Wednesday, June 06, 2012

News from Publishing Perspectives:


A total of 211,269 print and e-book self-published titles were published in 2011, but their publishing methodology make them difficult to put quantify in terms of value. 

Independence, freedom, liberty are words that have a strong resonance in the American pantheon of political verbiage. How about in publishing? 
Vikram Savkar from Nature Publishing Group describes the mission behind his successful digital textbook, Principles of Biology, at the IDPF Conference. 

In an attitude switch from recent years, foreign publishers are looking at ways to create market opportunities and exploit the rich digital market in the US. 

At this year's Librarians' Day in Germany, discussion ranged from librarian training to Open Access to ensuring the future libraries as social gathering places. 

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