Publishing news

Ingram Digital acquires the iofy digital audiobook platform from Audiofy Corporation.

Bentham Science Publishers appoints EBSCO-owned EMpact to increase scholarly journal sales.

Springer makes a donation to the Heron Island Research Station following a massive fire in March 2007.

Springer seals deal with China National Knowledge Infrastructure.

Portico signs agreement with the Australian Academic Press to preserve its entire digital journals collection of 14 titles.

Pioneering venture founded by six higher education publishers will use Ingram Digital's e-book platform to deliver thousands of titles in digital form.

Ingram Digital and Oxford University Press team up to make more titles available through the MyiLibrary platform.

Michael Hansen, former CEO of Harcourt Assessment has been appointed to succeed Brian Nairn, CEO of Elsevier Health Sciences who is retiring.

Nature Publishing Group's website is recognised as the Best Science Website of 2008 in the annual Webby awards.

NPG and INASP are to provide free access to more than 65 NPG journals for a number of developing world countries.