Today In Book Publishing
August 27, 2015 at 2:43 pm
BOSTON, Aug. 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Cengage Learning today launched the availability of the iOS andAndroid compatible MindTap Mobile app. Developed based on student feedback, MindTap Mobile allows students to access many features of Cengage Learning’s highly successful MindTap e-learning platform directly from their smartphones anytime, anywhere. “MindTap Mobile offers the tools students tell us they…
August 26, 2015 at 2:57 pm
Last week HarperCollins shared the news that P.M. Sukumar was stepping down as CEO of HarperCollins India to “pursue other interests.” On Tuesday the publisher announced that Ananth Padmanabhan will replace him, leaving his position at Penguin Random House where he was senior vice president of sales. Along with the new hire, the publisher has…
August 25, 2015 at 3:29 pm
Although Scholastic recently sold several of its EdTech properties to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, including READ 180, iRead, and MATH 180, the publisher is not entirely out of the education services game, writes CEO Richard Robinson in a recent letter to clients. “With that sale now complete, I would like to update you on the focus, capability, and exciting future of Scholastic Education—our ongoing education business which includes familiar programs such as Classroom Magazines
August 24, 2015 at 11:18 am
The goal of the content sample is to acquire new customers, right? So why are publishers settling for sample content models that are outdated and largely ineffective? Look at ebooks, for instance. Publishers mostly rely on retailers for discovery and distribution, just like how they sell the full ebook. To make matters worse, most of…
August 21, 2015 at 3:39 pm
Thursday, August 20 – TORONTO – Colborne Communications is excited to announce that it has acquired the book crowdfunding site Pubslush as of Monday, August 24, 2015. Pubslush will continue to take submissions for all book crowdfunding and pre-order campaigns. Since 1977, Colborne Communications has provided a variety of editing, design and project management services…
August 20, 2015 at 5:32 pm
NEW YORK, August 19—Simon & Schuster and Hotels.com® are joining together to promote the joy of reading and make life on the road or on vacation that much more pleasant for travelers. Beginning today, Hotels.com customers who book a minimum two-night stay in selected U.S. destinations through the U.S. site will have the opportunity to…
August 19, 2015 at 7:21 pm
In a letter to employees sent August 18th, Perseus Books Group CEO David Steinberger wrote that the publisher and its client publishers achieved the highest number of book sales in the company's history. The lengthy letter delves into each month of Perseus' fiscal year, which ended on June 30th, and highlights some of the major acquisitions and bestsellers that propelled Perseus to record-breaking heights.
August 18, 2015 at 5:31 pm
(New York, NY: August 18, 2015) The Book Industry Study Group, Inc. (BISG) has just released new findings from surveys conducted in Spring 2015 and analyzed in two publications, Student Attitudes Toward Content in Higher Education, Volume Five Report 2, and its companion study, Faculty Attitudes Toward Content in Higher Education. Both reports are available for…
August 10, 2015 at 5:40 pm
Join Naomi Baron, Professor of Linguistics at American University as she gives an overview of the e-book market.
August 14, 2015 at 6:43 pm
PHILADELPHIA—August 14, 2015—Printing Impressions has announced the winners of the 2015 Gold Ink Awards. This year’s Gold Ink Award winners were chosen from more than 1,000 entries submitted within 50 categories, including: Books Magazines Commercial Printing Packaging Direct Mail Catalogs Calendars Posters Scientific & Technical Journals And many more! Click here to view the complete…
