iPad sales hit two million - June 1, 2010
Apple Inc., a US-based multinational corporation that designs and markets consumer electronics, computer software, and personal computers, has announced that sales of its latest product, iPad, has topped two million in less than 60 days since its launch on April 3. Apple began shipping iPad in… Read More
Kindle App for iPad now available globally - May 31, 2010
Amazon.com, Inc., a US-based multinational e-commerce company, has announced that its Kindle App for iPad is now available in all countries where the iPad is offered. The app lets users select from hundreds of thousands of books available in the Kindle Store on iPad and features… Read More
Wiley-Blackwell announces mobile access for Essential Evidence Plus - May 27, 2010
STM and scholarly publisher Wiley-Blackwell, US, has announced that its evidence-based clinical decision support product, Essential Evidence Plus (EE+), is now accessible from mobile devices. Physicians on the move can now easily find answers to challenging point-of-care questions from their iPhone, IPod Touch, Android, Blackberry or… Read More
Scripps Institution of Oceanography Library holdings digitised by Google - May 21, 2010
The Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, has announced that about 100,000 volumes from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography Library have been digitised. The Library is being made publically accessible as part of a partnership between Google, the University of California and the… Read More
Emerald enhances ePrints service with Copyright Clearance Center’s Rightslink - May 20, 2010
Academic and professional literature publisher Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., UK, announced that it now offers its ePrints through the Copyright Clearance Center's (CCC) Rightslink service. With this development, the publisher seeks to provide customers with additional flexibility in the use of copyrighted… Read More
OverDrive to unveil applications for integrating e-books and multimedia content - May 20, 2010
OverDrive, a US-based distributor of e-books, audiobooks and digital content, has announced that it will release a series of applications that will combine e-books, audiobooks and interactive and multimedia content into one user-friendly application. The apps will be available for both mobile and desktop operating systems,… Read More
Gale launches new iPhone application for school libraries - May 19, 2010
Educational publisher Gale, part of Cengage Learning, US, has announced the launch of AccessMyLibrary (AML) School Edition, a mobile application for the iPhone. The new AccessMyLibrary iPhone application is projected to make library resources even more easily accessible. Students will now be able to access their… Read More
Franklin Electronic Publishers release visual dictionary applications for Apple’s iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices - May 18, 2010
Electronic handheld information provider Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. has announced the release of 12 visual dictionary translation applications for use with Apple's iPhone, iPad and iPod touch mobile digital devices. While Franklin has provided language solutions on its proprietary devices, the company is now releasing ViDICTO+… Read More
Spanish publishers launch new e-book platform – Libranda - May 17, 2010
Spanish publishers Planeta, Random House Mondadori and Santillana, together with Roca Editorial, Wolters Kluwer, and Edicions 62, have reportedly launched a new e-book platform, Libranda. Libranda will offer one of the biggest selections of e-books in Spanish and Catalán. It will act as a digital distributor… Read More
The iPad model can bring developments in management and efficiency in developing nations - May 17, 2010
While Apple Inc. has focused its sales of the iPad in the West, the most interesting market for iPad-like tablet devices in countries like India could be small businesses and start-ups, according to a recent post in the Wall Street Journal. The post, authored by Alok… Read More
