Franklin Australia - Spell Checkers, dictionaries, thesauruses, crossword solvers, bi-lingual translators, multi-lingual translators, bibles, eBookMan, Rolodex electronic organisers, word banks, scrabble masters

Spellmasters provides young Australians up to year 9 with the opportunity to participate in spelling competitions that will help to improve their understanding of the English language, their spelling techniques and in consequence, their comprehension and communication skills.

Spellmasters also helps to develop students' self-esteem, confidence and interpersonal skills by encouraging the development of goals, personal targets, learning strategies and by exposing students to positive role models, tutors and like-minded students throughout the course of their preparation and participation in the championship.

At monthly regional competitions and the championship final, students will have the chance to win some great prizes from Franklin Electronic Publishers.

Franklin's sponsorship is being provided as part of an overall commitment to improving literacy outcomes for all young people. It complements Franklin's support for National Literacy & Numeracy Week (NLNW), MS Readathon, The Premier's Spelling Bee, Plunket Spelling Bee and Franklin Scholarships.

Franklin Electronic Publishers Incorporated (AMEX:FEP) is a world leader in electronic handheld information, having sold more than 37,000,000 electronic books since 1986. Current titles available directly or through partners number more than 26,000 in sixteen languages under license from world class publishers, such as Merriam-Webster and HarperCollins, focused in five genres: Learning, Language Learning, Travel, Spiritual, and Leisure. The Company also licenses its underlying technology to an array of partners including Adobe, Sun Microsystems and Ademco (a division of Honeywell). Franklin distributes ROLODEX^® Electronics branded organisers worldwide and SEIKO branded reference products in North and South America, Australia and the European Community. Franklin’s products are available at 43,000 retail outlets worldwide, through catalogues and online at http://www.franklin.com/au

ROLODEX^®is a registered trademark of Berol Corporation, a subsidiary of Newell Rubbermaid Inc. SEIKO is a registered trademark of SEIKO Corporation.

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed throughout this release, including, but not limited to, those that are stated as Franklin’s belief or expectation or preceded by the word “should” are forward looking statements that involve risks to and uncertainties in Franklin’s business, including, among other things, the timely availability and acceptance of new electronic books, organizers and other electronic products, changes in technology, the impact of competitive electronic products, the management of inventories, dependence on key licenses, titles and products, Franklin’s dependence on third party component suppliers and manufacturers, including those that provide Franklin-specific parts and other risks and uncertainties that may be detailed from time to time in Franklin’s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.