Higher Learning

With University Press Week underway this month, PW examines how the Association of University Presses and its members are bringing the ideas—and ideals—of the academy to the masses. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-11-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with: #university presses

Other Publishing stories related to: 'Higher Learning'


The Power of Social and Emotional Learning

We spoke with educators and librarians from the Metro Nashville Public Schools district about how they’re helping students cope with crisis. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #emotional learning


Social and Emotional Learning in the Field

A number of teachers and librarians share some of their favorite and most effective ways of incorporating social and emotional learning into their lessons. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #emotional learning


Finding Books for Teaching Social and Emotional Learning

Children’s publishers tell us about some of their recent efforts to market and promote books that encompass SEL themes. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #finding books #emotional learning #recent efforts #promote books


Investments Led to Higher Loss at Indigo

Investments in Indigo’s Canadian retail network led to an increase in the company’s losses, which rose to C$15.4 million last quarter. CEO Heather Reisman said the investments will position the book chain for future growth. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #book chain #future growth


Alexa, What Have Publishers Learned About Working With Smart Speakers?

Smart speakers such as the Amazon Echo, Google Home and Apple HomePod are close to becoming ubiquitous consumer products. They are now in nearly 50 million homes and a number of publishers have recognized their potential for some time. Now, there is growing roster of publishers that are getting... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2018-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Q&A: New Hearst Magazines President Troy Young on what he's learned and what's next

Hearst Magazines on Wednesday promoted its digital chief, the hard-charging Troy Young, to succeed the high-polish David Carey as president. Young, who previously cleaved the magazines' digital operations from print, will now oversee both digital and print for a portfolio of brands including... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2018-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #print operations #digital chief #digital operations #hearst magazines #view magazines #wednesday promoted #car driver


How Swiss news publisher NZZ built a flexible paywall using machine learning

The publisher grew registered users by 40 percent to 600,000 last year using machine learning and A/B testing. The post How Swiss news publisher NZZ built a flexible paywall using machine learning appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #machine learning


Google is revamping Google News with more video and higher speed

Google is revamping Google News with a new design that will incorporate elements of the Newsstand app and YouTube, according to people familiar with the plans.The search giant is expected to unveil the new digital media destination next week at its developer conference, and it has been talking... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2018-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #people familiar #find news #newsstand app #search giant #developer conference #recent weeks #publishing executive


Comey's 'A Higher Loyalty' Lifts Unit Sales in Mid-April

Boosted by sales of more than 358,000 copies of 'A Higher Loyalty' by James Comey, print unit sales rose 7% in the week ended Apr. 22, 2018 over the comparable week in 2017 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #james comey #higher loyalty


Macmillan’s Second Major Political Book of 2018: James Comey’s ‘A Higher Loyalty’

A treatise on making moral decisions in an immoral age–or the excuses of a man Donald Trump calls a "slimeball" who "always ends up badly and out of whack"–the new James Comey book is from Macmillan, which published 'Fire and Fury' earlier this year. The post Macmillan’s Second Major Political... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #post macmillan #james comey #higher loyalty


Bologna 2018: Audiobooks Offer Kids New Opportunities to Learn

The Bologna Book Fair focused its attention on audiobooks for the first time with the introduction of a seminar called Listen Up!, which featured experts on the format's growing international market. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


10 Things I Learned From Reading Terrible Books Written by Dictators

Man-bear love in Saddam Hussein's romance novel, Vladimir Putin's judo manual, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #saddam hussein #vladimir putin


What I Learned From Bestselling Author Andrew Neiderman

As my high school writing teacher, with his slightly irreverent classroom style, the bestselling author taught me many things, including the most important lesson of all: follow your dreams, with tenacity and hard work. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #hard work


Get 'Machine Learning For Dummies' ($13 value) FREE for a limited time

Without machine learning, fraud detection, web search results, real-time ads on web pages, credit scoring, automation, and email spam filtering wouldn't be possible. Covering the entry-level topics needed to get you familiar with the basic concepts of machine learning, Machine Learning For... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2018-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #limited time #web pages #basic concepts #make sense


Bischoff, Rozzy Learning Co. win Catapult Competition

Allison Bischoff of Rozzy Learning Co. has won the Business Journal’s Catapult Competition sponsored by Mastercard.  Bischoff was chosen as the winner at the St. Louis Business Journal Women’s Conference Friday at Union Station, which was sponsored by St. Luke’s Hospital and AT&T. The final... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2018-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #union station #final decision #magnifying glass


New Year, New Deal: Cengage Learning Rolls Out Its Unlimited Subscription

Cengage Unlimited textbook subscription service launches later this year, giving students full access to all of Cengage digital content for the cost of $119 per semester The post New Year, New Deal: Cengage Learning Rolls Out Its Unlimited Subscription appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


'Successful' year for Cengage Learning EMEA, turnover up 11%

Cengage Learning EMEA Ltd has reported a "successful" fiscal year 2017, according to a report newly filed with Companies House, citing growth in turnover of 11.1% to £54.5m ​for the year ended March 2017. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #companies house


Blackwell Learning acquired by Kortext

Blackwell’s e-textbook platform, Blackwell Learning, has been sold to rival Kortext for an undisclosed sum. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #blackwell learning


Global Publishing Leaders 2017: Cengage Learning Holdings II LP

Cengage Learning is a leading educational content, technology, and services company for the higher education and K–12, professional and library markets worldwide. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #cengage learning #services company #higher education


Video series on Facebook are already driving higher engagement, which is a good sign for Facebook Watch

Publishers are shifting resources to multi-episode video shows and other serialized programming from standalone videos as a result. The post Video series on Facebook are already driving higher engagement, which is a good sign for Facebook Watch appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #facebook watch #video series #good sign