Online passes print in STM publishing

The European online scientific publishing market has seen another year of double-digit growth. Online sales now account for 57 per cent of the total.

Sales in the online scientific, technical and medical (STM) information segment increased by 15 per cent at current prices in 2005 to reach €1.2bn. A double-digit sales increase has been achieved for the fourth year in succession. In contrast, the European STM information market overall increased by only five per cent in 2005 and has experienced only mid single-digit growth for the last three years.

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