E-book technology firm ebrary, US, has announced the first stage of its public beta for its new Java-based Reader. The new ebrary Reader, which will replace the company's current plug-in, is now available to new ebrary subscription customers on Windows and Linux platforms. All ebrary end-users will have access to the new ebrary Reader in the first quarter of 2008.
The ebrary Reader enables materials to be viewed online and streams pages, providing faster access to large documents. Also, it gives the ebrary platform all of its rich functionality including ebrary InfoTools, which enables integration between multiple online resources and instant, contextual linking when end-users select words of interest in a document.
Key enhancements and new features include better annotating features; ability to transform text into a hyperlink to a URL of the end-user's choice; improved keyboard shortcuts to assist end-users with special accessibility needs; transparent updates, eliminating the need for end-user or IT intervention; ability to display, print, and copy/paste text from documents in any language; improved support for color images; and better text handling when copying text.
ebrary seeks to help libraries and publishers disseminate information to end users, while improving end user research and document interaction. The company has developed a flexible e-content platform, which customers may use in a number of different, integrated capacities. It currently offers a growing selection of more than 120,000 e-books and other titles from more than 285 publishers and aggregators.
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