Piracy threatens professional book publishers
Simba Information finds that professional book publishers could lose millions in potential revenue through piracy
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Digitised resources widen access to hidden treasures
Friedel Grant looks at some new initiatives that increase access to the treasures of art galleries, libraries and museums around the world
Bloomberg and Wiley strike book publishing alliance
Wiley will be the exclusive global publisher of Bloomberg and Bloomberg BusinessWeek-branded books
British Library partners with Amazon on book project
A deal between the British Library and Amazon will make 65,000 largely out-of-print 19th century titles available on Amazon via print-on-demand or as free…
CrossRef claims huge growth in book deposits
Book deposits continue to grow faster than any other content type in its reference linking system, boasts US-based CrossRef
Publishers try out Espresso Book Machine pilot programme
Lightning Source has launched an Espresso Book Machine (EBM) title pilot with On Demand Books
Ingram makes changes at the top
James Gray, who was president and CEO of Ingram Digital, has been named as chief strategy officer of the Ingram content companies. Mike Lovett…
Authors, publishers and Google agree on copyright
A new agreement will see many more digitised books available through Google Book Search and new ways to ensure that copyright owners are paid…
Consumers drive book digitisation, says survey
Book digitisation is being driven by consumers, online retailers and search engines, according to a survey by Frankfurt Book Fair.
Bloomsbury buys Berg Publishers
Bloomsbury Publishing is buying the academic publishing company Berg Publishers
Students use print and electronic books equally
Usage of e-books is roughly the same as that of print books for student assignments and research, according to a survey by ebrary.
Emerald Bookstore
Emerald has launched a web-based bookstore with over 2,000 books.