Association for Computing Machinery journal to evaluate SciVee PubCast - October 18, 2010
SciVee, a video platform solutions provider to the STM market, has announced that the Association for Computing Machinery has agreed to assess the SciVee video platform for its flagship publication, Communications of the ACM. Communications of the ACM claims to be the… Read More
O’Reilly and Microsoft Press books available for sale on Apple’s iBookstore - October 13, 2010
Publisher O'Reilly has announced that nearly 800 O'Reilly Media and Microsoft Press titles are available for sale currently on Apple's iBookstore. The iBookstore is included in the free iBooks app for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. The more than 600 titles… Read More
Elsevier introduces new publishing model to increase publication speed - October 7, 2010
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of Article-Based Publishing - a new publishing model that publishes articles as final and citable without needing to wait until a journal issue is complete. With an increasing focus on online publishing, there is a growing need for… Read More
Amazon announces 70 percent royalty option for the Kindle DTP in the UK - October 7, 2010
Online books retailer Amazon.com, Inc., US, has announced that the 70 percent royalty option for the Kindle Digital Text Platform (DTP) is now available in the UK. For each book sold from the Amazon.co.uk Kindle Store, authors and publishers can choose this option immediately and start… Read More
Impelsys launches iPad module for iPublishCentral - October 7, 2010
Electronic content delivery solutions provider Impelsys, US, has announced the launch of its iPad module for iPublishCentral, the industry-leading e-publishing platform, to empower publishers to get their customised iPad apps and deliver content on iPad. The iPad module on iPublishCentral will be showcased at the ongoing… Read More
EPiServer launches EPiServer MobileCenter App for iPhone and iPad - October 5, 2010
Web content management (WCM) platforms provider EPiServer, UK, has launched the EPiServer MobileCenter App for iPhone and iPad. The App, a mobile version of EPiServer OnlineCenter, is designed to give interactive marketers, content publishers and Web developers greater control over their online properties. MobileCenter claims to… Read More
LWW expands expert clinical content in Lippincott’s Nursing Procedures and Skills - October 5, 2010
Healthcare publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), part of Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced that it has expanded the expert clinical content in Lippincott's Nursing Procedures and Skills to include 100 perioperative nursing procedures. The new perioperative procedures are the latest addition to the comprehensive… Read More
Thieme’s Atlas of Anatomy now available for In App Purchase via the modalityBODY App - October 4, 2010
Interactive learning apps developer Modality, Inc., US, and Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., have announced that Thieme's complete Atlas of Anatomy is now available for In App Purchase via the modalityBODY App. The modalityBODY App, currently available in the App Store, allows users… Read More
Infotrieve releases Mobile Library iPad App - September 30, 2010
Information management company Infotrieve, Inc., US, has announced the release of the Mobile Library iPad app, the latest addition to its suite of software for accessing and organising enterprise content. With the Mobile Library, users have secure access from anywhere to all corporate licensed electronic content… Read More
Amazon launches beta version of Kindle for the Web - September 29, 2010
Online books retailer Amazon.com, Inc., US, has introduced the beta version of 'Kindle for the Web', making it even easier for customers to discover new books and authors by sampling Kindle books directly through web browsers. Amazon is also inviting bloggers and website owners who are… Read More
