Weekly Watch: October 13 – October 19, 2013
- Pearson’s New App Makes Print Textbooks Interactive: Press Release at Digital Book World (14 Oct 2013)
- Sarah Garland at The Hechinger Report talks about how the new Common Core standards are reshaping the education industry: “Common core standards shake up the education business” (15 Oct 2013)
- School Zone Publishing Introduces School Zone Little Scholar, a New Interactive Educational Experience for Children: Press Release at Business Wire (16 Oct 2013)
- Ian Chant at Library Journal looks into the possibility of a McGraw-Hill Professional sale, and thus even more concentration on McGraw-Hill Education: “Apollo Considering Selling Off Professional Arm of McGraw-Hill Education” (17 Oct 2013)
- Mackin and Random House Partner on Ebooks for School Libraries: Press Release at Digital Book World (17 Oct 2013)
- Macmillan’s Ebook Backlist Available to Libraries: Press Release at Digital Book World (18 Oct 2013)