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Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Switch from print to online increases STM publisher revenue

Bobby Pickering, Euro online info market in rude health, Information World Review, May 31, 2006. Excerpt:

IRN Research has released its annual report on the state of the European online information market, showing a 14% increase in total market value in 2005, which it estimates at €3,513m (£2,407m).

The consultancy expects further growth of 9% in 2006 and 7.7% in 2007. It said revenue switching from traditional hard copy sources to online services is the main factor behind this growth, especially in legal, tax and regulatory (LTR) and scientific, technical and medical (STM) information markets.