Simba's analysis covers all the major issues affecting the state of the college publishing market. Topics include:

• Top performing disciplines as well as top selling textbooks -- exclusive sales statistics provided by Monument Information Resource
• The ongoing battle for market share between new and used books and its effect on pricing
• The continuing rise of electronic media, custom publishing, and coursepacks
• The most recent developments in technology use in courses, from e-textbooks to clickers to iPods
• Exploding growth for community colleges, postsecondary schools, and distance learning
• Effects of international editions leaking into the domestic market
• The prospect of accountability and assessment as growth areas in college publishing
• Market forces shaping sales trends through 2008

This report includes detailed profiles on all of the leading U.S. college publishers, leading college textbook distributors and retailers, and top infrastructure software providers.