Online library provider Questia Media, Inc., US, has announced that it has added an additional 1,900 copyrighted books to Questia, its digital collection. The collection is available online and through its recently launched application for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The application is claimed to have become one of the top paid book applications on those devices in just two weeks. The Questia collection, consisting mostly of copyrighted works, now totals 76,213 full-text books and over 2.7 million journal, magazine and newspaper articles.
Questia Library for the iPhone/iPod Touch is currently available from the App Store in iTunes, giving users permanent access to 5,000 public domain books and one week of access to every publication in Questia Library. After one week, users may purchase additional access to the full library through iTunes on a non-recurring basis.
Questia Media partners with over 325 publishers to provide an online academic library and research resource to end consumers on a subscription basis. Students, instructors and lifelong learners in more than 200 countries are projected to use Questia's collection of full-text books and articles for scholarly research in the humanities and social sciences.
In a recent survey of over 3,400 Questia subscribers, 25 percent had reportedly said that accessing research material from a handheld mobile device was important. In view of this trend, various publishers and publishing software firms are increasing their focus on this market. XML content server provider Mark Logic Corporation recently announced that the American Institute of Physics (AIP) has used its server to launch its new mobile e-reader application, iResearch. iResearch was developed to provide the AIP community with mobile access to physics journal content.
In August, the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) International launched e-books on mobility engineering technology. To acquire an e-book, customers can purchase a downloadable file from SAE International and the content is delivered to their personal computer or hand-held device, such as the Amazon Kindle, Sony Reader or Apple iPhone.
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