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Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2014 15:19:04 -0500

For immediate release

January 21, 2014



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Katie Smart

Publicist, Journals and e-Collections

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DUKE UNIVERSITY PRESS LAUNCHES NEW PLATFORM FOR E-BOOKS



Duke University Press and HighWire Press are pleased to announce the launch
of a new site for reading, searching, and sharing Duke University Press's
books: http://read.dukeupress.edu. Offering more than 1,600 titles and
powered by the Folio eBooks solution, the site is the new home for the
e-Duke Books Scholarly Collection, available to libraries for purchase.



Features of the new Drupal-based site developed by HighWire include
responsive design, tailoring the attractive and functional interface to any
device; DRM-free content; individual chapter downloads; and such tools as
advanced search filters, social sharing, and reading recommendations, all
of which deliver a rich, user-friendly reading and research experience.



"HighWire designed the Folio eBooks product to make it easy to find
connections between scholarly content, regardless of whether the relevant
information is published in journal articles or in book chapters," states
Tara Robenalt, HighWire's director of product management.



The new site is open to all users and dramatically enhances the
discoverability of Duke University Press's content. It provides free access
to the introductory chapters of every book in the collection and allows
integrated searching and linking across book and journal content. "We at
Duke University Press are very pleased that we have been able to start our
long-planned and eagerly awaited move towards integrating our book and
journal content with such a successful first step," says Steve Cohn,
director of Duke University Press.



The 2014 e-Duke Books Scholarly Collection will debut on
http://read.dukeupress.edu, and older e-books purchased through the
collection must be accessed there as well. Access via ebrary, the previous
host for this content, will be discontinued in February.



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About Duke University Press

Duke University Press publishes primarily in the humanities, social
sciences, and mathematics. It is an internationally recognized publisher
known for its willingness to take chances on nontraditional and
multidisciplinary publications. The Press supports the academic mission of
Duke University by disseminating knowledge through the publication of
approximately 120 books annually and 48 journals, as well as through its
five electronic collections.


http://dukeupress.edu

Twitter: @DUKEpress



About HighWire Press

Stanford University's HighWire Press provides technology solutions for the
scholarly community through its innovative HighWire Open Platform. Since
its inception, HighWire offers digital content development and hosting
services, a customizable peer-review manuscript submission system,
cross-publisher librarian tools, and strategic consultation for
organizations which produce high-impact journals, books, and other
scholarly publications.


http://highwire.stanford.edu

Twitter: @highwirepress