As it reaches its third anniversary, UCL Press declares its open access–only model a success, calling it as transformational today as ‘the invention of movable type printing.’
When Rights Are Alleged To Be ‘Trampled’: Authors Sue Education Publisher Cengage
How are authors’ contractual rights with a publisher best handled when the house rolls out a digital subscription offer and promises that its entire content library will be on offer that way? An authors’ lawsuit of Cengage is calling the question.
McGraw-Hill Opens Ebook, Textbook Rentals with B&N Education, MBS, Chegg
Promising as much as 70-percent savings over ‘the costs of traditional bound print textbooks,’ McGraw-Hill Education is teaming with Barnes & Noble Education. MBS Textbook Exchange and Chegg on an ebook and textbook rental program.
One Russian Textbook Publisher Sues Another Over Alleged Trademark Infringement
Russian publisher Prosveshchenie accuses Ventana-Graf of wrongfully using its logo on thousands of textbooks—and that those books are therefore ‘counterfeit.’
New Year, New Deal: Cengage Learning Rolls Out Its Unlimited Subscription
Cengage Unlimited textbook subscription service launches later this year, giving students full access to all of Cengage digital content for the cost of $119 per semester
Digital Notes: Bowker Partners With Siteabook; VitalSource Partners With eCampus
A new reading community site is partnering with Bowker on metadata, while Ingram’s VitalSource announces its new deal with eCampus in digital coursework.
Germany’s Klett Applies To Acquire Bulgarian Publishing and Distribution Group
In the latest of its moves amid East-European educational-sector interests, it proposes taking over publishing and distribution assets in Bulgaria.
Romania May Allow Only One State Textbook Publisher, FEP Warns
Private publishers could be shut out of Romania’s schoolbook market in a new law that would name a single textbook publisher for the country.
McGraw-Hill and iFlipd Pilot a Weekly Textbook Rental Program
In a timely partnership for the school year, international publisher McGraw-Hill and ebook-and-print bundler iFlipd pilot a $15-per-week textbook rental.
Russian Government Figures Put Book Piracy at 25 to 30 Percent
Russia’s book piracy problem seems to be getting worse: in a new survey, two out of three respondents say they believe downloading pirated content is legal.