In olden days, a faculty member huddled with a publisher’s sales rep and picked a new textbook, which eventually resulted in its purchase by a student. Today, every link in that chain is under reconsideration – some might say under attack. A group of education industry investors gathered in Miami recently to hear about new…Continue Reading
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This was supposed to have been the year of the e-book, though judging from the hype and early sales, it might be safer to call it the year of the book, period. After scanning the evolving e-publishing landscape, PT’s panel of industry experts has selected the most interesting electronic publishing events of 2000, offered herewith…Continue Reading
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While pioneering trade publishers were not exactly in evidence among the crowd at the Digital Rights Management & Digital Distribution conference in New York on February 23-24, John Wiley’s Gregory St. John offered a glimpse into that rare publishing phenomenon known as the New Business Model. Besides offering a gloss on new-economy jargon (“opportunities” are…Continue Reading