Zando, launched by former Crown publisher Molly Stern six months ago, announced its first acquisition, a reference guide written by a prominent psychiatrist affiliated with the National Association on Mental Illness. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-04-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
A new report from the National Association of College Stores found a small decline in student total spending on required course materials in the 2019-2020 academic year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
The National Association of College Stores is changing leadership in the face of financial losses for the fiscal year that ended March 31, 2019, planning to exit college textbook distribution, and expecting layoffs. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
[caption id="attachment_160093" align="alignright" width="150"] Jon Werther[/caption] National Media Group president Jon Werther is out at Meredith Corp. after seven years with the company, effective immediately. In a statement from president and CEO Tom Harty, he said that there aren’t any... Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2019-06-12 20:33:28 UTC ]
Pearson will make 50 textbooks available for rent this fall in a deal signed with the National Association of College Stores subsidiary, indiCo. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
The college store association is redefining its indiCo subsidiary to offer full and custom services to institutions that need help with running their campus stores. And it is partnering with Amazon, RedShelf, and VitalSource, among other service providers, to keep campus stores independent. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
In response to changes in the industry, the National Association of College Stores eliminated 22 full-time and 13 part-time positions earlier this month. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
David Bradley has won the £20,000 Notting Hill Editions Essay Prize 2015. Bradley won the prize for his essay “A Eulogy for Nigger”. The essay was written in response to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People burial of the word in 2007. Bradley’s essay is described... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
After getting information about special programs and Amazon’s integration with Purdue’s learning management system and adoptions, the National Association of College Stores is satisfied. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
After 17 years at the helm of the National Association of College Stores, where he oversees a 225-person staff and four subsidiaries, CEO Brian Cartier will retire on June 30, 2016. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Five years ago, the National Association of College Stores issued a white paper that looked forward to what the state of the college store would be in 2015. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Random House has appointed entertainment industry executive Lauren Zalaznick as the first independent board member of the company. Zalaznick spent 12 years at NBCUniversal in a series of positions and currently publishes the LZ Sunday Paper, a newsletter about women in business, media... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
At the 2013 Campus Market Expo (CAMEX) in Kansas City, Mo., the National Association of College Stores (NACS) announced the launch of IndiCo, a new subsidiary that will assist its 1,450 independent stores. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.), ranking member of the House subcommittee on communications and technology, just made Wednesday's upcoming hearing interesting by publishing a discussion draft of a bill intended to eliminate TV blackouts caused by retransmission consent disputes. The bill, nicknamed... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2013-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Students heading to college can expect to spend about $662 a year on textbooks and other course materials, according to The National Association of College Stores. Continue reading >> [ Source: Baltimore Sun | 2013-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
It’s not just trade bookstores that are feeling the pinch from online retailers and other discounters. At the National Association of College Stores’ Campus Market Expo held earlier this month at the Salt Lake Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, NACS’s OnCampus Research division... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Mon, 19/09/2011 - 09:39 A primary schools project that has helped thousands of struggling young pupils to read is being axed by the government, according to the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT). The Reading Recovery Project involves... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
College stores may have taken the word "book" out of their name, but they still have a lot in common with their independent bookstore brethren. At this year's 88th annual meeting of the National Association of College Stores and Campus Market Expo many concerns shared with ABA stores, such as... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2011-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]