A Push Grows Abroad for Open Access to Publicly Financed Research
Researchers, publishers, and librarians have spent a lot of this year firing up the longstanding debate over access to published research. You've probably heard...
Allen Press, Inc., Releases 2012 Study on Scholarly Journal Pricing
Allen Press, Inc., publisher and printing services provider, has released the 2012 Study of Subscription Prices for Scholarly Society Journals (http://allenpress.com/resources/education/jps).
The study, published regularly,...
Wiley to Sell Travel Publishing Program to Google
On March 7, 2012, John Wiley & Sons, announced that it intends to explore opportunities to sell a number of its consumer print and digital...
Cengage Learning announces appointment of new CEO
Cengage Learning, a leading global provider of teaching, learning and research solutions, today announces the appointment of Michael Hansen to the position of Chief...
The American Psychological Association to deploy Editorial Manager for 70+ journals
Aries Systems has announced that the American Psychological Association has selected Editorial Manager for manuscript submission and peer review of 70+ journals.
According to Susan...
Ron Mobed, appointed as CEO Elsevier Science & Technology
Reed Elsevier today appointed Ron Mobed as CEO of Elsevier. In his new capacity Mobed is responsible for all business units and shared services...
Google to pay $22.5 million to settle FTC charges on misrepresentation to Safari users
Google Inc. has agreed to pay a record $22.5 million civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it misrepresented to users of...
New BISG Policy Statement Endorses EPUB 3
The Book Industry Study Group (BISG), a leading U.S.-based trade association representing the entire book supply chain, announced today the publication of a new...
Amazon’s eBook publishing surpasses print sales in UK
For the first time, Amazon's U.K. eBook sales are outpacing its print sales, the company announced.
The company's unaudited figures demonstrated that so far this...
E-Book Consumers Diversify Their Format Preferences, Says New BISG Study
E-book consumers are becoming more diverse in their format preferences, says the Book Industry Study Group (BISG)’s closely-watched Consumer Attitudes Toward E-Book Reading report. The third...
Eight hundred academic and not-for-profit institutions in Russia gain access to Nature archives
A new agreement on behalf of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation has been signed with Nature Publishing Group (NPG)...
Lippincott’s Nursing Procedures and Skills Expands to Include Oncology
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, announced today that it has expanded Lippincott’s Nursing Procedures and Skills (LNPS) to include oncology, a new category for the popular nursing...