Simba Information

"The Complete K-12 Report: 2014" contains thoroughly updated and expanded market intelligence, based on EMR’s own proprietary survey research in the K-12 segment.

Global sales in the CANR market increased just 1% to $2 billion in 2012, according to “Current Awareness News and Research Market 2013-2016,” the most recent report from media and publishing intelligence firm Simba Information.

Simba estimates research spending in SSH subjects is one-tenth of what governments and private foundations dedicate to STM discovery.

While the market for PreK instructional materials is relatively small, its growth prospects outshine those of most segments of the K-12 market. The early childhood education market is valued at $446 million in the 2012-2013 school year.

Paperback print books have about three times as many buyers as digital books. But with self publishing, the rush to digital is much faster, according to latest report by Simba Information.

The Common Core State Standards movement is reaching a critical juncture in the 2013-2014 school year in terms of implementation throughout most schools and districts in participating states.

Children’s Publishing Market Forecast 2014 is based on a series of nationally representative surveys of 2000 adults, and provides exclusive trend information on the children’s/YA book market including details on the influence of digital products.

The future of scientific and technical publishing is dynamic content—the present is a daily struggle to develop new models and strategies while continuing to serve well-established channels in what continues to be a difficult economic environment.

Medical and health care e-books titles are hot — unfortunately for publishers, the double-digit growth rate for e-books has not countered print book losses and other challenges to their traditional business model.

The PreK-12 publishing market is in the midst of a transition as schools invest more in a digital future and instructional software providers embrace new opportunities with the rising appeal in digital courseware.