Ambassador books partners with ebrary for new e-book offering - June 19, 2008
E-book technology firm ebrary, US, has announced that it has been selected by Ambassador Books and Media, a provider of print and non-print materials to libraries of all types, to provide Ambassador's new e-book offering. Under the agreement, Ambassador will resell ebrary's e-books from leading publishers… Read More
SwetsWise Online Content signs six new publishers to its industry leading collection of e-journals - June 19, 2008
Subscription services provider Swets, Netherlands, has announced that it recently signed agreements with six publishers to make their journals available via SwetsWise Online Content - Swets' e-journal gateway that provides a single point of access to the most extensive collection of e-journals currently available, all in… Read More
Research India Publications announces publishing partnership with the University of Shomal - June 17, 2008
Publishing company Research India Publications, India, has announced a publishing partnership with the University of Shomal, Iran. Under the deal, Research India Publications will publish the journal - Journal of Nonlinear Analysis and its Applications (JNAA). Journal of Nonlinear Analysis and its Applications is an electronic… Read More
AIPN and Oxford University Press announce publishing deal - June 17, 2008
The Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN) has announced that the Journal of World Energy Law & Business will be published by Oxford University Press. This new publishing partnership will result in several key developments, including a new and cohesive online platform for the journal, developed… Read More
ProQuest to acquire Dialog business from Thomson Reuters - June 16, 2008
ProQuest, a Cambridge Information Group company, has signed an agreement under which ProQuest will acquire the Thomson Reuters Dialog business. The transaction is expected to close pending a successful completion of the formal consultation period and other customary closing conditions. Financial terms of the transaction were… Read More
Institute of Clinical Research journal joins COPE in fight against publication misconduct - June 13, 2008
The Institute of Clinical Research (ICR) has announced that its in-house magazine, CRfocus, has been accepted as a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Formed in 1997, COPE is a forum for editors of peer-reviewed journals to discuss issues related to the integrity of… Read More
Wiley-Blackwell to publish AAS’ The Australian Journal of Anthropology - June 13, 2008
Wiley-Blackwell, the STM and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has announced a publishing partnership with the Australian Anthropological Society (AAS). Under the deal, Wiley-Blackwell will publish the society's The Australian Journal of Anthropology (TAJA). The global publisher will also publish the… Read More
Texterity partners with SNAP to launch the Digital Provider Marketplace - June 12, 2008
Digital publishing solutions provider Texterity, Inc., US, is among the first companies to join the new Digital Provider Marketplace being created by the Society of National Association Publications (SNAP). This Marketplace will offer first-hand information about digital publishing to SNAP members and will provide an online… Read More
Emantras partners with Odyssey Press for REED platform implementation - June 12, 2008
Digital education and learning enhancement company Emantras has announced a partnership with digital printer Odyssey Press Inc. Under the deal, Odyssey Press will add an on-demand print option for end users of Emantras' REED platform. REED users will have the opportunity to order professional quality print… Read More
PE group Candover considering acquisition of Informa - June 11, 2008
Private equity group Candover is reportedly considering making an approach for information services provider Informa, UK. According to media reports, Informa is in merger talks with United Business Media. A bid from Candover, the co-owner of German publishing group Springer Science + Business Media, will most… Read More
