Sweet and Maxwell With over 200 years of history and heritage in legal publishing, Sweet & Maxwell offers detailed and specialist knowledge, understanding, interpretation and commentary across a wide range of subjects. Their publications use a variety of formats to meet customers' needs including books, journals, periodicals, looseleafs, CD-ROMs and online services. Sweet and Maxwell, together with Lawtel and Westlaw UK, are part of Thomson reuters. Press release London, December 15, 2011 Sweet & Maxwell Launches eBooks for Thomson Reuters ProViewTM eReader App Sweet & Maxwell has announced the launch of its initial eBook for Thomson Reuters ProView, the new professional eReader application for the iPad®. Covering many of the most widely used references on both civil and criminal law, the Sweet & Maxwell eBooks on ProView mark a significant step forward in the delivery of legal information to the profession. Thomson Reuters ProView is the first platform for eBooks that was built from the ground up specifically for professionals. The ProView iPad app can be downloaded free at the Apple App Store. Sweet & Maxwell’s first eBook title available on the ProView platform is Archbold: Criminal Pleading, Evidence and Practice. One of the UK’s most widely used legal reference books; Archbold has been in publication since 1822. It offers the most authoritative and comprehensive coverage of practice and procedure within the Crown Court. Sweet & Maxwell eBooks will enable barristers and solicitors to conduct their preparatory and in-court research more effectively as even the most detailed background material can now be easily accessed from any location. According to the company’s own research, 23 percent of solicitors that specialize in litigation are already using an iPad to access legal information with a slightly higher usage among barristers. The research reveals that the legal profession is exploring how it can make more use of tablets and that lawyers are embracing the benefits of mobile technologies. With Thomson Reuters ProView, lawyers with access to Sweet & Maxwell eBooks can make notes or email sections immediately to clients or colleagues, and they can search the textbook without having to leave the page they are reading. With fewer hefty documents to bring to court or client meetings, as well as faster and more advanced ways to access reference material, Sweet & Maxwell eBooks will both save lawyers valuable time and literally lighten their load. Additional ProView benefits include the abilities to: Search the entire eBook without leaving the current page Update content as new editions are published Add notes to the text, which will automatically transfer to later purchased editions Highlight sections of text easily Copy sections of an eBook straight into an email for clients or counsel Hyperlink to relevant sections via links within the text Quickly find and review references at a later date via bookmark or flag To find out more about Thomson Reuters ProView and Sweet & Maxwell’s new eBooks, visit proview or talk to Paul Sandell, PR & Communications Manager, Thomson Reuters, Tel +44 (0)207 393 7386, email paul.sandell@thomsonreuters.com. Return to Index of Legal Publishers Online or return to Lawyers Home Page. Comments or queries? email delia@venables.co.uk