- by Kathy Mickey
- December 2 2019
- academic publishing
- education
- publishing
The Changing World of College Course Materials
In 2019, it seemed that disruption in the higher education space accelerated. Among the headlines was the potential merger of two of the largest traditional publishers of course materials—Cengage and McGraw-Hill Education—as they seek to improve their chances of surviving the disruption and forging a viable path forward in the changing market.
- by Kathy Mickey
- October 2 2019
- academic publishing
- education
- education market
- instructional materials
- publishing
- teaching materials
- textbooks
Are College Course Materials Publishers Paying the Price for Changing Strategies?
Simba Information examines trends surrounding college course materials publishers.
- by Kathy Mickey
- May 14 2019
- education
- education market
- k-12
- k12 math
- K-12 products
- math
- publishing
Takeaways from 2018 Instructional Materials Adoption Can Inform Expectations in 2019
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis may have thrown a curve ball into publishers’ plans for success in the Florida math adoption in 2018, but he also may have done the industry a favor by smoothing out the adoption opportunity over more years, disrupting the peaks and valleys cycle that has plagued the industry for decades.
- by Kathy Mickey
- April 26 2019
- academic publishing
- books
- education
- publishing
- scholarly publishing
Publishers and Institutions Give Inclusive Access a Try
Colleges and universities and publishers and bookstores are looking to address the changing course materials needs of college students and faculty.
- by Dan Strempel
- March 1 2019
- Professional Publishing
- publishing
- scholarly publishing
Threats to Copyright Protections Seen As “Existential”
Many individual nations and trade groups around the world are examining their copyright laws, so the issues are constantly being debated and negotiated.
- by Dan Strempel
- February 25 2019
- journal
- open access journals
- publishing
Panel: Europe’s Open Access Plan S Unlikely to Sway U.S. Policy
A coalition of European national research institutes’ bold plan to divert the researchers it funds away from publishing results in journals that collect subscription fees would face a tougher path in the U.S. — this was the consensus of a law and policy panel assembled by the Association of American Publishers at its annual professional and scholarly publishers conference.
- by Dan Strempel
- February 19 2019
- mobile technology
- publishing
- technology
After a Rough 2018, Big Tech Now Under the Microscope
In many ways 2018 was the year big tech finally took it on the chin. Publishers who have wrestled with big tech’s influence on their business for years took notice.
- by Karen Meaney
- August 22 2018
- education market
- educational technology
- k-12
- K-12 products
- publishing
K12 Inc. Investments Point to Interest in Digital Learning and Workforce Readiness
K12 Inc., manager of virtual schools and provider of online learning resources, in August made a $9 million investment in STEM Premier to help grow the online community that links current and future workforce talent with organizational recruiting needs in a variety of career fields.
- by Dan Strempel
- July 11 2018
- journal
- open access books
- open access journals
- publishing
Five Reasons Why Publishing Science for Profit Endures
Elsevier, Springer Nature, John Wiley & Sons and Informa have fended off the advent of preprint article repositories, open access journals, funder mandates, boycotts and big deal library subscription cancellations.
Here are five reasons why these leading companies continue to endure...
- by Kathy Mickey
- March 19 2018
- academic publishing
- education
- publishing
Reducing the Cost of College Course Materials
Higher education publishers and distributors are ramping up their efforts to change the way college students acquire and access course materials, increasingly with the support of institutions and faculty.
