Questia Media makes entire collection available through new research application – Questia Library - September 28, 2009
Online library provider Questia Media, Inc., US, has announced that it has made its entire collection available through a new research application for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The application, called Questia Library, provides mobile access to the full text of 74,000 books and over 2… Read More
SAE International launches e-books for engineers - August 31, 2009
The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) International, US, has announced the launch of e-books to enable users to stay up-to-date on mobility engineering technology. The SAE online bookstore now offers a variety of titles in electronic format, including new releases, best-sellers and out-of-print titles. Customers can… Read More
HHC ties up with Rittenhouse for medical content initiative on YouTube - August 19, 2009
Medical publisher Handbooks in Health Care Company (HHC) has announced a tie-up with Rittenhouse Book Distributors, a US-based health sciences books distributor, to offer informative and easy-to-access medical content via video website www.youtube.com. The campaign, entitled ‘The Experts in Medicine Series,’… Read More
IDPF launches EPUB Standards maintenance work - August 18, 2009
The International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF), the standards and trade association for digital publishing, has announced that the maintenance activities associated with the EPUB standards will start this month. The DAISY (Digital Accessible Information System) Consortium will provide leadership and resources to assist in the maintenance… Read More
Leading publishers join ebrary’ Publisher Half-Off Sale programme - August 17, 2009
Digital content products and technologies provider ebrary, US, has announced a first-of-its-kind programme that brings libraries, corporations, and other organisations the best cost savings of the year on full-text e-books from leading publishers across the globe. Under the Publisher Half-Off Sale programme, institutions around the globe… Read More
ACS releases its first paperless annual report - August 14, 2009
The American Chemical Society (ACS) has announced that it has published its Annual Report online for the first time. The 2008 ACS Annual Report has been published exclusively on the Web in a multimedia format. ACS has been working diligently towards a greener environment to reduce… Read More
