Handmark® Announces The Catholic Study Bible For Palm® And Windows Mobile™ Devices

[Eric Haar] Handmark®, a global leader in mobile media, today announced the release of The Catholic Study Bible, based on the powerful work by Oxford University Press, for Palm® handhelds, mobile managers, and Treo™ smartphones and Windows Mobile™ Pocket PCs and Smartphones. The Catholic Study Bible is supported by an array of invaluable features including a 600-page reading guide written by today’s top Catholic scholars.

Acclaimed throughout the Catholic community, The Catholic Study Bible presents the power and truth of the Bible in a format that encourages learning. Comprehension and personal insight are enhanced through the Olive Tree Bible reader which allows the student to jump directly to specific verses, create and jump to bookmarks, and search the entire Bible according to specific word, phrase, or range of books.

“With The Catholic Study Bible, intermediate and advanced students can gain a greater understanding of the Bible in an easy-to-use and complete format,” said Douglas Edwards, Handmark co-founder and executive vice president. “Its versatility and convenience makes it possible to study Biblical teachings anywhere, anytime, on virtually all the most popular Palm and Windows Mobile handsets.”

The extensive reading guides in The Catholic Study Bible reference the scripture using a unique, page number keyed cross-reference system. Guides are provided for each book of the Old and New Testament.

Other features include:

• Glossary of biblical terms
• Custom bookmarks
• Powerful search functionality (by word, phrase, range of books)
• Fully customizable viewer preferences (fonts, colors, toolbars, scrolling)

The Catholic Study Bible requires 4MB of free RAM or expansion media memory and is priced at $29.99 USD. The product is currently available for download. For more information or to purchase The Catholic Study Bible, visit the Handmark web site, www.handmark.com.