Does the whois information for the pepperwhite.com domain help?
WHOIS domain registration information results for pepperwhite.com from Network Solutions
Administrative Contact :
Sammartino, Tony
tony@pepperwhite.com
PO BOX 1084
MEDFORD, NJ 08055-6084
US
Phone: 800-825-8630
Fax: 609-714-8585
Technical Contact :
User, Remove
bob@void.com
1-51-1 Hatsudai Shibuya-ku
Tokyo, Tokyo 34471
JP
Phone: +81 3-5358-3601
Fax: 999 999 9999
Maybe you can find out who owns the company and offer to buy the assets..
Eric