publishers是什么意思？

He calls Inkling a platform for publishers to build rich multimedia content from the ground up, with a heavy emphasis on real-world functionality.

Publishers give us all of the source media, artwork, videos," he says, "We help them think through how to actually build something for this platform

Textbook versions are constantly updated, motivating publishers by minimizing production costs (the big ones like McGraw-Hill are already on board).

David Anderson, the executive director of higher education with the Association of American Publishers, told BuzzFeed News. "It helps students understand in a way that you can't do with print homework assignments."

It is true that textbook publishers have recently reported losses, largely due to students renting or buying used print textbooks.

Textbook publishers connect professors, instructors and students in ways that alternatives, such as open e-textbooks and open educational resources, simply do not.

These companies, which long reaped big profits as textbook publishers, have boasted that their new online offerings, when pushed to students through universities they partner with, represent the future of the industry.

Several opponents have recently emerged, ranging from rival tech giants such as Microsoft and Amazon to small bodies representing authors and publishers across the world.

It failed to protect the interests of American publishers

Publishers were interested only in books that would sell fairly quickly in sufficient numbers to cover the costs of production and make a profit.