In Russia, a recent tender for school textbooks was so lopsided, with Prosveshcheniye dominating, that several competitors are already announcing lay offs.
Publishing in Finland: Tuomas Kilpi, Finn Lectura
Tuomas Kilpi of Finn Lectura talks about educational publishing in Finland and the transition from print to digital learning environments.
Could Digital College Textbooks Become Free in the USA?
A U.S. Senate bill proposes to expand the availability free digital textbooks. Is it the future or merely a populist gesture that undermines education publishing?
UK PA Threatens Guyana with Lawsuit Over Pirated Textbooks
The UK Publishers Association is threatening the government of Guyana with legal action over the purchase of pirated textbooks for use in public schools.
Will E-books Raise or Lower the Total Value of Publishing?
By Edward Nawotka Today’s feature story discusses the effort to determine the total value of the global book industry. Statistical analysis initially suggests that sum is €80 billion. With the increasing adoption of e-books by readers in the coming years, do you anticipate this will inflate or depress the total sum? On one hand e-books are priced significantly lower than …
At #LBF11: Embracing the Education Market in the Middle East
By Edward Nawotka “Any publisher who considers themselves to be an international publisher cannot ignore the Middle East and the GCC countries in particular” says Bill Kennedy, director of the Avicenna Partnership, a company that acts as a marketing and sales rep for education publishers selling into the region. “But the thing that we have to be realistic about is …