and iPhones. This means that students will not be required to be connected to
the Internet to read their books and makes manual downloading by school staff
unnecessary. Schools wishing to buy books for the students may do so directly
from Xplana.com by purchasing access codes to distribute to the students.

Learn More about Ave Maria Press List of AMP Titles to be Made Available as E-textbooks
E-Textbooks at: • Jesus Christ: God’s Revelation to the World • Our Catholic Faith
www.xplana.com • Jesus Christ: His Mission and Ministry • Exploring Religions of Our World
• Meeting Jesus in the Sacraments • Marriage and Holy Orders
• Encountering Jesus in the New Testament • The Old Testament: Our Call to Faith and Justice
• Your Life in Christ • This Is Our Church
• Catholic Essentials • The Catholic Spirit
• Catholic Social Teaching • Sex and the Teenager
• The Church: Our Story

Frequently Asked Questions

When can we purchase these e-textbooks? Books
purchased through Xplana.com will be available in August
2010. Books will be available for review in July 2010 in the
Xplana electronic learning environment.
How much will it cost? Electronic texts will be available
at discounted rates. Check with Xplana.com for details on
each textbook price. Students can purchase the texts di-
rectly from Xplana.com. Schools wishing to purchase a site
license can do so directly from Xplana.com by pur-
chasing access codes to distribute to students.
Will there be a PDF option?
A PDF site license is also available directly from Ave
Maria Press for a limited number of high schools.
Call 1-800-282-1865 x270 for details.