License-based pricing, says ReadSpeaker’s Amy Foxwell, is the most cost-effective text-to-speech pricing model for educators. Sponsored.
Oxford University Press Launches Its ‘Little Oxford’ App—With Data
The ‘Little Oxford’ app has been introduced with survey results of youngsters’ parents on digital learning.
IPA’s 33rd Publishers Congress in Indonesia: Previewing Day Two
The IPA’s International Publishers Congress focuses on women in publishing, accessibility, the state of reading, the value of EdTech, cultural hegemony, and more.
Bookwire Buys Brazil’s Bok2; Ingram Sells VitalSource
Germany’s Bookwire buys Bok2 for added print-on-demand capacity, while Ingram sells edtech company VitalSource 15 years after acquiring it.
International Students, Scholars Have Access to NYU’s Pilot With ProQuest
The ProQuest-NYU Libraries project is available to thousands of international students and scholars during its pilot until August 31.
South Africa’s Snapplify Foundation Wins Bett MEA Award for Inclusion
The new Snapplify Foundation is the winner of a 2020 Bett MEA award for its work in expanding ed-tech services’ availability in Africa.
Beijing International Book Fair Moves Online: ‘Smart BIBF’ Opens August 26
The 27th edition of the Beijing International Book Fair is moving to a digital format that organizers say will stay up and running until next year’s fair.
South Africa’s Snapplify Opens ‘Teacher Benefits’ Program
The ed-tech company has partnered with the Answer Series to offer teachers free study guides as part of its new support platform.
South Africa’s Snapplify Announces US$2 Million in New Capital
Digital education content platform Snapplify plans to use this new round of funding to ‘expand more aggressively into new markets’
Interview: Beijing Book Fair’s Liying Lin on Books and 5G
Streaming an interview with an astronaut to 60 million students in 80,000 schools in China was one of this year’s feats at the 26th Beijing Book Fair.