The world of publishing, especially scholarly and academic publishing, isn't just about putting information on paper and selling it to schools. As information solutions provider John Wiley & Sons knows, it's really about making data and information available to the people who need it most. In an statement from earlier today, Wiley announced the acquisition of SimBioSys, a … [Read more...] about Wiley Acquires SimBioSys, Accelerates Research Tools
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John Wiley Partners with TED for Educational Push
John Wiley announced today a new collaboration with TED, the non-profit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading, to create and supply instructor materials for the recently launched series of “TED Studies.” Many schools and educational institutions love to incorporate TEDTalks into their curriculum. It adds a new dimension to lectures and course study material, and it's about it get … [Read more...] about John Wiley Partners with TED for Educational Push
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Acquires Assets from John Wiley
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt announced late last week that it has acquired a number of popular assets from John Wiley and Sons. The Betty Crocker series, Better Homes and Garden, Webster’s New World Reference Titles, and CliffsNotes Guides are now property of HMH. Wiley’s celebrated cookbook collection did very well for the company, but Houghton gave the CEO an offer he could … [Read more...] about Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Acquires Assets from John Wiley
Kno Partners with John Wiley for Expanded Offerings of Digital eTextbooks
KNO is very well regarded in the industry for developing cutting edge software geared towards students. They are also quickly becoming a force to be reckoned with in the emerging field of digital e-textbooks. Today, the company has announced that it has partnered with the leading global publishing company, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. The new partnership with Wiley’s Global … [Read more...] about Kno Partners with John Wiley for Expanded Offerings of Digital eTextbooks
John Wiley Files Lawsuit against eBook Pirates
It was not too long ago that Wiley petitioned the courts for the identities of over 200 people in New York that were infringing on the copyright of their digital books. It looks like the company has zeroed in on four people in specific who are accused of piracy! The publisher said the amount of revenue lost through illegal copying of its For Dummies guides was "enormous", … [Read more...] about John Wiley Files Lawsuit against eBook Pirates
John Wiley Takes Piracy Matters Seriously
The publisher of the ever-popular For Dummies series of titles has once again taken steps to combat illegal file sharing of its works, again successfully filing a lawsuit—for now, at least—against defendants named only as John Doe. Why the secret identity? Because the plaintiffs have nothing more than the IP addresses of the offenders at this time. Once the lawsuit goes … [Read more...] about John Wiley Takes Piracy Matters Seriously