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Monday, 1st February 2010

Nature Publishing Group Releases iPhone/iTouch App; EPUB Support Coming Soon

Two news items from NPG (Nature Publishing Group) today. First, an iPhone App and then word that the EPUB format for e-Book Material is Coming Soon.

iPhone/ITouch App Features:

Free: Download and Learn More Here About the App Here

Browse, Read and Bookmark Full Text Content from Nature and Nature News; Search PubMed

FREEBIES: Access to the full text of all Nature and Nature News content through the app is free as an introductory offer until the 30 April 2010. Users will need to be registered on nature.com...

Read Nature Articles Immediately or Save Them For Later; Develop and Save Searches

Nature Promises that the App was Developed So Articles Can Be Seen in High-Resolution; zoomable figures, and a special references view.

App Will Work with iPad Once it Launches

"Enhanced functionality is planned for the nature.com mobile app later in 2010, and personal and institutional pricing options will be available. NPG will be trialing site license access with selected institutional customers. Subject to feedback from customers, NPG intends to roll out access to other Nature branded journals and publications available on nature.com, including Scientific American. An application for devices using Android is expected to be available within the next few months."

e-Book Formats

Nature Publishing Group Has Also Announced that They Will Begin Publishing and Supporting e-Books in the EPUB Format during 2010. Our guess, is that It will likely be sometime around the release of the iPad.

Source: Nature Publishing Group (Announcement)


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