Pearson moves into online tutoring

Sanchia Berg reports on the publishing company Pearson who have bought a majority stake in an Indian online tutoring company Tutorvista Continue reading at 'BBC News'

[ BBC News | 2011-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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1 year after the Pearson heist, no arrests and no sign yet of all that gold and cash

A year ago, police revealed that a massive amount of gold and money had been stolen from a warehouse at Toronto's Pearson airport. Despite intensive investigative efforts, no arrests have been made and the valuable cargo is still unaccounted for. Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2024-04-14 08:00:00 UTC ]
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Measurement Companies Are Making ‘Big Data’ Moves Ahead of NewFronts and Upfronts

Measurement companies are looking to measure up ahead of the upfront season, with Nielsen making "big data" announcements and the Joint Industry Committee (JIC) certifying Comscore and VideoAmp. To explain exactly what's going on in measurement, ADWEEK went to great... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2024-04-04 19:17:06 UTC ]
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RuPaul has launched an online bookshop that will share its profits with writers.

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[ Literrary Hub | 2024-03-04 16:45:28 UTC ]
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RuPaul Launches Author-Owned Online Book Marketplace

Allstora, an e-commerce platform with a wholesale membership model, promises to split profits with authors and offer books at steep discounts. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-03-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Shilpi Somaya Gowda Wants to Move Beyond the Rhetoric

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Bombardier unveils new private jet assembly plant at Pearson airport

The Canadian aerospace firm Bombardier is in the midst of moving its aircraft assembly plant from Downsview Park to Pearson Airport, and CBC Toronto got a sneak peak of the new facility. Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2024-01-23 10:00:49 UTC ]
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Scholastic Names Haji Glover CFO; Ken Cleary Moves to International

Haji Glover returns as CFO to Scholastic, following a short stint with Amazon. Ken Cleary takes up Scholastic's international lead. The post Scholastic Names Haji Glover CFO; Ken Cleary Moves to International appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-01-08 19:00:03 UTC ]
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Pearson’s biggest shareholder says it should leave London and relist in US

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[ The Guardian | 2023-12-15 12:22:42 UTC ]
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Little, Brown's Judy Clain Is Moving to S&S to Relaunch Summit Books

In its first major move since being acquired by KKR, Simon & Schuster has announced that longtime Little, Brown editor-in-chief Judy Clain will join S&S as senior v-p and publisher of Summit Books, with a mandate to revive and refocus the imprint. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Here's how to move your subscriptions off Google Podcasts before it shuts down

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Tracy Behar Moves to Avery, Michael Szczerban Up at Little, Brown

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Hachette Book Group, Hachette UK to Move Under United Management Team

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World Literature Today to Co-host Online “RESISTIR Latin America” Poetry Event and Call for Peace

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World Literature Today to Co-host Online “RESISTIR Latin America” Poetry Event

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20 spooky short stories you can read for free online.

The leaves are amassing, the skeletons are out, and enormous bags of candy fill the grocery store aisles and threaten to spill their chocolates right into your mouth, through absolutely no fault of your own. Yep, it’s officially spooky season. But if you still need some help getting into the... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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Honda to test its Autonomous Work Vehicle at Toronto's Pearson Airport

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The Whole of the 'Whole Earth Catalog' Is Now Online

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