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HARPERCOLLINS INTERACTIVE INTRODUCES SIX NEW SPECIAL INTEREST CD-ROM
TITLES

Los Angeles, California; May 16, 1996 -- Furthering its reputation for
high-quality and innovative interactive software products, HarperCollins
Interactive, a division of HarperCollins Publishers, announced today at
the Electronic Entertainment Exposition (E3) the debut of six new CD-ROM
titles. They include a guide to the undersea world, creative writing and
photography workshops, performances of two of Shakespeare's most beloved
plays and the update to the award-winning American Sign Language
Dictionary on CD-ROM.

"The introduction of these new titles demonstrates the continuing
commitment of HarperCollins to produce CD-ROM products that fulfill the
special interests and needs of the consumer," said Carol Cohen, vice
president and publisher of the Adult Trade Group at HarperCollins
Interactive.

The new titles include:

ACCESS OCEANS

Access Oceans is the ultimate guide to the undersea world. Visit ten of the
world's top diving sites using text, photos, audio and video shot on
location. For the novice diver, a section in the CD-ROM discusses
equipment fundamentals and the physics of diving, to articulate how humans
are able to live, if only for a few minutes, like fish. Exciting
presentations on the state of the world's oceans and dangerous marine life
round out this fascinating digital adventure.

THE AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE DICTIONARY ON CD-ROM -- VERSION 2.0

This completely updated and redesigned version of the award-winning The
American Sign Language Dictionary on CD-ROM by Dr. Martin Sternberg
includes 2400 signs (200 more than Version 1.0) displayed with video,
text, illustrations and audio. There are searching capabilities in 5
languages, new learning games, and expanded sections on fingerspelling.
Users can download new signs monthly from the HarperCollins web site and
add them to the product.

CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP

Learn and polish your writing skills as a leading writing coach guides you
through lessons designed to inspire you to greatness. Get advice on sticky
style and usage problems from famous writers such as Norman Mailer, Amy
Tan and Richard North Patterson, on how to break writer's block, develop
memorable characters, build great stories, and much more.

PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP

Developed in conjunction with Canon USA, Photography Workshop is the
quintessential resource on the art and technique of taking great
photographs with a 35mm camera. Interactive workshops include hands-on
teaching modules with advice and critiques from professional photographers
to help users select lenses, special filters, composition, lighting
sources and to make use of the camera's many features.

MACBETH

Experience a multimedia performance of one of Shakespeare's best-known
plays. Users can move through the play consecutively from beginning to end
or from scene to scene in any order. The classic BBC production recreates
some of the more challenging scenes, and Shakespearean scholars provide
fascinating information about the life and times of the great playwright.

ROMEO AND JULIET

Watch, read and listen to the complete performance of Shakespeare's Romeo
and Juliet in this interactive theater experience. Visit the character
screens to learn more about each individual character. Accompanying
hypertext links provide pop-up windows to define and deepen your
understanding of the play. Shakespearean scholars provide invaluable
background on the dramatist's life and times along with a history of the
theater.

PRICE AND AVAILABILITY

Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet (MPC) will be available June 1996 for a
suggested retail price of $49.95 each. AccessR Oceans, Creative Writing
Workshop and Photography Workshop will be available as hybrid CD-ROM
titles in September 1996 for a suggested retail price of $49.95 each. The
American Sign Language Dictionary on CD-ROM (MPC/Mac) will be available in
September 1996 for a suggested retail price of $79.95.

OTHER HARPERCOLLINS ANNOUNCEMENTS

In addition to the introduction of these six new titles, HarperCollins
Interactive also announced the shipping of A Return to Love, by Marianne
Williamson, and Who Do You Think You Are? -- the Berkeley Personality
Profile Test. HarperKids' Interactive announced the introduction of five
new titles: Danny and the Dinosaur; Frog and Toad Are Friends; Whatley's
Quest: A Magical World Adventure; Morgan's Adventures in Colonial America;
and Morgan's Adventures in Ancient Greece.

ABOUT HARPERCOLLINS INTERACTIVE

HarperCollins Interactive was formed in June 1994 to create and market
interactive software, multimedia CD-ROM, online services, and other
advanced media. It is a group within HarperCollins Publishers, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of The News Corporation, a global media company
whose diversified operations include Fox Broadcasting, Twentieth Century
Fox, TV Guide, more than 128 newspapers, and other media interests
worldwide, including the iGuide online service. HarperCollins Interactive
titles include the award-winning American Sign Language Dictionary on
CD-ROM and the bestselling Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus on
CD-ROM by John Gray.

HarperCollins Interactive
10 East 53rd Street
New York, NY 10022 USA
Telephone: (212) 207-7000
E-mail: interactive@harpercollins.com
 
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