Human Kinetics Partners with Zipidee

May 6, 2008 - PRLog -- Human Kinetics has partnered with Zipidee, the Internet’s fastest-growing digital media marketplace, to offer videos in an on-demand format. Human Kinetics produces numerous sport, fitness, and health-related videos each year that accompany books or are sold as stand-alone tutorials.

“We are excited to partner with Zipidee to offer our customers an online format for our videos,” says Brian Holding, CEO of Human Kinetics. “With a growing demand for more electronic options, we strive to provide accessible alternatives to our customers.” Human Kinetics has also expanded its online offerings with the development of e-books.

“Partnering with Human Kinetics allows us to expand our video offerings, and it expands our opportunity to service coaches and athletes interested in instructional sports,” says Henry Wong, CEO of Zipidee.

A variety of Human Kinetics’ videos will be available through Zipidee, including Brad Schoenfeld’s Sculpting Her Body Perfect and the Sports Performance series, which includes Power for Sports Performance, Flexibility for Sports Performance, Speed for Sports Performance, and Strength for Sports Performance.

The videos are available on Zipidee at http://www.zipidee.com/HumanKinetics.
   
About Human Kinetics
Human Kinetics has served the physical activity field since 1974 as the premier publisher for sports and fitness products. Human Kinetics produces textbooks and their ancillaries, consumer books, software, videos, journals, and online courses. Annually, Human Kinetics publishes more than 120 books and 23 journals as well as numerous video and software products. For more information on Human Kinetics, visit www.HumanKinetics.com.
   
About Zipidee
Zipidee is the Internet’s largest digital prosumer-generated content (PGC) marketplace for instructional, educational, health and fitness, sports, and special-interest content. Zipidee has a rapidly expanding seller network of more than 1000 content producers and distributors and over 150,000 repeat customers. The Zipidee marketplace receives more than 500,000 visitors per month, browsing through more than 1.5 million pages of digital goods for sale. Our platform provides the tools for media owners, from aspiring media moguls to large media companies, to market and sell original digital goods, including video, audio books and music, e-books, and mobile content, to complement existing sales channels. By giving sellers the freedom to choose how they distribute their digi-goods, from business model to price point, Zipidee allows buyers and sellers to rule and transact in an open marketplace. Zipidee is a privately held San Francisco-based company and is venture-backed by leading investors. For additional information on the Zipidee marketplace, please visit www.zipidee.com, www.totalvid.com, and www.videowaza.com.

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