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This study seeks to assess the extent to which die digital book market is structuring independently from the print edition market by comparing the pricing of 559 digital and print French and American bestsellers during 2011. Two pricing methods are distinguished: "homothetic pricing," where the digital pricing is a reflection of the print pricing, and "heterothetic pricing," where the digital price is set according to new rules. The French and American markets do not have the same propensity to overcome the pricing practices in the print book market: While the French market's e-book structure is mirroring that of the print book industry, die American market tends to be more independent. This can be explained by die significant structural, legal, and institutional differences between the publishing industries of both countries. In addition, some factors favor die "heterothetic" pricing method: the number of pages and the type of book influence the degree of differentiation between print and digital prices of the same title [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Attempts to answer the question of who should own scientific papers. History of scientific publishing; How electronic communication has effected ways in which results are distributed; The assertion that scientists, administrators, and federal science policymakers must reconsider how results of publicly-funded research are best disseminated; Mentions the United States Copyright Act of 1976; Matching scientific research goals to public policy goals; Articulating the public benefits of research publication.

The article reports on the new law which requires grantees of the National Institute of Health (NIH) to publish their biomedical manuscripts in the U.S. To comply with the new law, NIH informed its grantees to begin sending copies of their accepted, peer-reviewed manuscripts to NIH for posting in a free online archive. NIH warns grantees that failure to send the copies of their manuscripts could delay a grant or jeopardize new research funding. This public-access law is designed to enable taxpayers to learn about research they fund as a part of a spending bill Congress passed in December 2007.

Despite electronic book (e-book) piracy being viewed by many rightsholders as the greatest contemporary challenge to the publishing industry, there is little research evaluating different anti-piracy methods, and explaining how they work. This paper explores the technological methods that United Kingdom and United States publishers, and their representative bodies, are using to tackle the growing challenge of e-book piracy. Through interviews with industry experts (including consultants, publishers and representatives) and publishing case studies, this paper brings together knowledge previously published and considered separately. The systems considered include The Publishers Association Copyright Infringement Portal, and Digital Rights Management in its various forms. Through these systems, we can reveal a lack of nuanced understanding in the motivations and methods of illegal file sharing, which have led to unsuccessful blanket solutions to a complex problem. By teasing out these problems, this paper will act as a point of reference for current anti-piracy measures, and consider the future options for an industry increasingly using the World Wide Web to distribute content. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Focuses on a court's ruling concerning the disposal of electronic records by federal agencies in the United States. Potential information management crisis arising from the decision; Recognition given to the difference between electronic and paper-based documents; Documents covered by the ruling. INSET: Ruling of Judge Paul Friedman in.

Summarizes the development of electronic publishing in the United States since the early 1960s. Definition of electronic publishing; Use of computers to generate print-on-paper publications; Electronic text distribution; Text accessibility; Early experiments on electronic journal production.

Reports on the launching of the electronic publishing site for research papers of the U.S. National Institutes of Health. Differences between E-biomed and PubMed Central; Papers accepted by the site; Concerns of publishers about the financial consequences of rapid submission.

The article reflects on the significance of technology to the publication "Ethnobotany Research & Applications: A Journal of Plants, People, and Applied Research" in the U.S. Due to the emergence of new technology, the periodical adapted a new opportunity in publishing its on-line journal. Instead of printing on paper, it distributed its issues through the Internet.

The article reports on the transition and developments of the publication "Document to the People" after 35 years in the U.S. According to the article, Andrea Sevetson, the paper's lead editor, has announced the availability of all published articles online since the publication's birth more than three decades ago. In addition, the author recounts the early records of the periodical, its evolution since the round table days as well as the functions of the American Library Association's Government Documents Round Table (GODORT). Furthermore, he states about the new and fascinating features of the publication which include articles about disasters stories, African American documents as well as book reviews.

Reports that the Director of the United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) has proposed the creation of electronic biomed, an electronic publishing Web site. Goal of the initiative; Functions planned for E-biomed; Posting of the proposals at the NIH's Web site; Mechanics of posting papers at the E-biomed.

Editorial. Comments on issues of limiting access to published research results to protect authors' interest in the United States. Accounts on author's decision to restrict online access of human genome sequence; Requirements of unfettered availability of essential data for a paper upon publication; Policy on unfettered access to published scientific data.