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Apple to begin paying $400 million to consumers in price-fixing settlement
Beginning June 21, 2016, millions of e-book purchasers will receive credits and checks for twice their losses following an antitrust lawsuit filed against Apple Inc. and five of the nation’s largest publishing companies for their roles in an alleged e-book price-fixing scheme, according to Hagens Berman, a consumer-rights class-action law firm. Attorneys say the process is uniquely simple for consumers – credits will be automatically sent directly into the accounts of consumers at major book retailers, including Amazon.com Inc., Barnes & Noble Inc., Kobo Inc. and Apple.
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SAGE Publishing unveils open access journal Chronic Stress
Academic publishing SAGE Publishing has announced the launch of Chronic Stress, an open access journal dedicated to the science of stress with a particular emphasis on the effects of long-term stress. The journal also covers stress-related psychiatric disorders such as mood, anxiety, trauma, and more.
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Taylor & Francis and the Mycological Society of America announce new publishing partnership
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis Group and the Mycological Society of America have announced a new publishing partnership for the journal, Mycologia. The journal publishes papers on all aspects of mycology, including physiology and biochemistry, ecology, pathology, development and morphology, systematics, cell biology and ultrastructure, genetics, molecular biology, and evolution.
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Prof. Aideen Sullivan named Editor-in-Chief of Neuronal Signaling
Academic publisher Portland Press has announced the appointment of Aideen Sullivan, Professor of Neuroscience in University College Cork (UCC), Ireland, has been appointed as Editor-in-Chief of the new open access journal, Neuronal Signaling. Professor Sullivan directs an active research programme focused on neuroprotective approaches to the treatment of Parkinson’s disease and has a particular expertise in neurotrophic factors.
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Boopsie, Inc. shares survey results to help libraries develop mobile app strategies
Mobile platform-as-a-service (PaaS) provider Boopsie, Inc. sponsored a survey of over 350 librarians last month to learn more about the value that mobile apps offer diverse communities and the obstacles that libraries face when launching these apps. In preparation for the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference later this month, the leading platform-as-a-service provider has published a report on the results of this survey.
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