Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2019

higher education courseware in 2015, down from 50 percent the year before, according to a 2018 report from Macquarie, an investment bank and financial services company. Digital-only textbooks accounted for 29 percent, while digital-and-print bundles accounted for 26 percent. It’s a coexistence. Blended is best,” he said.

Chegg 154

Chegg Software Industry Pearson 154

Edsurge

APRIL 24, 2018

It’s been about five years since Cengage Learning filed for bankruptcy , stumbling under the weight of shrinking print sales, a rough transition to digital and too much debt. The company reemerged a year later intent on growing its digital offerings and making more strategic acquisitions and partnerships.

Chegg 91

Chegg Pearson Company EdTech 91

Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 25, 2019

This has led to higher education textbook publishers facing the brunt as that’s the only area where students and institutes can reduce their spends, by opting for digital textbooks instead. Students have welcomed this change as they now have a multitude of choice in the digital learning space.

Trends 97

Trends eBook Education Industry 97

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Or it will raise a bunch of venture capital to support its “free” offering for a while, and then the company will get acquired and the product will go away. And “free” doesn’t last. Textbook Publishers vs. Boundless.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145