Comments on: Focus on Pearson Higher Education, Major Textbook Publisher and Employer of Supplements Writers http://writingcollegetextbooksupplements.com/blog/2009/04/15/focus-on-pearson-education-major-textbook-publisher-and-employer-of-supplements-writers/ Instructor Manuals | Test Questions | Student Study Guides | Student Companion Sites | Lecture Outlines | PowerPoint Presentations | Internet Exercises | Article Exercises | Lab Manuals | Copyediting | Winning High-Paying Assignments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:37:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Cautionary Note for Freelance Writers and Editors Who Work on Textbooks | The Writing College Textbook Supplements Blog http://writingcollegetextbooksupplements.com/blog/2009/04/15/focus-on-pearson-education-major-textbook-publisher-and-employer-of-supplements-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-80 Cautionary Note for Freelance Writers and Editors Who Work on Textbooks | The Writing College Textbook Supplements Blog Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:00:16 +0000 http://writingcollegetextbooksupplements.com/blog/?p=33#comment-80 [...] they work for or hope to work for. I recently wrote an extensive post about how to evaluate the economic situation of college textbook publishers, specifically Pearson Higher Education. I’ve also written about how consolidation and privatization in college textbook publishing [...] [...] they work for or hope to work for. I recently wrote an extensive post about how to evaluate the economic situation of college textbook publishers, specifically Pearson Higher Education. I’ve also written about how consolidation and privatization in college textbook publishing [...]

]]> By: How Consolidation and Privatization of College Textbook Publishers Affect Freelance Writers Who Work for Them | The Writing College Textbook Supplements Blog http://writingcollegetextbooksupplements.com/blog/2009/04/15/focus-on-pearson-education-major-textbook-publisher-and-employer-of-supplements-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-39 How Consolidation and Privatization of College Textbook Publishers Affect Freelance Writers Who Work for Them | The Writing College Textbook Supplements Blog Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:50:14 +0000 http://writingcollegetextbooksupplements.com/blog/?p=33#comment-39 [...] The main trend in the college textbook publishing industry in recent years has been consolidation. Basically, the larger companies have been acquiring the smaller companies. Often they keep the acquired imprints intact, although sometimes they absorb the textbooks of the acquired firm into their existing imprints. Most of the major publishers, including Cengage Learning, McGraw-Hill and Pearson Higher Education, have been doing this. (See my recent post on evaluating the financial health of Pearson Higher Education.) [...] [...] The main trend in the college textbook publishing industry in recent years has been consolidation. Basically, the larger companies have been acquiring the smaller companies. Often they keep the acquired imprints intact, although sometimes they absorb the textbooks of the acquired firm into their existing imprints. Most of the major publishers, including Cengage Learning, McGraw-Hill and Pearson Higher Education, have been doing this. (See my recent post on evaluating the financial health of Pearson Higher Education.) [...]

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