Limited discretionary spending, censorship, piracy, and weak public policy challange the Arab world’s book industry, says Jordanian publisher Fathi Al Biss.
Industry Notes: AAP Flags Declining US Student Spending on Textbooks
Two studies from campus research programs indicate that ‘students are taking full advantage of the new, cost-effective options’ from publishers.
Spain’s ANELE Publishers Warn of a Chaotic, Splintering Educational Market
Spain’s educational publishers raise the alarm in a new report on competing regulations, politics, and economic support in the country’s 17 regions.
Authors Guild Says Cengage Failed to Renegotiate Contracts
The Authors Guild’s new statement sees unsettled business between Cengage Unlimited and authors over the publisher’s new usage-based royalty payments.
Cengage and McGraw-Hill Merge, Hansen Leads Company
Anticipating a combined pro forma cash revenue of US$3,157 million, the new entity will take McGraw-Hill’s name, the deal expected to close by early 2020.
Cengage Cites First Full Academic Year of ‘Unlimited’ as a Success
Education content subscription model Cengage Unlimited has sold more than one million subscriptions since August 2018, according to preliminary data from Cengage.
A Member of Slovakia’s Parliament Calls for a Competitive Textbook Market
Finding itself among a handful of European Union nations still with a state-controlled textbook market, Slovakia, says parliament member Branislav Gröhling, must change.
Russia Textbook Piracy Is In the News: 160,000 Copies Reported Seized
New reporting in the Russian news media say that the educational sector’s large runs and distribution to the provinces help make textbooks attractive to organized crime.
Industry Notes: Penguin Random Opens Education Site, Cengage Unlimited Provided by Two Campuses
A new Penguin Random House site for educators markets curriculum-relevant titles from both the frontlist and backlist. And two programs are providing tens of thousands of Cengage’s new subscription to students.
Education Publishers Push Digital Content as the New School Year Begins
A study commissioned by Ingram finds that students delay or avoid purchasing expensive textbooks. Education publishers respond with digital textbooks.