Impelsys’ Virtual Sampling is an innovative and revolutionary solution that allows publishers to publish electronic samples prior to print. These electronic samples offer a faster, easier and more powerful method for teachers and school administrators to evaluate and search all programs appropriate for a particular curriculum, for all grade levels, eliminating the time-consuming page-by-page evaluation of educational material associated with print sampling.

This revolutionary solution comes with end-user features like full-text search, user personalization, alpha channel video etc. that aid in the program evaluation process. It also provides internal editorial staff and customers the flexibility to pick and choose chapters/content chunks from different ‘products’ and customize the product as per their needs

This innovative digital alternative to print samples helps publishers to reduce printing costs and distribution costs as well as total turnaround time.

Visit HMH’s virtual sampling page Read press release

Over the past 8 years, we’ve heard countless reasons why e-books just won’t work. We’ve been advised that digital books will only be a niche market. We’ve been cautioned that e-books will spell the death of the industry.

Despite these well-intentioned opinions, we pressed on; building a platform for the masses and believing that this would be the next great chapter in the publishing industry’s proud history.

After last week’s Frankfurt Book Fair, I am proud to announce that the revolution is over and the future is finally here.

For five straight days, my team and I were in back-to-back (to-back) meetings with the world’s leading publishers talking about digital content delivery. We read innumerable stories about the revolution including the WSJ’s “E-books are hot topic at Frankfurt Book Fair” and the AP’s “E-books gain a foothold at Frankfurt Book Fair.” We even saw China play second fiddle to Google, Apple and Amazon.

Since the launch of iPublishCentral at FBF last year, the publishing industry and iPublishCentral have taken some significant steps forward. Over the past 12 months, more than 350 publishers from around the world, including the AMA, MIT Press, F+W Media, M.E. Sharpe, Marshall Cavendish and Vanderbilt University Press, have signed on to use iPublishCentral.

We’ve added support for content in multiple formats, multiple languages and for multiple mobile devices. We’ve increased reporting and analysis tools and have begun supporting various pricing models, including rentals.

What we’re most proud of is that iPublishCentral enables publishers of any size or in any location to make their content for sale online and to promote their brands and titles across the Web in a simple and cost-effective manner, with minimal up front investments and pay-as-you-go pricing.

I wanted to use this blog entry to thank our customers, our partners and the incredible team at iPublishCentral for their hard work and their dedication to this cause. There remains a great deal of work ahead of us, but the future is indeed bright.

Viva la revolution,

Sameer Shariff

iPublishCentral now supports posting to FaceBook and MySpace profile.

A Widget post on FaceBook

You can now use these additional features to post titles on your profile and share it with your friends. You start the word and encourage others to spread it. You have now got two new ways to do just that!

FaceBook and MySpace options in the Widget

Check for the FaceBook and MySpace icons under the share option (the “+” button) in your Widget and ViewInside. In case you do not find it, just login to iPublishCentral and enable them for your titles.