Holtzbrinck Publishers Tries Podcasts

Posted on September 22, 2005

A new website features podcasts created using books from Holtzbrinck's publishers which includes imprints like Farrar Straus & Giroux, Henry Holt, Picador, St. Martin's Press, and Tor/Forge. The Holtzbrinck Podcasts website will offer four podcasts a month, with a new podcast posted each week. The podcast categories will be fiction, non-fiction, science fiction, and self-help. The latest category is science fiction with podcasts from new books by Orson Scott Card and Ben Bova. Holtzbrinck's Director of Marketing Jeff Gomez says podcasting is the "hot new technology."

Jeff Gomez, Director of Internet Marketing for Holtzbrinck Publishers, says in a statement, "It's obvious that podcasting is the hot new technology and we definitely wanted to take part in this exciting format. Our podcast website allows us to offer audio excerpts to users on a regular basis, giving them the chance to discover great books and authors whenever they want, wherever they want."

Update: The The Holtzbrinck Podcasts sites is no longer available.