AIAA announces new e-book initiative

April 7, 2008 – Reston, Virginia – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is pleased to announce a new e-book initiative to make its unique content available in electronic form, allowing for unprecedented ease and flexibility of access. AIAA has partnered with MPS Technologies, a Macmillan company, to make e-books available via MPS’ BookStore digital content delivery platform.

The initial launch of the AIAA eBooks will include 130 titles from the AIAA Education Series and the Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics series. Attendees at “SLA 2008,” the annual meeting of the Special Libraries Association, June 15-18, 2008 in Seattle, Wash., will be the first to see the new e-books.

“We are particularly excited about making out-of-print Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics series titles widely available once more, as well as gaining new exposure for authors. AIAA eBooks content will be available at the chapter level in addition to the complete e-book. This flexibility will enable us to offer bundled subject-related content in the near future,” said Rodger Williams, AIAA Director of Publications.

In 1960, the acclaimed Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics series began documenting the rapid technological advances in aerospace and related fields. The series focuses on books that demonstrate a particular, well-defined subject in aerospace science, engineering, or technology. In-depth, technical substance is the primary emphasis, although some volumes include additional material (such as semi-technical background history) needed to thoroughly cover the subject.