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Nook Media, the Barnes & Noble subsidiary that handles Nook e-readers and digital content, announced today that education publisher Pearson has invested $89.5 million, giving it a 5 percent stake in the company. Nook Media spun out from Barnes & Noble earlier this. B&N owns 78.2 percent , while Microsoft (which made a big investment aimed at […]

McGraw-Hill’s education print revenues have been rapidly declining while the company has had great difficulties and political infighting about evolving to digital products and services. Essentially the education division needs a “change of control” to help get its act together. Can a change of control help? The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP) (“the Company”) today announced

Massimo Gentili, International Market Development Executive Massimo Gentili is an entrepreneurial, target-driven International Sales & Business Development Senior Executive, with outstanding credentials and a proven record of accomplishments in new business development, start-up operations and market penetration. Massimo’s expertise and thorough understanding of the Computer Software/SaaS industry, along with his multi-language, networking abilities to liaise

When it comes to being “Free” in education it seems its always too good to be true! Free products and services typically means the company has yet to figure out its business model. See below. Beginning Jan. 1, 2013, Flat World Knowledge will no longer provide students free access to its web-hosted textbooks. “While free