25% of Researchers Say Accessing Material on a Handheld Device Important
HOUSTON, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire/ — Questia Media, Inc. has added an additional 1,900 copyrighted books to its digital collection, which is available online and through its recently launched application for the iPhone and iPod Touch that in just two weeks has become one of the top paid book applications on those devices.
The Questia collection, consisting mostly of copyrighted works, now totals 76,213 full-text books and over 2.7 million journal, magazine, and newspaper articles.
“This important addition to our library is part of our continuing strategy to provide college students and other researchers access to the only high-quality, online collection of full-text books and articles,” said Tim Harris, President and CEO of Questia, adding that in addition to accessing these materials online users increasingly want to do so from mobile devices
In a recent survey of over 3,400 Questia subscribers, 25% said that accessing research material from a handheld mobile device was important.
Availability
Questia Library for the iPhone/iPod Touch is available today from the App Store in iTunes for 99 cents, giving users permanent access to 5,000 public domain books and 1 week of access to every publication in Questia Library. After one week, users may purchase additional access to the full library through iTunes on a non-recurring basis. For more information, visit: http://www.questia.com/questialibraryplus
About Questia
Questia Media, Inc. partners with over 325 leading publishers to provide the world’s largest online academic library and research resource to end consumers on a subscription basis. Students, instructors, and lifelong learners in more than 200 countries use Questia’s collection of full-text books and articles for scholarly research in the humanities and social sciences. The collection includes valuable, copyrighted works and is selected and organized by Questia’s own professional librarians.
Questia’s unlimited, 24/7 access allows researchers to simultaneously use every item in its library from any connected corner of the world.
Questia Media, Inc. also provides Questia School, a teacher/student resource center that incorporates the digital library content with K12 class instruction and is designed for use by educators and students to enhance curricula.
Founded in 1998, Questia Media is based in Houston. For more information, visit http://www.questia.com/ and http://www.questiamedia.com.
CONTACT: Sean Sullivan, Director, Consumer Sales & Marketing of Questia Media, Inc., +1-713-358-2658, ssullivan@questia.com