Byron Preiss (born 1953 in Brooklyn, New York, died July 9, 2005 in Long Island, New York) was an American writer, editor and publisher, and founded and served as president of Byron Preiss Visual Publications which developed projects for various publishing houses, and was also the founder of ibooks. 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... For other meanings, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ... July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 175 days remaining. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... This article is about Long Island in New York State. ... The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a written work, but the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... Editor has four major senses: a person who obtains or improves material for a publication; a film editor, a person responsible for the flow of a motion picture or television program from scene to scene a sound editor, a person responsible for the flow and choice of music, voice, and... A publisher is a person or entity which engages in the act of publishing. ...

Mr. Preiss graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania in 1972 and earned a master's degree in communications from Stanford University. He produced "The Words of Gandhi," an audio book that won a Grammy Award in 1985. He was also the co-author of "Dragonworld," a novel published by Bantam Books in 1979. Mr. Preiss published works by celebrity authors including Jane Goodall, Billy Crystal, Jerry Seinfeld, LeAnn Rimes and Jay Leno. Also, Preiss adapted Alfred Bester's "The Stars My Destination" as a two volume graphic novel illustrated by Howard Chaykin in 1978.He was active in local charities, and was co-chairman of UJA-Federation of New York's publishing committee. (http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/11/nyregion/11preiss.html?ex=1122264000&en=9244a069b345dc74&ei=5070) Alfred Bester could refer to Alfred Bester a science fiction author Alfred Bester, a fictional character in Babylon 5, named for the author This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Galaxy magazine cover from October 1956 The Stars My Destination (also called Tiger! Tiger!) is a science fiction novel by Alfred Bester, first published in Galaxy magazine in October 1956. ... Howard V. Chaykin (born 1948) is an American comic book writer and artist. ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...

Byron Preiss was an amazing man. Loving, caring, generous, and truly a mensch. He will never be forgotten.

Preiss died in a fatal car accident around noon on July 9, 2005 while driving to his synagogue in Long Island, New York. A car accident in Yate, near Bristol, England, in July 2004. ... Noon is the time exactly halfway through the day, written 12:00 in the 24-hour clock and 12:00 pm in the 12-hour clock. ... A synagogue or synagog (from Greek συναγωγη, transliterated sunagoge, place of assembly literally meeting, assembly) is a Jewish house of prayer and study. ...