"In 2010, the global e-book market grew by more than 200% to exceed 90 million paid-for units," says Fiona Hoy, Market Analyst at Futuresource Consulting. "This equates to a value of more $900 million and was largely attributable to growth in the US region, which represented more than 80% of global revenues last year." Rapid US e-book market growth and consumer adoption was predominantly driven by Amazon's loss-leading strategy on key e-book titles purchased through their Kindle store and Kindle app. A similar strategy was temporarily adopted in the UK. "Moving forward, ...

Treat your loved one to a romantic Valentine's Day dinner this year at the House at Secret Garden. Indulge in a delightful three-course meal starting with a choice of either Chanterelle Mushroom Soup with a Pasta Bundle Stuffed with Rainbow Chard, Garlic, Onion, and Black Mesa Ranch Goat Cheese, Topped with Shaved Pecorino Cheese, or "The House" Beet and Goat Cheese Salad, with Golden and Chioggia Beets, Toasted Hazelnuts, Shallots, Basil and Greens with Desert Blossom Honey Dressing. Follow up with the Braised Short Ribs with Creamy Polenta, Roasted Carrots, Arugula ...

The company, in operation since 1976, manufactures, and installs aluminum single prime windows and thermally broken aluminum windows for the Canadian market. The aluminum windows offer greater convenience for prefab built buildings than vinyl windows because of lower cost and durability. Aluminum windows also perform better in high traffic areas like commercial and industrial applications and are less expensive to service than vinyl windows. Both the 'single prime window' and 'thermally broken window' are easy to install in prefab construction and are custom manufactured ...

Hope Education understands the importance of delivering quality and innovative resources on time and at the right price. For 2011 Hope have strived to improve and increase their range of educational resources to make them the ultimate one stop shop, and at this year's Education Show an extensive range of these new resources will be on display. Hours of exploration and fun with Hope's New Obzipod table This innovative table is just one of the latest offers in Hope's extensiveEarly Year's range. Hope's corporate partnership with National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) ...

Erik Dalton. Ph.D. has begun his popular 2011 Dynamic Body workshop tour. These 3 day, 24 CE "hands-on" Myoskeletal Alignment workshops features innovative tools for fixing neck, back, shoulder, hip and leg pain. Exceptional procedures for pain management, sports, massage therapy and structural integration therapists. Attendees receive excellent room rates at luxury hotels located near airports. Learn while you receive documentation that will set you apart with clients. Arriving in a city near you in 2011: Asheville, NC; West Palm Beach, FL; Chicago, IL and Dallas Texas. ...

GlobalAir.com announced today that advertisers who depend on sales leads generated from its web site can rest assured about the legitimacy of the email addresses sent to them. A newly installed three-layered validation process, called EVS (Email Verification System), makes sure a submitted email address is correct before an inquiry is sent to a customer advertising an aircraft or sponsoring a fixed-based operator (FBO) on the web site. The validation system does this without additional delay for the site's users. Back-end algorithms confirm information from the person ...

Aureus Medical Group, a national leader in healthcare staffing, has announced that it will participate as an exhibitor in the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Combined Sections Meeting to be held February 9-12, 2011 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA. More than 7,500 physical therapy professionals are expected to attend the Combined Sections Meeting (CSM), which offers educational programming, networking opportunities, along with an exhibition February 10-12, 2011. APTA is a national association and the principal membership organization ...

Dean Ogan, owner of Rocky Top Hospitality (http://www.rockytophospitality.com), has announced that Michael Dean's Seafood Grill & Oyster Bar, located at 6004 Falls of Neuse Road in Raleigh, will transition to become Tribeca Tavern, a sister restaurant to Rocky Top Hospitality's Cary location (http://www.tribecataverncary.com). Tribeca Tavern will serve microbrews, 20 North Carolina drafts, and casual, family-friendly, and affordable fare that will focus on gourmet burgers made using fresh, all-natural Blue Ribbon Angus beef from Coastal Cattle Company in Ayden, N.C. The ...

Richard L. Newman, Esq., a Bucks County attorney specializing in Elder Law and Special Needs Planning, will present a program entitled "Planning for an Individual with Special Needs" on Tuesday, February 8th from 7:00 - 8:30 PM. The program will be offered at Warwick Township Administration Building, in the Main Meeting Room and is open to parents and/or guardians of children and individuals with special needs. In "Planning for an Individual with Special Needs", Mr. Newman will examine which public benefits are available for people with special needs. He will focus ...

ekn links and China Sourcing Center (CSC) begins a search for U.S. and South American made products to be proudly represented at American Pavilion in the Canton Fair for imported products. Authorized by the sponsor, China Sourcing Center will manage the American Pavilion and will be working with ekn links to include exporters from all over the Americas to promote their products and explore the growing market in China. Current business developments in the US and throughout the globe have made it necessary for small businesses to seek out markets outside of their current ...

At this time of year it's hard to walk through a store without being bombarded with red and pink paraphernalia littering the aisles. Hundreds of plastic and paper products are being marketed to consumers telling us that the best way to show love for friends and families this Valentine's Day is through buying more products. Canada's DIY expert Linda Bodo thinks Valentine's Day is the perfect opportunity to teach children a different 'love lesson': loving their planet. Valentine's is a time when students make almost more crafts than they do at Christmas time. Classrooms ...

Out of their love for food and health, the environment, animals, and each other, Christopher and Crystal Tate created their company, Food for Lovers, and The World's First Vegan Queso. After spending nearly four years mastering the recipe and saving up to jar their queso, the Tates are now taking over the southwest and quickly spreading their love for authentic vegan queso across the country. With their perseverance, Food for Lovers has already become a Whole Foods Top 20 Product. "Being born & raised in Texas [Chris and I] have a need deep down for spicy, hearty food. ...

Known for giving others their time in the spotlight, Casting360 (www.casting360.com) is taking the stage to introduce a new mission statement that reinforces the company's core values and commitment to excellence. The hot entertainment industry start-up is stepping up its tech industry profile and is in consideration for several high profile awards this year. Casting360 launched in September 2010 as a resource dedicated to bringing the entertainment industry together with available talent. Created with actual feedback from accomplished casting directors, filmmakers and ...

PetTravelCenter.com announced today that it will provide Florida-based Furry Travelers products on its site, including the To Go Bowl, a product that fits into a vehicle's cup holder. Complete with a splash guard and lid to prevent spilling, the To Go Bowl is the perfect bowl for road trips and is available in silver, blue and red. The To Go Bowl can also be used on the ground by removing the cup portion, which can be used to store pet treats. "We're pleased to carry the To Go Bowl on our site," said Tom James, president of PetTravelCenter.com. "It's a wonderful, ...

Research performed by an independent consultant has shed fascinating light on the 2011 communications goals for municipalities throughout America. Across the board, county/city managers reported that they were most interested in making the following improvements: 1. Increase communications with the residents to be more transparent. 2. Create a 24/7/365 online city/county hall that would give residents, businesses, vendors and visitors access to all forms and FAQ's. This is seen as a way to provide better convenience for residents while reducing costs and demands on ...

Profile A global medical device manufacturer ("the Client") created a series of web-based modules for an employee training program on Good Documentation Practice requirements. In order to reach all of its international employees and guarantee consistency of training across all its sites, the Client needed to localize the training modules into 11 languages. The languages requested included Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (European), Spanish (European) and Turkish. Challenge The training modules were ...

The latest series of The Lakes began on Monday 3rd Jan on ITV and included a feature on a wedding at the Inn on the Lake. Before the programme finished the hotel was inundated with calls and enquiries from 'brides to be' wanting to find out more about the garden gazebo weddings. The website too saw a dramatic rise in new enquiries - with three thousand new visitors in the first few hours after the programme went out. The Lakes programme was following Joe Pester who is an instructor at the Glenridding Sailing School, Joe has also run sailing classes at Inn on the Lake ...

TheBookPatch.com uses state of the art technology to build a unique and free platform for writers to create, edit, publish and sell their books in one seamless process. The new website offers members (membership is free) a complete set of tools letting writers log on to their book from any computer in the world with an internet connection and write. The built in word processor compliments writing alone, collaboration or co-authoring regardless of geographical boundaries. The program supports multiple story lines and exclusive applications for creating a cast of characters, ...

In the latest stage of its strategy to help clients cope with the increasing impact of the consumerisation of IT, SCC has become the first UK Apple business partner to secure its 'Authorised Systems Integrator' accreditation. Awarded following an extensive qualitative review process, the certification recognises Europe's largest independent technology group's expertise in the fields of virtualisation, unified communications and optimisation around the IT infrastructure. "One of the biggest issues facing business leaders today is how to respond to the fast growing trend ...

"We have a single vision in mind for our new and free instant, web page load-testing service, and that is to help Sysadmins, Webmasters and developers save time by quickly finding out about issues or problems on their sites and then fixing them immediately," said Monitis Founder and CEO Hovhannes Avoyan. "In the end, saving time allows Sysadmins to better manage their online businesses and raise customer service levels." The new Monitis tool loads for speed testing a complete HTML page, including all objects such as images, Javascripts, CSS, Flash, RSS feeds, frames, ...

The Cruise Lines International Association has predicted that about 16 million people are likely to take a cruise trip in 2011. Cruise travel continues to grow in popularity as people are increasingly looking to spend their well deserved breaks in style by choosing a cruise vacation. There are a number of Minneapolis St. Paul cruise travel ( http://southmetro.cruiseholidays.com/ ) agencies that offer stress free cruises. A common misunderstanding among people is that booking cruise vacations directly is much cheaper than booking through a travel agent, and thereby avoiding ...

Leading Australian promotional merchandise supplier Payless Promotions has launched an innovative buying structure for small to medium sized Australian businesses (SMB's) which will put those businesses on par with bulk buyers in terms of procurement costs of marketing merchandise. Payless Promotions '2011 Procurement Buying Schedule' allows small to medium sized businesses (SMB's) to submit medium-sized orders for the most popular promotional products at rates normally reserved for larger scale purchasing. The new cost-effective approach will see Payless Promotions ...

This monthly webinar series profiles the success stories of BrightWork customers using SharePoint to manage their work and projects. These 20 minute webcasts will consist of the customer delivering an explanation and demo. You may register for all three webcasts or for the one that interests you most! Webinar Week Schedule: -Tuesday February 8th- Brandwise -Wednesday February 9th - Aramex -Thursday Februry 10th - Durham Public Schools Time: 8:30am PST/11:30am EST/4:30pm GMT Register here FREE: http://www.brightwork.com/forms/webinar_registration_form.asp?event=4 ...

Apimac today is pleased to announce that Compress Files 5.0 is available on the new Apple Mac App Store. Compress Files is an easy-to-use tool for compress, archive, encrypt files and omit Mac-specific invisible files. Compress your files in your preferred format. Compress Files is an universal program for Mac OS X that enable Mac users to easily create: Zip compressed archives (.zip) TAR archives (.tar) Gzip compressed archives (.tar.gz) Bzip2 compressed archives (.tar.bz2) Xar archives (.xar) 7zip compressed archives (.7z) Compressed Disk Image (.dmg) and also: Zip compressed ...

AboutKidsHealth.ca continues to advance health education, with their content available in English, French and Chinese so that trust health information will be accessible in both official languages and the third most used language in Canada. In partnership with BC Children's Hospital, Children's Hospital of London Health Sciences Centre, and IWK Health Centre in Halifax, The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, is building a coast-to-coast collaboration in children's health information through AboutKidsHealth.ca, a website that provides families with current, evidence-based ...