AquaBrowser Expands in North America With Addition of Dedicated New York-Based Direct Sales and Support Team
Posted August 21, 2007 | Filed Under General Info, Readers Advisory
AquaBrowser, the leading provider of visual faceted search technologies, today announced the expansion of its North American business development commitment with the addition of a dedicated sales and support force in the U.S.
The expansion of the company’s direct sales and support team, based in New York City, will allow AquaBrowser to better service the vast number of existing customers as well as the ever-increasing number of sales leads in North America. This is the first in a series of investments toward international growth for AquaBrowser, following the purchase of its creator, Medialab Solutions, by Bowker.
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Bowker Acquires Medialab Solutions, Developer of AquaBrowser Library
Posted June 22, 2007 | Filed Under General Info, Books In Print, Readers Advisory
R.R. Bowker, the global leader in bibliographic information management, today announced that it has acquired Medialab Solutions by Amsterdam, creators of the highly regarded AquaBrowser Library search and discovery platform that is used by more than 60 million patrons in public libraries throughout the U.S. and Europe.
The acquisition represents the alignment of the richest collection of bibliographic data with the most popular and user-friendly visual faceted search technology in the library industry, improving Bowker’s ability to deliver new products that enhance the user experience in libraries.
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U.S. Book Production Rebounded Slightly in 2006
Posted May 31, 2007 | Filed Under General Info, Books In Print
Bowker, the global leader in bibliographic information management, today released statistics on U.S. book publishing for 2006, compiled from its Books In Print® database. Based on preliminary figures from U.S. publishers, Bowker is projecting that U.S. title output in 2006 increased by more than 3% to 291,920 new titles and editions, up from the 282,500 published in 2005.
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Publishers Release 9,000 New Audiobooks in 2006
Posted March 6, 2007 | Filed Under General Info, Books In Print
Bowker, the world’s leading provider of bibliographic information, today released the first comprehensive statistical portrait of U.S. audiobook publishing, which found that even as spoken word audio becomes increasingly available in 21st century formats like downloadable digital files, publishers and customers alike continue to favor 19th and 20th century guilty pleasures like mystery and detective novels. The data was compiled from Bowker’s Books In Print® database, and was based on figures reported by U.S. audiobook publishers and imprints reflecting all new spoken word audio releases, including audiobook-only titles as well as those based on works previously published as print books.
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U.S. Book Production Plummets in 2005
Posted May 9, 2006 | Filed Under General Info, Books In Print
Bowker, the world’s leading provider of bibliographic information, today released statistics on U.S. book publishing compiled from its Books In Print® database. Based on preliminary figures from U.S. publishers, Bowker is projecting that U.S. title output in 2005 decreased by more than 18,000 to 172,000 new titles and editions. This is the first decline in U.S. title output since 1999, and only the 10th downturn recorded in the last 50 years.
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