ASPB journals complete migration to HighWire Press’s H20 platform - March 15, 2011
The American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) has announced that two of its premier plant biology journals - Plant Physiology and The Plant Cell - completed their migration to HighWire Press's new electronic publishing platform, H2O, earlier this month. HighWire, the online hosting platform for more… Read More
Oxford University scientists launch free software for researchers to collaborate more efficiently and quickly with peers - March 8, 2011
Oxford University scientists have launched a free software that seeks to provide researchers the tools they need to collaborate more efficiently and quickly with colleagues scattered around the world and working in a variety of different research areas. The colwiz ('collective wizdom') R&D platform manages… Read More
Cadmus Communications launches eBook data conversion platform, ePublish - March 3, 2011
Content management and production services provider Cadmus Communications, US, a Cenveo company, has announced the launch of ePublish, a new eBook data conversion platform. ePublish combines the company's specialised technical expertise with a robust systems infrastructure to meet customer needs and quickly deliver high-quality eBook files… Read More
Apple launches iPad 2 with enhanced features - March 3, 2011
Computer and software firm Apple, Inc., US, has introduced iPad 2, the latest version of its device for browsing the web, reading and sending e-mail, viewing photos, watching videos, listening to music, playing games and reading e-books. iPad 2 is projected to feature an entirely new… Read More
Co-Action Publishing titles now available in EPUB format - March 1, 2011
Open access (OA) scholarly publisher Co-Action Publishing, Sweden, has announced that from 2011 all of its titles are also available in an EPUB format in addition to the regularly available HTML, PDF and XML formats. The EPUB format is free of charge, following the publisher's… Read More
Google selling e-books via web version of Android Market - February 25, 2011
The web version of Android Market, an online software store developed by Google for Android devices, has reportedly begun to display e-books. Users need to click the 'Books' tab at the top of the page, which will load the e-book interface. The… Read More
IEEE Computer Society journal Transactions now available in EPUB format - February 24, 2011
The IEEE Computer Society, a membership organisation for computing professionals, has announced that all 2011 issues of its journal Transactions will be available in EPUB format to subscribers. The EPUB format provides subscribers with another option when it comes to accessing Computer Society content. Issues… Read More
US, European regulators scrutinising Apple’s rules for iPad content sales - February 23, 2011
Several US regulators have begun looking at the terms Apple is imposing on media companies looking to sell content for iPad users, the Wall Street Journal has reported. The EU is also reportedly monitoring the situation. According to the media report,… Read More
ScriptRx to integrate WK Health’s Medi-Span Clinical into its line of touch-screen EMR and discharge systems - February 22, 2011
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced that ScriptRx, Inc. will integrate Medi-Span Clinical into its line of touch-screen EMR and discharge systems for emergency rooms and urgent care centers. The agreement was announced at the ongoing HIMSS11, where Wolters Kluwer Health… Read More
Publishing industry apprehensive as Apple sets new rules for iPads, iPhones - February 21, 2011
Computer and software firm Apple Inc., US, is reportedly looking to take on the publishing industry with a set of new rules governing how digital publications will be sold on its iPad and iPhone devices. As part of the rules, Apple has… Read More
