IEEE launches IEEE Xplore Mobile - June 18, 2010
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), US, a technical professional association for the advancement of technology, has announced the launch of IEEE Xplore Mobile. The new mobile version of IEEE Xplore incorporates enhancements based on user feedback collected from a beta test period that… Read More
New PLoS Journals iPad application now available - June 17, 2010
Open access publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS) has released an iPad app that covers all PLoS Journals. The new PLoS iPad app is available for free from the App Store. PLoS claims to be one of the first academic journal publishers to offer an iPad… Read More
News Corp. acquires e-reading platform Skiff, invests in online journalism - June 15, 2010
Global media company News Corporation, US, has announced that it has acquired Skiff, LLC, Hearst Corporation's e-reading platform designed to deliver premium journalism to tablets, smartphones, e- readers and netbooks. The Company also announced an investment in Journalism Online LLC, the venture dedicated to enabling newspapers,… Read More
SPIE expands open-access suite with JBO delayed-open option - June 14, 2010
SPIE, an international society advancing light-based research, has announced that authors of papers accepted for the Journal of Biomedical Optics (JBO) may choose from an expanded suite of open access options now including delayed open access publication. The latest SPIE journal open access option provides JBO… Read More
Echocardiography Atlas offers interactive application related to cardiac pathology - June 14, 2010
Interactive learning apps developer Modality, Inc., US, has announced that its Echocardiography Atlas is available at a promotional price during the ongoing American Society of Echocardiography 21st Annual Scientific Sessions in San Diego, CA. The app comprises 250 annotated images and 189 videos, encompassing a range… Read More
Scope e-Knowledge Center announces customised mobile access for Knowledgespeak - June 10, 2010
Content Enhancement and Knowledge services provider Scope e-Knowledge Center, a Quatrro Group Company, has announced the beta release of SCOOPE, an innovative m-KNOWLEDGE service, for its daily business intelligence resource Knowledgespeak. Knowledgespeak subscribers, on the move, can now access quality STM News of their choice any… Read More
FastPencil unveils iBookstore distribution service for authors - June 4, 2010
Publisher FastPencil, US, has announced that authors can now utilise its iBookstore distribution service to put their works on Apple's iPad. The company claims to make the process seamless for authors to get their content into any channel by providing them with an end-to-end publishing solution.… Read More
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins releases latest edition of The Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics - June 3, 2010
Healthcare publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), part of Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced the release of the print and electronic version of The Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics, 33rd Edition, for fast access at the point-of-care. For the first time, full content of The… Read More
European publishers approach iPad cautiously - June 2, 2010
A recent report by The Bookseller states that Apple is yet to reach a deal with European publishers for its iBookstore. Four major UK publishers struck last minute deals with Apple, stocking the international iBookstore with new eBooks. It has been observed that Europeans are being… Read More
Texas attorney general’s office queries e-book publishers - June 2, 2010
The Texas attorney general is reportedly conducting an inquiry on the electronic book market. The e-book business is an area where pricing has been shaken up by Apple Inc. and the way e-books are being sold for the iPad. According to reports in the Wall Street… Read More
