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UK students lead the world in digital reading
The most surprising thing we learned in the past week is that university students in the UK are world leaders when it comes to digital reading. In a global study of more than 6,300 students conducted by ebrary, 58% of … Continue reading
Breaking down boardroom barriers: one woman’s tales from the top
Jane Tappuni was recently appointed to Publishing Technology’s executive board. In this article, which first appeared in The Guardian on 2 May she reflects on her career, and discusses the challenges women face when they want to progress at work. … Continue reading
3 Predictions for the future of Chinese publishing
Last week, London Book Fair threw a fascinating spotlight on the publishing industry in China, with China Market Focus bringing 150 Chinese publishers to the UK, many for the first time. The last time I blogged here on Publishing Technology … Continue reading
World Book Night & Publishing Technology
On Monday, April 23, Publishing Technology, along with thousands of like-minded bibliophiles in the US, UK, Ireland and Germany participated in World Book Night by handing out free memoirs, novels and non-fiction works in a communal celebration of books and … Continue reading
The Digital Gateway to China
On 17th April, our CEO George Lossius announced the launch of the Digital Gateway project at London Book Fair. The project provides Chinese libraries with their most significant digital publishing platform to date. In this article (first published by Bookbrunch … Continue reading
UKSG 2012 Round-Up
At the largest ever UKSG in Glasgow last week, publishers and librarians met for the hugely popular annual conference and it was of no surprise to anyone that at the heart of this year’s programme was a focus on the … Continue reading
Do 50% of publishers really not care about sharing?
Unless you’ve been living on a desert island for the past five years, it can’t have escaped your notice that social media is extremely big business. Facebook is on track for gaining a billion members and launching one of the … Continue reading
This Week on the Semantic Web – 30 March 2012
This week on the Semantic Web Barak Obama backs “big data”, Wiki gets wiser and Kevin Lee delves deeper into Google’s semantic transformation. We also report on the launch of the Semantic University which aims to be the most accessible and complete place … Continue reading
STM Seminar: Emerging Opportunities in Medical Publishing
On 19th April, the Institute of Physics in central London is the venue for the STM seminar on emerging opportunities in the field of medical publishing. The event will bring together speakers from the BMJ, Oxford University Press, AstraZeneca, Wiley-Blackwell, … Continue reading
This Week on the Semantic Web – 23 March 2012
This week on the blog, Knarig Arabshian of Alcatel-Lucent provides her insight on using semantic web technologies for API, while Jim Nichols of Forbes talks Google algorithms and content strategy. Meanwhile, Neil McAllister praises rich, interactive UIs but questions the shift of control of web development from designers … Continue reading
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