Google to end eBooks partnership with independent booksellers - April 6, 2012
Representatives of Internet search services provider Google, Inc., US, have reportedly contacted the American Booksellers Association and Powell's Books to announce that the company would end its Google eBooks reseller programme worldwide. In February, it had seemed as if independent booksellers were getting a reprieve when… Read More
Amazon launches Kindle Store with Spanish language e-books - April 6, 2012
Online books retailer Amazon.com, Inc., US, has announced a new Spanish-language e-book store within the Amazon.com Kindle Store, 'eBooks Kindle en Español'. It offers additional features for Spanish-speaking customers in the US, like extensive help pages, and phone and e-mail customer support… Read More
Shenghui Wang joins OCLC Research as Research Scientist - April 6, 2012
Library information provider OCLC Research, US, has announced the appointment of Dr. Shenghui Wang as a Research Scientist, effective May 1, 2012. Dr. Wang will work from the OCLC European, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) headquarters office in Leiden, Netherlands. Dr. Wang has been conducting… Read More
American Journal Experts appoints Keith Collier as VP of Business Development - April 6, 2012
American Journal Experts, LLC (AJE) has announced the appointment of Keith Collier as its new Vice President of Business Development. Collier will manage AJE's major partnerships and will work to develop additional relationships with publishers, universities, and other institutions. Collier brings over 18 years of… Read More
ICIS expands electricity market coverage, offers Greek and Bulgarian price assessments - April 6, 2012
European electricity pricing and market information provider ICIS has announced that it is enhancing its daily electricity coverage by offering Greek and Bulgarian price assessments. Last year, Turkey began limited commercial flows, with Bulgaria and Greece forming part of its interconnection process with the main… Read More
ScienceAlerts.com adds Biological Sciences category - April 6, 2012
ScienceAlerts.com, a Web 2.0 social network to discover and share scholarly content, has announced that the latest addition to this natural sciences website is the Biological Sciences Category. The new Biological Sciences category currently features 520,658 stories largely derived from 984 scientific biology publishing sources. ScienceAlerts.com's Biological… Read More
