Schools funding and wifi among chief challenges for Ed Tech

"Significant pressure" on school budgets is likely to have a knock-on effect on ed tech, trade association British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA) has warned, after its research on the impact of budgetary constraints showed it will lead to a downgrading of ICT investments in 2016-17. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Random House Children's names new chief

Dr. Seuss, meet Harry Potter. Barbara Marcus, the former president of children's book publishing at Scholastic—the U.S. home of the Hogwarts wizard—has been named president and publisher of Random House Children's Books. The world's largest children's house publishes The Cat in the Hat and every... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2012-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AnswerQi: Tech Info On-Demand

‘‘It’s an on-demand world,” said Glenn Nano, cofounder of startup AnswerQi. “People have unique needs and you can’t just give them off-the-shelf stuff.” Launched in May 2011, AnswerQi is a Web-based question and answer service that can provide immediate answers or detailed support for a wide... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corp parts ways with chief digital officer Jonathan Miller

News Corporation is parting company with chief digital officer Jonathan Miller at the end of September, ahead of the separation of its publishing and entertainment business. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2012-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Back to School

Over the past five years, licensed books and supplemental educational materials have increasingly made their way into school libraries and classrooms. Educators have come to accept that licensed titles are a way to bring in reluctant readers and sustain interest in subjects like math and... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Daily Beast’s Digital Challenge

In 2008, The Daily Beast launched as an ambitious online effort by magazine legend Tina Brown. That effort took a detour two years ago, when it merged with old-line print publication Newsweek. The result is a publication that has crafted a model tha ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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School libraries facing budget squeeze, says SLA survey

School libraries are being forced to scrape by on ever-decreasing budgets, according to a new... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Schumer challenges DOJ on ebook lawsuit

Sen. Charles Schumer wrote in an op-ed that the Department of Justice's lawsuit could 'wipe out the publishing industry as we know it.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brain Quest Celebrates 20 Years of Challenging Kids

For two decades, Brain Quest’s curriculum-based question-and-answer game has entertained kids – lots of them. Workman, which launched the line in 1992, reports sales of close to 37 million copies of Brain Quest editions for children at the pre-K through seventh grade levels. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers 'missing out' on school ebook sales

Publishers are "missing out" on ebook sales to schools because of the lack of a... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Louisiana state library funding has been eliminated

Citing budget concerns, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has signed a $25-billion budget that eliminates almost $900,000 in state funding for its libraries. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Boys' reading 'a worry in 75% of schools'

A report into boys’ reading has found that three out of four UK schools are worried about... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vaizey announces £6m library fund

Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has announced £6m of funding for libraries to use on arts and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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EU publishing chiefs to discuss ebook tax

The chiefs of Europe's publishing houses will meet today (26th June) in Brussels at a round-... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mail commercial chief John Teal to leave after 25 years

Mail Newspapers group advertising director John Teal is to leave the newspaper publisher in the autumn after 25 years. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2012-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Funding Restored for Canadian Literary Nonprofit

The Literary Press Group of Canada, which provides sales and marketing for 47 small publishers, was relieved to hear Thursday that a government funding cut that would have shut down its sales force has been overturned. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors angered by proposed school event qualification

Authors have reacted angrily to news of a proposed qualification for Creative Practitioners... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Atavist Lands $1.5 Million in Funding

Long form digital journalism publisher and app developer The Atavist secured a round of funding worth $1.5 million. The first million was confirmed last week, while founder Evan Ratliff says the rest is committed and “will happen over the coming weeks.” Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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