Merriam-Webster and Goyal Introduce Local Editions to India

SPRINGFIELD, MASS., March 2004 — Merriam-Webster Inc., America's leading language reference publisher, has joined forces with Goyal Publishers and Distributors (P) Ltd, to produce high-quality local editions of a number of its products for the Indian market, including the new Eleventh Edition of the best-selling Merriam-Webster's Collegiate^® Dictionary.

"We're pleased to be working with Goyal Publishers and Distributors to manufacture some of Merriam-Webster's most popular titles in India," said Gordon T. Macomber, CEO of Merriam-Webster Inc. "Working with Goyal's strong publishing and distribution capability, we hope to make our products more easily available and affordable to the dynamic Indian market."

Along with Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Goyal Publishers and Distributors will be offering paperback and pocket-sized dictionaries as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster's Vocabulary Builder, Merriam-Webster's Crossword Puzzle Dictionary, Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, and The Merriam-Webster Dictionary of Quotations.

"It is a privilege for us to work with Merriam-Webster because it's not just any Webster but the original Webster," said Ashwani Goyal. "We are especially proud to come out with the Eleventh Edition of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary at an affordable price for the benefit of the Indian market."

Merriam-Webster, Incorporated
Merriam-Webster Inc is recognized around the world as America's leading language reference publisher. The company acquired the rights to update and publish the dictionaries of the great American lexicographer, Noah Webster, in 1843. Since then, Merriam-Webster has maintained an ongoing commitment to innovation in both print and electronic language reference publishing.

Goyal Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd
Goyal Publishers and Distributors is in its third generation of bookselling, dating back to General Book Depot in 1933. Goyal began publishing local editions of non-Indian books in 1987 and have established themselves as a leading importer and distributor of high-quality language reference books. Goyal is committed to bringing to the market the best reference at affordable prices.