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NewsLink Spotlight |
| What's New With the Top 3 Ebook Vendors |
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by Brandi Scardilli
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| On the surface, reports show that readers are buying less and borrowing more--and yet Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Kobo (now Rakuten Kobo, Inc.) continue to release new e-readers and put effort into selling ebooks. Let's look at the press releases each company has provided this past year to take the temperature of their ebook programs. |
Weekly News Digests |
| Elsevier Gives Plum Analytics a New Home |
| Elsevier acquired Plum Analytics from EBSCO Information Services in order to give more researchers and institutions access to Plum Analytics' suite of altmetrics solutions. The terms of the purchase were not disclosed. |
| VitalSource Shares Expertise With Education Company |
| VitalSource partnered with LearnLaunch to create improved learning experiences for students. VitalSource has informally worked with LearnLaunch in the past to share expertise and provide mentorship. |
| Preservica Commits to Digital Preservation Group |
| Preservica joined the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) as the DPC's first partner for its Commercial Supporter Programme, which was created to work on issues facing the digital preservation community and long-term digital preservation. |
| Informed Librarian Online Offers Access to Emerald Publishing Titles |
| The Informed Librarian Online service is providing its premium members with access to 17 Emerald Publishing ejournal titles that are part of the publisher's Library Studies collection. |
| SAGE Brings Back MethodSpace Community |
| SAGE launched the redesigned MethodSpace site, a free online community for social and behavioral science researchers. It now features a hub for information on how social science research uses Big Data. |
NewsBreaks |
| Britons Watch the Trump Reality Show |
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by John Charlton
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| Afraid. Aghast. Amazed. Amused. Angry. Appalled. Apprehensive. Astonished. Astounded. These words reflect British opinion about the new U.S. president. And they're just the ones beginning with A. |
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