New Pearson BouncePages app instantly connects to digital content - October 16, 2013
Pearson, a US-based provider of educational content and services, has announced the launch of Pearson BouncePages. Now available on any mobile app store, this free app allows parents, teachers, and students to instantly launch interactive instructional content directly from a textbook page. The app was developed… Read More
Allen Press releases 2013 Study of Subscription Prices for Scholarly Society Journals - October 14, 2013
Publishing services provider Allen Press, Inc., US, has released the 2013 Study of Subscription Prices for Scholarly Society Journals. The study, published regularly, summarises historical prices of approximately 200 publications appearing in the Allen Press Buyer’s Guide to Scientific, Medical, and… Read More
Around 276,000 visitors attend Frankfurt Book Fair 2013 - October 14, 2013
The Frankfurt Book Fair closed on October 13 with around 7,300 exhibitors in total, from over 100 countries. Altogether 275,342 visitors attended the Fair (October 9 – 13), of which 142,921 were present during the trade visitors' days. Apart from the Brazilian authors calling for… Read More
Thieme Bookshelf app for Android now available - October 11, 2013
Medical and scientific publisher Thieme has announced that the Thieme Bookshelf app is now available for download to Android devices via Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.impelsys.thieme.android.ebookstore&hl=en. Android users can choose from among hundreds of Thieme's e-books, quickly and easily downloading them to their… Read More
Two leading organisations implement ALMs using PLOS open source app - October 11, 2013
The Public Library of Science (PLOS) has announced that two leading organisations are implementing Article-Level Metrics (ALM) using the PLOS open source app. In 2009, PLOS became the first (and claims to remain the only) publisher to launch an open source Article-Level Metrics (ALM) app to… Read More
Econtent takes centre stage on day 3 of the Frankfurt Book Fair - October 11, 2013
Apart from the weary faces and tired feet around the halls of this truly International event, the buzz and talk on the 3rd day of the Frankfurt Book Fair is all about making econtent much more attractive, accessible and a good revenue stream for all types… Read More
