Cengage Learning named to 2010-2011 EContent’s list of 100 digital companies that matter most - December 9, 2010
Teaching, learning and research solutions provider Cengage Learning, US, has announced that it was named to EContent magazine's list of 100 companies that matter most in the digital content industry. Companies named to the EContent 100 List are chosen for their continued… Read More
Attention Subscribers – www.myscoope.com lets you access Knowledgespeak using your mobile devices - December 9, 2010
Mobile access for Knowledgespeak is now available via our new beta application, SCOOPE STM Mobile. Subscribers on the move can now gain easy access to Knowledgespeak through a reader-friendly mobile phone interface. This application is uniquely available in two versions:… Read More
Springer launches free analytics tool – realtime.springer.com - December 8, 2010
STM publisher Springer has announced the launch of a new free analytics tool, http://realtime.springer.com, which provides multiple visualisations of the usage that is generated worldwide by Springer's online products, including journals, books, images and protocols. Realtime.springer.com aggregates the raw data on… Read More
WHO to develop information standards for traditional medicine - December 8, 2010
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that it will develop, for the first time, a classification of traditional medicine, paving the way for the objective evaluation of its benefits. The classification will initially focus on traditional medicine practices from China, Japan and the Republic of… Read More
Amazon expands ‘Kindle for the Web’, enables customers to read full text of Kindle books in their web browser - December 8, 2010
Online books retailer Amazon.com, Inc., US, has announced that it has expanded its Kindle for the Web service to enable anyone with access to a web browser to buy and read full Kindle books - no download or installation required. Bookstores, other retailers, authors, bloggers and… Read More
E-book reader market to grow exponentially from 2013, says ABI Research report - December 8, 2010
It has been observed that the market for e-book readers has until now been largely restricted to the US, led by Amazon's Kindle, Barnes & Noble's Nook and Sony's Reader. But, according to ABI Research, e-book reader markets will start to expand globally from 2013 onwards.… Read More