Perlego’s new Read Aloud feature, in beta, offers learners meaningful audio-access to textbooks
Apparently, more than one third of Perlego users prefer audio, so this could be hugely popular if it delivers as well as they suggest.
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Category: Education Publishing
Children reading for pleasure at an all-time low. Industry in panic mode. The problem lies in the classroom, not the industry
Does anyone seriously expect a child to enjoy reading if they cannot read properly?
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Pearson credits AI with driving sales
Pearson is at the forefront of a fundamental shift in educational publishing that in time is going to bring into question the very viability of printed books in the education sector.
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UK education publishers wanting more money for cash-strapped schools is self-serving
Welcome to the slippery-slope world of synthetic phonics, brought to you by publishers.
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Pearson doubles down on generative AI – “a net positive for Pearson” – amid strong H1 growth
“I very much see generative AI as being a net positive for Pearson” – CEO Andy Bird. Pearson...
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“Complementary content and technologies.” OverDrive completes Kanopy acquisition
Digital video, digital audio, digital text, digital conferencing, digital book fairs, digital,...
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Penguin UK’s audio-study guides for A-Level is a move emerging market publishers might productively improve upon
We are just skimming the surface of what’s possible with digital books, and while the emerging...
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The StreetLib-TNPS global-perspectives newsletter Publish Africa #9 is now available
The free StreetLib-TNPS B2B global-perspectives newsletter for Africa’s authors and...
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Video game becomes part of Poland’s official school reading list as the definition of books and reading blurs
For the purists among us who think that a book isn’t a book unless it was written by hand with a...
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The TNPS Festive Season Weeks in Review
For those who didn’t get the chance to open any or all the regular email notifications from TNPS,...
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As Macmillan pulls out of Australia’s education sector, former staff launch a new publishing house to fill the gap
It was back in August that Macmillan announced it was winding down its presence in the Australian...
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