Life-sciences publisher CABI is making its front-file titles (2005-2008) available through an annual digital subscription. The PDF-based collection is launching with 140 titles and CABI expects this to increase to 200 by the end of the year.
Digital subscription services have already been well received in the tech and business industries: Safari Books Online is O’Reilly’s third-largest reseller. (Disclosure: TOC is a division within O’Reilly Media.)