IPad’s success cuts laptop and e-reader sales
(silicon.com): Sales of Apple's iPad have cut demand for laptops, netbooks and e-readers, according to research firm ChangeWave. Its survey examined the effect tablet devices are having on the sales of other electronic devices and found that e-reader and laptop sales are most at risk. The report found that 26… Read More
ACRL 2011: A Rallying Cry for Leadership and Risk Taking in the Copyright Wars
(libraryjournal.com): Two papers presented at the recent 2011 Association of College and Research Libraries Conference in Philadelphia drove home the shaky use and understanding of copyright law on university campuses. Domestic court cases and the increasing role of international organizations are having a chilling effect on the willingness of librarians,… Read More
Gartner Predicts iPad Dominance
(informationweek.com): Gartner, the venerable IT research firm, declared on Monday that Apple's iOS will dominate the tablet market through 2015. The success of Apple's iPad, which Gartner expects will account for 69% of the media tablet market this year. Gartner sees Apple's tablet market share dwindling to 47% by 2015… Read More
SURVEY: Are Book Trailers an Efficient Use of Marketing Dollars?
(publishingperspectives.com): The very concept of the book trailer is predicated on the idea that the trailer can create pre-pub buzz for a book. But buzz, like much of book marketing, is amorphous. There are other questions that arise when it comes to book trailers, not the least of which, who… Read More
Is Higher Education the Next Bubble to Burst?
(scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org): Economic bubbles are interesting phenomena. They occur ‘when something is overvalued and intensely believed,’ sort of the economic version of infatuation. Education now fits that definition — tuition is too high, fees make it even higher, debt loads are unreasonable, and there is mounting evidence that the payoff isn’t… Read More
Digital Books Now Qualify as Textbooks
(myfoxatlanta.com): The Georgia House has adopted legislation that would expand the definition of textbooks to include digital devices and online books. The bill was approved unanimously in the House on Wednesday. It allows schools to use funds earmarked for textbook purchases in elementary and secondary schools to use that money… Read More
Florida to post complaints against health professionals online
(miamiherald.com): A big gap in consumer information on healthcare professionals in Florida is about to get filled: The state Department of Health will begin posting pending complaints online, according to an internal memo. Equally important, members of the public who use the Medical Quality Assurance site will be alerted to… Read More
Former ‘PW’ Publisher George Slowik Buys Magazine
(publishersweekly.com): Publishers Weekly has been acquired by PWxyz, LLC, a newly formed company headed by one-time PW publisher George Slowik. The acquisition includes the Web site publishersweekly.com and Publishers Weekly Show Daily. The new company will retain all of PW's editorial, art, and advertising employees and the magazine will remain… Read More
Sunshine Media Announces the Return of MD News Magazine to the Triangle Marketplace in its Exciting New Format
(triangle.dbusinessnews.com): Sunshine Media has announced the new-and-improved MD News magazine to the Triangle area. As a syndicated custom publication that reaches 100 percent of the physician audience in the Triangle, MD News offers healthcare marketers a sophisticated form of marketing that delivers results. One of the fastest growing forms of… Read More
E-libraries in UAE to change the face of health care
(gulfnews.com): In a matter of months the UAE, too, will be in line with e-Health practices. 25 per cent of the physician's questions could be answered by published information resources such as textbooks and journals. Although initially costly, the e-libraries will have long-term benefits as textbooks and journals are expensive… Read More
