Wiley
Revolving Door (3)
Sightings (6)
Semantic Wave Hits STM Publishing, Part 1: Current Cash Cows - Posted March 18, 2010
When Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the protocols that became the Web in 1991, he was thinking mainly about scientific information. He would have been surprised to learn that in 2010, music, dating and shopping had been completely changed but that scientific publishing had NOT been fundamentally disr... [semanticweb.com]
Sherry Jones & The Jewel of Medina: Which Side Are You On? - Posted August 13, 2008
Neither Andy nor I was able to make it to Mark Weston's book party last week, but luckily for us Wiley publicist Cynthia Shannon thought to ask... [GalleyCat]
Wiley Overall Sales Rise - Posted September 10, 2007
Wiley released its 10-Q financial report over the weekend, reporting that revenue for the first quarter of fiscal year 2008 of $388.6 million increased 48% from $263.4 million in the prior year's first quarter, or 46% excluding the favorable impact of foreign exchange. Gross profit margin for the first quarter of... [GalleyCat]
Let The Web Be Your Travel Agent - Posted July 3, 2007
The concept of free and Google Book Search and electronic publishing might scare off many a trade publisher, but for the right projects, perfect matches can be found. The WSJ's Jeff Trachtenberg looks at how travel publishers are embracing the web for their needs... [GalleyCat]
Wiley 4th Quarter Profit Slides - Posted June 21, 2007
The Associated Press reports that educational publisher Wiley said Wednesday its fiscal fourth-quarter profit slid modestly, but sales rose on its February acquisition of Blackwell Publishing. For the quarter ended April 30, the company posted earnings of $14.3 million, or 25 cents per share, down 1 percent from $14.5 million, also... [GalleyCat]
Today in M&A: Vista and Ingenta, Wiley and Blackwell - Posted February 6, 2007
Mergers, there be mergers everywhere. Reported in PW Daily yesterday (but we neglected to mention till now) is that Vista International, a specialist in comprehensive back-office software for publishers, and Ingenta, focused on online publishing technology, are merging to create Publishi... [GalleyCat]










