EdBizWatch

As Book Prices Drop, Big Publishers Move to Software, Edtech

Traditional publishers are driving tech partnerships, startup exits, and investor returns...

As Book Prices Drop, Big Publishers Push Into Software & Edtech, G.T. Huang, Xconomy

Why Publishers Will Struggle To Escape Innovator's Dilemma

We don’t yet know how the shift from print to digital will occur.

Why Publishers Will Struggle To Escape The Innovator's Dilemma, M. Horn, Forbes

Innovator’s Dilemma: Edu Style - the Long Transition to Digital

Listening to customers and focusing on results important to them will help Macmillan solve the innovators dilemma.

Innovator’s Dilemma: In Ed, the Long Transition to Digital, T. Vander Ark, Getting Smart

CourseSmart Acquired by Vital Source

Deal could signal a change in publishers’ attitudes toward digital educational materials.

A New Course, Carl Straumsheim, Inside Higher Education

Lessons from the Boundless Copyright Infringement Suit

Not much of a lesson for the OER community, but more one for the VC community.

Lessons from the Boundless Copyright Infringement Suit, Michael Feldstein, e-Literate

Boundless Settles Copyright Dispute with Publishers

Co evolved to include study tools & a “proprietary process for publishing our textbooks.” 

Boundless Settles Copyright Dispute with Publishers, Christina Farr, VentureBeat

How the Ed Tech Landscape Has Changed Since 2012

Educational publishing & services are heavily impacted by the rise of digital learning

10 Ed Tech Acquisitions, Roger Riddell, Education Dive

Ed Tech’s 10 Most Active Corporate Acquirers-Investors

Pearson tops the list with 15 acquisitions or investments in Ed Tech companies.

Ed Tech’s 10 Most Active Corporate Acquirers-Investors, CB Insights

Knewton Partners with Macmillan

Macmillan will use Knewton’s adaptive learning platform for English language instruction.

Knewton Teams Up with Macmillan, Ki Mae Heussner, GigaOm

16 Companies Working On E-Textbooks Of The Future

What are they doing to set themselves apart in a competitive new area of education.

16 Companies Working On E-Textbooks Of The Future, Roger Riddell, edudemic

Boundless Hits Back

Facing suit from Pearson, Cengage & Macmillan, the open textbook co. requests trial by jury.

In Lawsuit with Publishers, Boundless Hits Back, Ki Mae Heussner, paidContent

Macmillian Creates $100 Million Fund to Disrupt Itself

Can they transition from the content business in time to avoid the beckons of mass disruption?

Macmillian Knows Publishing is Doomed, So It's Fudning the Future, Erin Griffith, Pando Daily