INTERBOOK - THE ELECTRONIC BOOK PUBLISHING PORTAL OF TYPOTEX LTD (Interkonyv. A Typotex elektronikus konyvkiadoi portalja)

Typotex Ltd. Electronic Publishing House started to publish electronic books in January 2009. Via the portal called Interbook, an increasing number of prestigious academic and professional publications are made available in electronic format. E-books can be purchased not only in their entirety, but also by individual chapters. The project currently covers 92 volumes, including books out of print. As opposed to photocopying texts, which is forbidden by Hungarian copyright law, downloading the publications from the Interbook webpage means a legal way of receiving copies of documents. The article gives a summary of the various new opportunities offered by the e-book portal for readers, authors and other publishers. Also included is an interview with Zsuzsa Votisky, managing director of Typotex who tells about the current situation of scientific publishing and the future plans of Typotex Ltd. related to this growing field.