E-books from American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics now available on the ebrary platform - December 7, 2011
E-books and research technology provider ebrary, US, a ProQuest business, has partnered with the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). The AIAA claims to be the world's largest technical society dedicated to the global aerospace profession. Under terms of the agreement, nearly 300 AIAA… Read More
Allen Press introduces digital publication platform, BrightCopy - December 6, 2011
Publishing services provider Allen Press, Inc., US, has introduced BrightCopy, a digital publication platform that allows publishers to leverage traditional print media for optimised reading online. BrightCopy provides an outlet for publishers who need an online solution that preserves the look and feel of their… Read More
Gale redesigns user interface for Gale Virtual Reference Library - December 6, 2011
Gale, a publisher of research and reference resources for libraries, schools and businesses and part of Cengage Learning, has announced a totally redesigned user interface for Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL), its online ebook platform. After extensive user analysis and market feedback, the interface has been… Read More
Elsevier launches Procedures Consult app for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch - December 6, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that its new Procedures Consult App for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch is now available on the App Store. The app allows for procedure videos, illustrations and text to be stored on a user's iOS device with customised user interfaces.… Read More
Kindle Direct Publishing now available for the Amazon.es Kindle Store - December 5, 2011
Amazon.es has announced that authors and publishers will now be able to make their books available in the Amazon.es Kindle Store (www.amazon.es/kindle) using Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) (http://kdp.amazon.es). Amazon.es is a trading name for Amazon EU S.à.r.l., Amazon… Read More
American Institute of Physics and Publishing Technology partner to develop next generation Scitation - December 1, 2011
AIP Publishing, a division of the American Institute of Physics (AIP), has announced a partnership with UK-based publishing-specific software solutions provider Publishing Technology plc to build the next generation of AIP's Scitation, scheduled for launch in the fourth quarter of 2012. The new custom platform… Read More