About DuraBooks Press and Reviews FAQ Contacts Credits Links Melcher Media		Press Melcher Media Gets Book Patent - Publishers Weekly "...Melcher Media has received a patent for its DuraBooks technology, a synthetic paper and binding that makes DuraBooks virtually indestructible but still recyclable." Read the whole story (Adobe Acrobat required.) Dostoyevsky Safe From The Surf - The New York Times "...Last August, Melcher Media received United States patent No. 6,773,034 for the process of making waterproof books...." Read the whole story (Adobe Acrobat required.) "Multitaskers who cannot bear to relax without improving their minds have a new option, waterproof books suitable for river trips and mud baths. A company called Melcher Media has developed a technique for binding waterproof pages, along with a book series geared to a more domestic pursuit: reading in the tub." - New York Times, 2004   "It's been just four years since Melcher Media started making them, and already half a million are in print. Not bad for a 12-person company." - Fortune , March 7, 2005 "Melcher's waterproof books have already sold more than 750,000 copies and he now wants to expand the subject matter into novels, outdoor and travel guides, diving manuals and greaseproof cookbooks, and children's books." - The Sunday Times (London), August 14, 2005 "Far from the puffy, floating children's books that most people associate with water-friendly reading, Melcher Media's DuraBooks resemble trade paperbacks. The difference is that the pages are thicker and hold print and photos like high-quality art stock." - Financial Times , October 18, 2004 "Almost more impressive than The Beach Book's prose is that you can read it in the pool, and still see crisp text. That and the fact that the synthetic paper can be 'upcycled' in perpetuity." - Florida Inside Out, Summer 2005		Melcher Media's DuraBooks