Reed Elsevier's Unit Forms Publishing Alliance With Privately Owned ISTE Press

(RTTNews) - Elsevier, Inc., a unit of Anglo-Dutch publishing and events company Reed Elsevier Plc. (REL.L, RUK, ENL) Wednesday said it has formed a publishing alliance with ISTE Press Ltd., a London-based privately owned publisher of scientific and technical books.

According to the firm, the publishing alliance would bring researchers ISTE Press content on high-growth subjects. The subjects include energy, engineering, materials science, food science, mathematics and environmental science.

Elsevier noted that the content from ISTE Press, which primarily publishes French-originated content in the English language, will be distributed through Elsevier's ScienceDirect and other global distribution channels.

New Elsevier and ISTE Press co-branded books will be published in collections beginning in 2015, and will be available in print as well via all of the digital channels Elsevier serves.

Elsevier will have global rights to co-branded content and will work in close cooperation with ISTE Press to develop content in areas of mutual interest.

Suzanne BeDell, Managing Director, Science and Technology Books, Elsevier, said, "It also brings to the market high-quality French scientific content that is closely aligned with our growth areas. ISTE Press and Elsevier can better support research outcomes and researcher productivity increasing global access to this co-published content."

In London, Reed Elsevier shares are currently trading at 1,077 pence, up 11 pence or 1.03 percent.