Outsell Scout Analytics helps Elsevier Business Intelligence grow subscription revenues - October 26, 2010
Research and advisory firm Outsell, Inc., US, and revenue optimisation solutions provider for digital publishers Scout Analytics, US, have announced that Elsevier Business Intelligence (Elsevier BI) is using Outsell Scout Analytics. Outsell Scout Analytics is a service to help digital paid-content providers increase revenues by matching… Read More
New generation Kindle device sales already surpass fourth quarter 2009 - October 26, 2010
Online books retailer Amazon.com, Inc., US, has announced that sales of the new generation Kindle devices since their introduction have already surpassed total Kindle device sales from October through December 2009. In addition, Kindle book unit sales continue to overtake print on Amazon.com, even while print… Read More
Hart Energy Publishing acquires Rextag Strategies - October 26, 2010
Energy publisher Hart Energy Publishing, US, has acquired Rextag Strategies, a mapping and GIS (geographic information system) database services company, in an all-cash deal. Both firms are privately held and terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The Rextag acquisition adds to… Read More
Attention Subscribers – www.myscoope.com lets you access Knowledgespeak using your mobile devices - October 26, 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
E-books to garner 10 percent market in 3 years, says Kelkoo study - October 25, 2010
Retail research company Kelkoo UK has predicted that the e-book market will experience accelerated growth over the next three years, when e-books could account for 10 percent of all books sold. E-readers are also predicted to experience significant growth with a total of 1.3 million units… Read More
PA releases statement on e-lending in public libraries - October 25, 2010
Richard Mollet, Chief Executive of the Publishers Association (PA), has released a statement on the PA's position on e-lending in public libraries. According to the statement, Faber CEO Stephen Page's speech at the CILIP PLA conference outlined the close and supportive partnership between publishers and libraries,… Read More
