With the launch of the digital publishing revolution, there was no shortage of startups that emerged, promising to meet the customers' publishing needs. Unfortunately, so many of these companies were cookie-cutter solutions, all offering essentially the same services--fixed layout, HTML5, formatting, distribution--that there was no distinguishing factor for too many of them. … [Read more...] about Ixxus Launches End-to-End Publishing Solution
Copyright Clearance Center
Copyright Clearance Center Launches RightsLink for Open Access
One of the chief issues that creates underlying buzz in the book industry involves copyright, specifically open access. It's the issue that no one wants to talk about until there's an intellectual property theft, or until research paid for with public tax dollars isn't available to teams of researchers elsewhere. The Copyright Clearance Center, one of the leading … [Read more...] about Copyright Clearance Center Launches RightsLink for Open Access
Copyright and Open Access: The Future of Publishing
Frankfurt Book Fair has grown into an event that encompasses so much about the publishing industry, with special events focused on self-publishing and six different exhibit halls dedicated to various aspects of digital publishing. But what once was known to be simply a rights fair still serves as a hub of copyright issue, as evidenced by the Copyright Clearance Center’s panel, … [Read more...] about Copyright and Open Access: The Future of Publishing