Textbook Prices Continue to Rise Despite Digital Access

When people (re: students) complain about the outrageous cost of higher education,…

Pearson Sells Off Digital Textbook, School Courseware Division

Widely-known educational publisher Pearson has been giving hints and reports since 2017…

The Biggest Scam in Publishing?

The digital publishing revolution is so old that a great many reading consumers might not be able to envision a time when they couldn’t simply pop online to order a book, download a new title from their favorite author, or use an app or PDF for supplemental book material. eBooks and digital publishing have simply become a part of everyday life for many people. But there’s one branch of the publishing family tree that has still not caught up with the times: educational publishing. Nearly every facet of education has been left in the dust when it comes to access, price, and readily available updates to texts. When this digital publishing took off in a major way, educational publishers were supposedly going to insert e-textbooks into every classroom from preschool through grad school. What’s the holdup? There are a lot of factors stopping the widespread switch to files instead of paper, but that’s only one factor in educational publishing. The other is the way new concepts are discovered, researched, and published to begin with. Scientific research is carefully horded by academic publishers, keeping anyone without deep pockets from accessing the findings. What’s even more concerning is that many research projects are funded by the taxpayers before going straight to the publisher’s paywall.

Lulu Launches Academic SelfPub Branch Glasstree

It’s been a long time since something truly innovative happened to digital…

Wiley Acquires SimBioSys, Accelerates Research Tools

The world of publishing, especially scholarly and academic publishing, isn’t just about…

Onarbor Addresses Academic Publishing Challenges with Crowdsourcing, Peer Review

Scholarly publishing is a constant source of contention within the academic community,…

StudySync, McGraw Hill Team Up on Digital ELA Materials

Academic publishers are finding that there’s strength in numbers when it comes…

New Whitepaper Advises Academic Publishers to Think Outside the Book

A new report, issued today by global publishing adviser Ixxus, aims to…

Amazon’s Data and its Move to Take Over Academic Publishing

When you look at academic and professional publishing, Amazon may actually be…

New Business Model for Flooved Includes Open Access, Crowdsourcing

One of the frustrating hurdles of the publishing industry has been the…

CourseSmart: “Connecting Content, Curriculum, and Delivery”

While some sectors of the education industry are still waiting for the…

Kno, DonorsChoose Bring eTextbooks to Schools

Good e-Reader first profiled digital textbook and software company Kno when it…