McGraw-Hill has sold the educational aspect of the business to Apollo Global Management for $2.5 billion dollars. McGraw-Hill, based out of New York, is the second-largest educational publisher in the world, selling textbooks and e-textbooks for elementary, high school, and university students. This was a great time for McGraw-Hill to get out of the educational market. The … [Read more...] about McGraw-Hill Sells Educational Unit for $2.5 Billion
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Two Companies in the Lead to Purchase McGraw-Hill Education
McGraw-Hill Education is going to be sold in the very near future, as other companies rush to consolidate their hold on the very strong educational market. The two companies in the lead to purchase all assets are Apax Partners and Apollo Global Management. The education division of McGraw-Hill is estimated to be worth over three billion dollars. The company is the the … [Read more...] about Two Companies in the Lead to Purchase McGraw-Hill Education
LearnSmart Works Through Interactive Instruction
There is still a lot of gray area surrounding the digitization of textbooks. The costs compared to print may or may not be cheaper, the adoption of the texts may or may not be faster, and the accessibility across device platforms and for students with special considerations has not been nailed down. LearnSmart from McGraw-Hill Higher Education may have found a way to help … [Read more...] about LearnSmart Works Through Interactive Instruction
Lava Launches E-Tab Z7H Budget Tablet in India
It was perhaps just a matter of time before Lava, maker of mobile handsets in India, chalks out a presence in the burgeoning Indian tablet market as well. Dubbed Lava E-Tab Z7H, the tablet is priced a quite convenient ₹5,899, which interestingly is in the same range as many smartphones in the company's lineup. Also, the tablet was already spotted at online retailer Flipkart for … [Read more...] about Lava Launches E-Tab Z7H Budget Tablet in India
McGraw-Hill Markets Adaptive LearnSmart Technology to Students
Mcgraw-Hill will be marketing its patented Learnsmart technology to students for the fall semester. This marks the first time that McGraw-Hill Higher Education, traditionally a business-to-business company that sells to instructors and institutions, has marketed and sold its technology resources directly to students. The move expands access to a proven learning technology and … [Read more...] about McGraw-Hill Markets Adaptive LearnSmart Technology to Students
McGraw-Hill’s New Education President
Digital publishing has made tremendous headway in the publishing industry and sales figures for ebooks continue to thrive. But one key area—academic and textbook titles—still frustrates those in the ebook trade as the product has not caught up with the rest of the market. McGraw-Hill named a new president to its education division, and the choice has made a few people in the … [Read more...] about McGraw-Hill’s New Education President
Digital Textbook Isn’t Taking Off, So Let’s Force Students to e-Read?
Tom Malek, Vice President of Learning Solutions for textbook publisher McGraw-Hill’s higher education division, wrote a thought-provoking guest post for Forbes.com, which columnist Janet Novak shared with the full-disclosure statement that she is, herself, the mother of two college students. Malek’s post is an explanation of why he believes college students should be required … [Read more...] about Digital Textbook Isn’t Taking Off, So Let’s Force Students to e-Read?
New Investment Means More Digital Textbook Content from Inkling
GoodEReader.com published an article on digital textbook designer Inkling in June of this year, and at that time there were reports that some major textbook publishers would be working with the San Francisco company. Several of those publishers, including textbook mainstay McGraw-Hill, have made a rather large investment in Inkling to produce digital versions of its … [Read more...] about New Investment Means More Digital Textbook Content from Inkling