09 juni 2004 - The number of online newsletters has almost doubled in the last year,from 2,500 to 4,949,according to the Oxbridge Directory of Newsletters ®,2004 Edition ,released today. The Directory also shows that the overall number of U.S.and Canadian newsletters is growing, with 1,913 newsletters added since the last edition.From 2003 to 2004,the categories showing the greatest percentage growth were
Office Administration &Equipment (from 20 to 40)and College (from 79 to 134). Categories showing the largest decline were Veterinary (from 28 to 17)and Management (from 151 to 97).Of the 255 categories appearing in the directory,the largest categories continue to be Law with 1,023 newsletters and Medicine with 715 newsletters. "Email and internet newsletters continue to grow in number and in popularity,"said Deborah Striplin, Editorial Director for Oxbridge Directory of Newsletters ."Reversing the custom of newsletters' developing into magazines,many publishers have added online newsletters to supplement their magazines,such as Folio ’s FIRST DAY ." [Mediafinder]