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Predictions of Print Textbooks’ Death Remain Greatly Exaggerated

Edsurge

Goldman, vice president of textbooks and e-books at Chegg, a student services provider that notably sold its print textbook inventory to Ingram in 2015, adoption of digital materials among students has been slower than he predicted. For Pearson, non-digital revenues still dominate at 38 percent, down from 41 percent the year prior.

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Top Trends Higher Education Textbook Publishers Must Follow

Kitaboo on EdTech

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.

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In Move to ‘Unlimited’ Pricing Model, Cengage Hopes for a Comeback

Edsurge

I think Pearson has seen it. Tell me a little bit about some of your recent partnerships with companies such as Chegg. Chegg provides, amongst other things, tutoring services. I think Chegg is doing well in that. It's not unlimited choice in the sense we don't have Pearson materials.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

In 2012, Pearson, Cengage Learning, and Macmillan Higher Education sued Boundless Learning, claiming that the open education textbook startup had “stolen the creative expression of their authors and editors, violating their intellectual-property rights.” Pearson PARCC "Spies" on Students.

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