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11 October 2013

Econtent takes centre stage on day 3 of the Frankfurt Book Fair Apart from the weary faces and tired feet around the halls of this truly International event, the buzz and talk on the 3rd day of the Frankfurt Book Fair is all about making econtent much more attractive, accessible and a good revenue stream for all types of publishers. While Ingram tackled the text book topic in their hotspot session titles Anytime, Anywhere Learning, SPI Global led a talk on Print, Digital, Simultaneous – Whats your strategy? More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Academic Libraries in England now able to access EBSCO eBooks EBSCO eBooks™ from EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has been chosen as an e-book supplier for higher education libraries in England. Members who participate in this joint consortia agreement will be able to select e-books from EBSCO's extensive collection including nearly 500,000 e-books and audiobooks. This agreement enables members of the Southern University Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) to easily obtain e-books from EBSCO in a streamlined format. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme The London Book Fair along with The UK Publishers Association launches The London Book Fair International Book Industry Excellence Awards The London Book Fair (LBF) has announced brand new international awards for the book industry - The London Book Fair International Book Industry Excellence Awards, which is being launched in association with The UK Publishers Association (The PA). The awards will cover all aspects of the business of publishing, including academic publishing, the supply chain, education, children's publishing and digital innovation. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Thieme Bookshelf app for Android now available Medical and scientific publisher Thieme has announced that the Thieme Bookshelf app is now available for download to Android devices via Google Play. Android users can choose from among hundreds of Thieme's e-books, quickly and easily downloading them to their phone or tablet after purchasing them. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Two leading organisations implement ALMs using PLOS open source app The Public Library of Science (PLOS) has announced that two leading organisations are implementing Article-Level Metrics (ALM) using the PLOS open source app. In 2009, PLOS became the first (and claims to remain the only) publisher to launch an open source Article-Level Metrics (ALM) app to help other publishers implement ALM on their journals. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Bowker leverages more than 140 years' experience to power connections between books and readers ProQuest affiliate Bowker is turning the heat up on its role as a key partner in book discovery, providing solutions that help publishers, booksellers and libraries better serve their customers. With an expanded focus on both identifier services and development of the Books In Print database, Bowker expects to power more organisations' efforts to connect books with readers. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Publishers worldwide partner with OCLC to improve library workflows for electronic content OCLC has finalised agreements with international content providers to add more electronic collections to the WorldCat database, the most comprehensive online catalogue of resources available through libraries worldwide. It is expected that incorporating these databases into WorldCat and the WorldCat knowledge base will improve access to these collections and simplify administration for libraries that use OCLC WorldShare Metadata services. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme Turpin Distribution partners with Publishing Technology for unified global fulfilment system Content solutions provider Publishing Technology has announced a partnership with Turpin Distribution to implement the sales and distribution application of its flagship enterprise product advance. The new system, designed for both print and digital content, will enable Turpin to consolidate all of its existing systems, while supporting online ordering, renewals processing, global fulfilment and distribution, and multi-lingual billing for its publishing clients and partners. More Search for more news in this Category Search for more news in this Theme You are receiving this email newsletter as part of your Knowledgespeak membership. You can unsubscribe instantly from any of our email newsletters by clicking here.

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