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This position will be a member of the Pearson Institutional Solutions Team. The goal of this team is to create enterprise or institutional Pan Pearson offerings where institutional sales opportunities exist.

Independent Sales Consultants – Educational Technology (Higher Education Market)

eInstruction Corporation is the leading provider of interactive response systems for the K–12 and postsecondary markets. www.einstruction.com

Image Researcher

The Image Researcher will be responsible for implementing art and photo programs, locating and acquiring art and photos and managing procedures and workflows.

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College Publishing Sales Representative (several locations)

Are you someone that likes to stand out from their peers? Do you find yourself going well beyond what’s expected with everything you do?

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Kevin von Gillern

Kevin is currently a Principal at KickPoint Group, LLC focusing on assisting content providers of all sizes in establishing themselves as leaders in the learning solutions marketplace. We work with content providers to define, develop and implement their digital strategies to not only increase sell-through and ultimately, revenue, but also to protect and grow existing business.

Craig Campanella

Craig of Pearson Education was just promoted to the Editorial Director of A & D Social Sciences and the Arts. Craig was formerly the Editor in Chief of Skills on the English Editorial team.

Gabi Singh

Gabi Singh now at Jones & Bartlett as Sr Director of Product Development, formerly with Pearson.

Dory Schrader

Dory is the Director of Marketing at Sage Publishing, formerly she was a District Sales Manager at Cengage Learning.

Katie Rose Hope

Katie Rose Hope is now the Director of Marketing at MIT Press. Formerly, she was the CEO of RAND publishing and the VP, Marketing, Adult Trade & Reference Division at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

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U. of Michigan Press Tries Short-Term Rental Option for E-Books

This article was written by Paige Chapman and originally published at http://chronicle.com/blogPost/U-of-Michigan-Press-Tries/26429/
E-textbooks are not forever. Most publishers make their academic titles available for only a semester, or a year, after which time, the digital files self-destruct.
Multi-Purpose or Purpose-Built E-reading Devices?

This article was written by Craig Morgan Teicher and originally published at http://blogs.publishersweekly.com/blogs/PWxyz/?p=1819
Wattpad, the e-book social network, has just released its Q2 Metrics Report, which surveys trends in e-reading in terms of how they impact Wattpad. Perhaps the most interesting and widely applicable finding in the report is the fact that users prefer multi-purpose devices to purpose-built e-readers.
Monterey College of Law Pilots iPad Programs for Students and Faculty

This article was written by David Nagel and originally published at http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/08/25/monterey-college-of-law-pilots-ipad-programs-for-students-and-faculty.aspx
As the centerpiece of a new mobile computing initiative, Monterey College of Law (MCL) in California is distributing Apple iPads to all students enrolled in a supplemental curriculum program that helps them prepare for the state's bar exam. According to information released by the college, all entering first-year students signed up for the program within the first week, as did 70 percent of the remainder of the student body.
An Optimist-Pessimist’s Guide to Avoiding Ebook Armageddon

This article was written by Heather McCormack, and originally published at http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2010/an-optimist-pessimists-guide-to-avoiding-ebook-armageddon/.
I’ve got a mantra I’d like to offer up to those who find me overly negative about the intersection of publishing and librarianship: my optimism is rooted in pessimism, meaning I come to workable solutions by entertaining Armageddon. While librarians and pundits have aired their grievances about the extreme difficulties of acquiring and using ebooks, I’ve only been able to step back from their catastrophizing by contributing to it.
Read more at DigitalBookWorld.com: An Optimist-Pessimist’s Guide to Avoiding Ebook Armageddon | Digital Book World http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2010/an-optimist-pessimists-guide-to-avoiding-ebook-armageddon/#ixzz0wtjDE7aD
Some Colleges to Test Dual-Screen E-Reader Devices

This article was written by Kelly Truong and originally published by The Chronicle of Higher Education at http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Some-Colleges-to-Test/26054/
While the Kindle has largely failed with students as a replacement for printed textbooks, some colleges plan to test new e-reader devices whose promoters argue that two screens are better than one.

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How Tweet It Is: Leveraging Web 2.0 for Marketing & Sales

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