1. 13/04/2012 Lund Online 2012 WSP E-books Giovanna Pignataro - European sales representative

2. WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING The company was established with the support of two Asian Nobel Laureates, C N Yang and Abdus Salam, in 1981

3. WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING WSP has grown to publish over 120 journals and 500 books per year

4. WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING World Scientific was awarded the exclusive rights in 1991 by the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm to publish (in English) the entire series of Nobel lectures from 1971 to 1990 and to distribute them worldwide. Subsequently, World Scientific again obtained the rights to publish the Nobel lectures from 1991 - 2005.

5. WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING In 1995, World Scientific co-founded the London-based Imperial College Press with Imperial College London. In 2006, the Press became a wholly-owned subsidiary of World Scientific. Imperial College Press has published about 650 books and 8 journals to date.

6. Journals and Books Chemistry Computer Science Physics Engineering Economics Finance & Management Environmental Science Materials Science Mathematics Medical and Life Science Non Linear Science Physics Social Sciences

7. 5000 E-books Lectures Notes Monographs Reference works Proceedings Handbooks

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9. E-books Perpetual access No DRM Unlimited concurrent usage Flexible purchase options No platform fees

10. All World Scientific E-Books are in user-friendly PDF format and accessible through ebooks.worldscinet.com. Our IP-linked system detects the titles a library / institution has purchased and automatically enables access to these titles within the IP range provided.

11. From late 2012 users will also be able to enjoy: A fully integrated platform to search across e- journals, e-archives and e- books From late 2012 users will also be able to enjoy: A fully integrated platform to search across e- journals, e-archives and e- books

12. SUBJECT COLLECTIONS (2012)Est. Count Mathematics44 Physics/Nonlinear Science46 Chemistry/Materials Science/Nanotechnology28 Computer Science23 Engineering22 Environmental Science9 Medicine and Healthcare50 Life Sciences34 Business and Economics30 General and Popular Science8 Social Sciences and Asian Studies31

13. SUBJECT COLLECTIONS (2005-2011)Count Mathematics402 Physics/Nonlinear Science496 Chemistry/Materials Science/Nanotechnology142 Computer Science137 Engineering173 Environmental Science71 Medicine and Healthcare137 Life Sciences164 Business and Economics237 General and Popular Science105 Social Sciences and Asian Studies170

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15. Purchase Options: Pick-and Choose – nearly 5000 front and backlist titles to choose from Collections by subject Full Collections by year of publication Purchase Options: Pick-and Choose – nearly 5000 front and backlist titles to choose from Collections by subject Full Collections by year of publication

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