Access Knowledgespeak using your smartphones and mobile devices via Myscoope.com - December 30, 2011
Mobile access for Knowledgespeak is now available in a mobile browser version and a Java application version. Smartphones and Tablets – We publish a mobile browser version for smartphones and tablet PCs. This is accessible at www.myscoope.com, a site designed specifically for all types of… Read More
Tablets, e-readers seen to signal the end of paper-based books - December 30, 2011
Several studies on the continuing growth of the e-book market are observed to reveal that tablet computers and e-readers may put an end to real paper-based books. The US Book Industry Study Group (BISG) found that nearly half of those who bought both print and digital… Read More
Amazon reports over 1 million Kindle devices sold per week in December - December 30, 2011
Online books retailer Amazon.com, Inc., US, has announced that throughout December, customers purchased over 1 million Kindle devices per week. With expectations high for both e-reader sales and e-books over the holiday season, Amazon reported that its Kindle was a hot commodity this month, and that… Read More
Society for Scholarly Publishing to host Librarian Focus Group meeting in January - December 29, 2011
The Society for Scholarly Publishing has announced that it will host the 2012 Librarian Focus Group meeting on January 31, 2012 at the American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC. The meeting reportedly features a panel of leading librarians with a wide variety of backgrounds and experience,… Read More
Quality gaining importance in e-books publishing, says DCL survey - December 29, 2011
Digital publishing services provider Data Conversion Laboratory (DCL), US, has said that, according to its survey, readers tend to shun poorly digitised e-books. In its survey of 411 respondents drawn from a cross section of the publishing industry, 70 percent cited 'quality' as the most important… Read More
Pharmacy OneSource to host free webinar on launching clinical pharmacy programmes - December 29, 2011
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced that Pharmacy OneSource is hosting a complimentary webinar with Misty Boachie, PharmD, on ‘Establishing and Advancing Clinical Pharmacy Services in Community Hospitals.’ Boachie, Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator at Henry Medical Center, will discuss strategies for establishing… Read More
