Total revenues for the scientific, technical and medical publishing market are estimated to rise by 15.8% over the next three years—from $26bn in 2011 to just over $30bn in 2014—according to a new report which also heralds the "era of the platform".

The market forecast report, compiled by information industry...

In what was described as a "shot across the bow" of digital pirates, six global publishers, including John Wiley, Cengage and McGraw-Hill, have obtained an injunction against Swiss-based Rapidshare ordering the company to prevent illegal file sharing of the 148 copyright-protected works cited in the lawsuit.

The judgment was...

A number of the UK's university presses are "struggling" to keep their heads above water in the face of the recession and pressure from rising student fees.

There is a move to create a Europe-wide association for university presses, with one of its main aims to support publishers, but it was revealed this week that...

Reed Elsevier is to place more than 100m new shares "immediately" in an effort to raise money and reduce its £5bn net debt, after reporting that its first half profits have fallen by almost 30%. The announcement has sent Reed's share price down more than 10% in trading today (30th July) to a new 52-week low.

Reed was...