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The launch title, UNMASKED(http://ebooks.eharlequin.com/D0202CC6-7C9A-4669-AC03-444A8CBCC17B/10/126/en/ContentDetails.htm?ID=3248E63E-7845-4356-B5CC-21B6FF6331D0) by Nicola Cornick(http://www.eharlequin.com/author.html?authorid=726), a Regency-set historicalavailable from www.eBooks.eHarlequin.com, has been enriched with interactivebuttons that hyperlink to Web sites containing photos, historicalcommentaries, illustrations, sound effects, maps, articles and more, bringingthe world of the novel to life without the reader having to leave the computeror the current screen page. The interactive buttons have been designed to beunobtrusive, so if one prefers not to access the bonus material, the readingexperience remains uninterrupted.

By exploiting the interactive possibilities inherent with eBooks,Harlequin is recognizing the opportunity for online reading to enhance thereading experience, evolving it above and beyond the replication of printbooks.

Harlequin will release select Enriched Edition titles from its many seriesand imprints, but chose to launch with a historical release since the periodsetting particularly lends itself to the enriched experience. Obscure perioddetails, customs, terms and references become instantly accessible should thereader wish to learn more about the story's context.

Enriched Edition eBooks are available at www.eBooks.eHarlequin.com and arebeing sold at the same price as regular eBooks.

About Harlequin Enterprises

Harlequin Enterprises Limited(http://press.eharlequin.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1) is theglobal leader in series romance and one of the world's leading publishers ofwomen's fiction, with titles issued worldwide in 29 languages and sold in 107international markets. The company produces over 120 titles monthly andpublishes more than 1,200 authors from around the world. Harlequin EnterprisesLimited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Torstar Corporation, a broadly basedmedia company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TS.B). Harlequin's Website is located at www.eHarlequin.com. Harlequin has offices in 19 countries,including offices in Toronto, New York and London. For more information pleasevisit www.eHarlequin.com or press.eHarlequin.com.

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